It is a cold, dark January night. John Mendell, 31, and Steve Garcia, 29, both burglars by trade and members of a gang of jewel thieves, creep up to a sprawling ranch-style house in the swank Chicago suburb of River Forest. The owner is vacationing in Florida, and there is $1 million in jewelry inside—jewelry they believe is rightfully theirs. A conversation can be imagined:
"Do you think we ought to risk it, Johnnie? I ain't so sure I want to mess with Big Tuna."...
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