When Andrew and Gertrude Kley accepted to foster 12-year-old Frank Deford in their Cedar Hill, Missouri home in 1943, they could not have imagined the monster behind the angelic, freckled face. Unfortunately, they discovered how far the lad would go to get what he wanted, and murder wasn't out of the question.
Learn the story of young Frank Deford's descent into a life of crime and insanity. In this episode of Old-Fashioned Murder and Mayhem, we'll explore the background of Deford's life and follow him from the boys' gangs of St. Louis to his stints at Leavenworth and Alcatraz.
Be sure to visit our sister site Murder and Mayhem in Jefferson County, Missouri for more tales of historical local true crime.
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