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The gang was a favourite of the media at the time because of its movie-like sensational actions, which included bank robberies, jail breaks, beautiful women, gun fights, manhunts, and daring captures. For three years police, prison authorities, and bank officials were frustrated in their attempts to bring the unruly mobsters under control. Toronto's Seargent of Detectives Edmund Tong was gunned down by gang members. On December 16 , 1952 , Steve Suchan and Leonard Jackson were hanged back to back in Toronto's Don Jail . Edwin Boyd, who had not been present at the murder, was sentenced to eight life terms plus twenty-seven years concurrent. Willie Jackson received thirty-one years. Both served their terms in Kingston Penitentiary . Boyd was released in 1966 on Lifetime Parole , and moved to the west coast of Canada where he re-married. He died in 2002 . BIBLIOGRAPHY
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