In 1953, Barbara Graham, her boyfriend, Perkins and two other accomplices heard an woman named Mable Monohan kept a large stash of money at her house
In 1953, Barbara Graham, her boyfriend, Perkins and two other accomplices heard an woman named Mable Monohan kept a large stash of money at her house. All being gang members and drug addicts, desperate for money, they came up with a scheme to rob Mable for all she had. In March 1953, Barbara joined Perkins and Santo, as well as John True and Baxter Shorter (two of their associates), in robbing Monohan's home in Burbank. Barbara reportedly gained entry by asking to use her phone. Once Monohan opened the door for Graham, the three men burst in. The gang demanded money and the jewels from Monohan, but she refused to give them anything. At this point, Barbara reportedly pistol-whipped Monohan, cracking her skull. They then suffocated her with a pillow. The robbery attempt was a futile effort; the gang found nothing of value in the house and left empty-handed. They later learned that they had missed about $15,000 in jewels and valuables stashed in a purse in the closet near where they ...