Edward Cudahy, Jr. - Aftermath

Aftermath

Crowe's criminal notoriety gained him fame as a lecturer, author and actor across the United States, until he eventually died in poverty in Harlem in 1936. His written personal narratives of the story are studied today for their authenticity. The kidnapping influenced Omaha businessmen to keep their children under close watch, including tycoon Gurdon W. Wattles, who eventually moved to Hollywood in order to escape the tension in Omaha. There he became a major financier of the movie industry.

Edward Cudahy Jr.'s family moved from Omaha to Chicago in 1910. Cudahy Jr. married Leonore Brewer of San Francisco in 1909. He served in World War I and also married Margaret Carry in 1919. He eventually became Chairman of the Board of Cudahy Packing, leading the company out of Omaha in the 1950s, and retiring to Arizona, where he died in 1966.

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