Quincy Mobsters: Murl “Turkey” Job

Crime
Written By Travis Hoffman
Quincy Mobster Murl "Turkey" Job

We continue with our ongoing quest to find out more about the underbelly of the Quincy area over the last century. As we've been researching this topic an interesting character (with an interesting nickname to boot), surfaced many times. Find out about Murl R. Job, or as Quincy knew him best; "Turkey" Job in our first crime episode of the season.

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