The Story of Walter Minx, the Sears Extortionist and His Homemade Submarine

The Story of Walter Minx, the Sears Extortionist and His Homemade Submarine

By Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts

Milwaukee Magazine once described Walter Minx as slender and fidgety, with, "the kind of sharp-featured handsomeness that the movies had taught people not to trust." He was German-born, and immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his parents, his brother, and his sister in 1925. He aspired to be a successful American businessman; he wanted to make a fortune -- and a name for himself. He did make a name for himself, but not quite the kind as he’d hoped for. 

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