Confessions of a Second Story Man: Junior Kripplebauer and the K & A Gang

By Allen M. Hornblum

Book Overview

From the 1950s to the 1970s, from Bar Harbor to Boca Raton, the raging crew known as the K&A Gang robbed wealthy suburban residences with assembly line skills of breaking, entering, and bagging the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569803137
• ISBN13: 9781569803134
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.1" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

K & A boys

This is a very accurate book. I knew most of the people in this book because I grew up with them. Some were my friends.Many years later, as a detective at East Detectives , in Philadelphia, I saw them frequently. As luck would have it, they were under arrest at those times. I was probably most friendly with Donnie Abrahms, known as "Don the Dude". I was sorry to see he was still in the old neighborhood. At least he isn't in prison or dead as most of the old crowd is. This was very nostalgic reading for me.

Great Book!!!

Excellent book!!!! My father was "Raybo". He would have really enjoyed reading this book. Just as your dad had changed, mine did too. The stories from back then were fun to listen to over the years, but it was his past. I remeber him telling me his stories, and the funny comments he would say. I always wondered if he just added that stuff to make the story amusing, but when the author talks about when my dad got shot in the leg and he told the bartender to leave his drink he'd be back by last call I couldn't help but laugh. He REALLY was like that! He was always a funny guy:-) I thought I was gonna die when I saw my fathers picture in this book as I stood in Barnes and Noble. I couldn't believe it!!!!! P.S. EVERYTHING they did was against the law.....DUH

Great but scary!

A great book-but since I'm from Philly,it was scary-how much damage they did.I've passed by the JR Club many times and never knew...

A must read book that gives a ringside seat to the K & A Gang

Mr. Hornblum really did his homework. What he shares with his readers really gives a ringside seat to the characters who worked on the "other side of the law". The book is a wealth of information that you won't find in any newspaper or police file. I have recommended this book to all my friends!

I'm glad they never find my house!

Philadelphians or not! This is a terrific book! Allen Hornblum has truly captured a section of Philadelphia and some of it's residents as if in a photo. Junior and the guys and their lightning quick exploits into and out of your house are not to be believed. This book is a must read for anyone in America who keeps anything of value in their house. Junior and the guys may have stolen the stones-but Junior personally had the stones to do it all! Hooray to Allen Hornblum for one great read. I LOVED this book and if you love true crime you will too!