Baseball game riots, Black-Hand gangsters, and "Skulking dope peddlers", from 1900-1931 Captain James Robert "Bob" Burk's career spanned the gap between Pender and Noble/Keeter. Noted for his heavy hand and impeccable memory, Burk's legacy is tied into Black-Hand gang leader JH Martin, who due to the time period was able to change his name multiple times to avoid crimes in other locations, while also being one of Teddy Roosevelt's storied Rough Riders. Something we believe we uncovered in our research that had previously been lost to history, and certainly not tied to his crimes in and around Ogden. Burk's career is as colorful as the lights on 25th Street.
Two-Bit Street, 25th Street, Historic 25th Street, Junction City, Ogden, Ogden Utah, True Crime, Police, Police Stories, Tales of Policing
Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th Street, Two-Bit Street, Ogden True Crime, Utah True Crime, Police, Police Podcast, Tales of Policing, History, History Podcast
Baseball game riots, Black-Hand gangsters, and "Skulking dope peddlers", from 1900-1931 Captain James Robert "Bob" Burk's career spanned the gap between Pender and Noble/Keeter. Noted for his heavy hand and impeccable memory, Burk's legacy is tied into Black-Hand gang leader JH Martin, who due to the time period was able to change his name multiple times to avoid crimes in other locations, while also being one of Teddy Roosevelt's storied Rough Riders. Something we believe we uncovered in our research that had previously been lost to history, and certainly not tied to his crimes in and around Ogden. Burk's career is as colorful as the lights on 25th Street.
Two-Bit Street, 25th Street, Historic 25th Street, Junction City, Ogden, Ogden Utah, True Crime, Police, Police Stories, Tales of Policing
Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th Street, Two-Bit Street, Ogden True Crime, Utah True Crime, Police, Police Podcast, Tales of Policing, History, History Podcast