Detroit Fights Devil's Night

A Deadly Custom

Though Halloween is often associated with mischief of all kinds, in Detroit in the 1970's the tiny acts of
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A Deadly Custom
Though Halloween is often associated with mischief of all kinds, in Detroit in the 1970's the tiny acts of vandalism that normally accompany the holiday escalated to more deadly crimes, like arson. In many years, the fires were set on October 30, the night before Halloween, sometimes known as "Devil's Night."

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