Basil The Owl Banghart (1901–1982) was an American criminal burglar and prison escape artist. Although a successful stickup artist during the 1920s and early 1930s he is best remembered for his involvement in the hoax kidnapping of Chicago mobster Jake The Barber Factor a crime for which he and Roger Touhy were eventually proven innocent after nearly 20 years in prison.
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