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Allan Pinkerton
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- 1. Kansas City Oct 4, 2014
- Kate and Will investigate bank robberies, a train robbery and the killing of an Army sharpshooter.
- 2. Double Shot Oct 11, 2014
- Kate and Will suspect a missing prostitute is being framed for the murder of a whiskey magnate.
- 3. The Play's the Thing Oct 18, 2014
- An actor's death on stage has ties to the assassination of President Lincoln.
Pinkerton is a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
A father and son team up with America's first female detective to solve crimes in the Wild West. IMDb provides cast, crew, episodes, ratings, reviews, trivia, and more for this 2014-2015 Canadian TV series.
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- 2014-07-23
- Biography, Crime, History
- 42
- 4 min
- Its founder became a detective by accident. Allan Pinkerton, 1860. In 1842, Allan Pinkerton immigrated to the Chicago area and opened a cooperage or barrel-making business.
- The Pinkertons inspired the term 'private eye.' The Pinkerton agency first made its name in the late-1850s for hunting down outlaws and providing private security for railroads.
- They hired the nation’s first female detective. Kate Warne, the first female detective, helped save Abraham Lincoln's life. In 1856, 23-year-old widow Kate Warne walked into Pinkerton’s Chicago office and requested a job as a detective.
- The Pinkertons may have foiled an assassination attempt on Abraham Lincoln. Shortly before Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration in March 1861, Allan Pinkerton traveled to Baltimore on a mission for a railroad company.
Pinkerton is a global provider of risk management and security services, with a history dating back to 1850. Learn how Pinkerton has evolved from an intelligence agency to a leader in the industry, protecting clients from various threats and challenges.
The Pinkertons is a Canadian Western police procedural television series which features crime cases of the Pinkerton detective agency. The show is officially licensed with the Pinkerton detective agency, [3] and features stories based on actual cases from the Pinkerton detective agency archives dating to the 1860s.
No. In SeasonTitleDirected ByWritten By1"Kansas City"Paul FoxKevin Abrams and Adam Moore2"Double Shot"Michael DeCarloKevin Abrams and Adam Moore3"The Play's The Thing"Paul FoxKevin Abrams and Adam Moore4"The Fourth Man"Michael DeCarloRoy SallowsLearn about Pinkerton's origins, achievements and legacy as the world's leading risk management company. From its founding in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, Pinkerton has evolved to offer security and risk solutions for national and international clients.
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Learn about the life and career of Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish immigrant who founded America's first detective agency and fought against the James gang. Discover how he became a famous crime fighter, an abolitionist, and a security expert.
