Pinkerton? Who Are Those Guys?

Have you ever heard of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency? The Pinkerton Agency predated the both the CIA and the Secret Service and actually provided the model for the FBI when it was formed in 1908. The founder, Allan Pinkerton, was known as “A Friend to Honesty and a Foe to Crime.” From the attempted capture of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to uncovering a plot against Abraham Lincoln, Pinkerton made history. Tune in to hear Pinkerton expert and private investigator Ray Pezolt describe the man and the agency that originated the private investigation profession as we know it.

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