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Jun 27, 2026
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This Day in History, 1952: A pickpocket tries to fleece Vancouver's crooked police chief
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This Day in History, 1952: A pickpocket tries to fleece Vancouver's crooked police chief
Dr. John Giovanni claimed to have been a brain surgeon and trapeze artist before picking pockets.
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By John Mackie
Published Jun 27, 2026
Last updated 39 minutes ago
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Dr. John Giovanni claimed to have picked the pockets, or removed the suspenders, from two of the "Big Three" allied leaders in the Second World War — Ameri…
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