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mETnmoRPHosis oFncmmmnii Ed Edwards HART PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK CITY COPYRIGHT©1972HARTPUBLISHINGCOMPANY,INC.,NEWYORK, N.Y. 10003 SBN NO. 8055-1048-6 LIBRARYOFCONGRESSCATALOGCARDNO. 72-78412 NOPARTOFTHISBOOKMAY BEREPRODUCEDORUSED INANYFORMWITHOUTTHEEXPRESSPERMISSIONOF THE PUBLISHER IN WRITING. MANUFACTUREDINTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA Contents FOREWORD 9 APage of History 13 The Making ofaCriminal 15 Learningto Swindle - 24 The School Had Walls 34 I Join the Marines , 44 In the Hoosegow 53 Florida 59 Linda 68 Nancy 88 Anna 97 Chillicothe 104 At Liberty 119 Barbara 127 Peggy 133 Betty 138 God's Gift to Females 141 I Break Outof Jail 147 Juggling Women Again 164 Love in Atlanta 180 Armed Robbery 185 Professional Robber 200 Caught! 211 Montana State Penitentiary 223 Prison Riot 241 OutonProbation 253 Back to the Old Con Game 261 Fugitive 276 Wanted by the FBI 288 Bank Robbery 302 Capture 312 Leavenworth 334 Metamorphosis 344 Lewisburg 363 EarningParole 372 Out at Last 380 Ex-Con 385 A Placein the Sun 395 AUTHOR'S AFTERWORD 401 PUBLISHER'SAFTERWORD 415 Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge my appreciation and gratitude to the people who were most influential and help ful to me in reshaping my life. Were it not for my wife's moral support, Dr. Carl.Bersani's interest, and the guidance of my parole officer, Mr. David Johnson, my life story would have had avery different ending. They are largely responsi ble for my metamorphosis, and I can truly say that at this time, I feel that I am the happiest and luckiest person in the world. There are others who also deserve my heartfelt thanks. Their names will not be familiar to you, but without their help and labor this book would never have,been written. Dick McBane, journalist with theAkron Beacon Journal has most graciously given of his time and expert knowledge. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Gresham, along with Jean and Danny Wurbacherand RichardTaborhavedevotedcountless hours of their time. Jim Wagner, psychologist and good friend, has assisted with intelligent and imaginative suggestions. Paul- ette Coleman, housewife, patiently set her nimble fingers to the task of typing. Finally, I would like to pay tribute to the valor, loyalty, and wisdom of Madeline Tabor. Her energies are boundiess and unmatched. Without her, this book would have been just another unfulfilled hope. Which again illustrates how very lucky I was tomeet people who cared enough tosave me from the hopelessness, waste, and ruin that is the inev itable fate of many a wayward youth. ED EDWARDS Foreword This book has been written with three goals in mind. First, to point out to the youth of our communities how easy it is to get into trouble, and how difficult tt is to get out; and to present a personal account of the pitfalls in life so that readers—especially young readers—may be in spired to change their ways before it is too late. Secondly, to point out the tremendous need for com munication between the parent and the child and to emphasize how sorely needed in the average household of today are the words T love you.' Youngsters need to hear and use those words simply and sincerely many times over in order to grow up into secure, loving adults. Just as there is no substitute for discipline, there is no substitute for love. But youngsters who grow up feeling that all that their parents want from them is obedience— not love—tend to become resentful and rebellious. Thirdly, I sincerely hope that this book will reveal something of the awful conditions existing in some of our correctional institutions. There is a dire need for prison reform. And there is a dire need for rehabilitation services in our local communities. It is a known fact that it is a lot less costly to keep a person out of an institution than it is to support a malefactor in an institution. mETnmoRPHosis oFnCRiminnb
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