In many true crime tales, women are all too often the unfortunate victims. In the 1920’s, Hazel Anderson and Helen Depue turned the tables and showed just how ferocious they could be.
Sources
Girl and Woman Rout Bandit in Daring Battle. The Davenport Democrat and Leader, 12/27/20
Brave Women Frustrate Plan of Holdup Man. The Rock Island Argus, 12/27/1920
Gets $50 In Holdup of a Moline Store. The Daily Times, 12/28/1920
Girl Fights Off Thief on Moline Street. The Daily Times, 12/29/1920
Alexander McBain, Moline Grocer for 25 Years, Is Dead. The Dispatch, 4/11/1932
US Census Records
US Immigration Records
1921 City Directory, Moline, Illinois,