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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Ralph "Papa" Thorson


A Bounty Hunter

Ralph "Papa" Thorson era caza recompensas pero también obispo del Templo de la Vida Inspirada, campeón de bridge, astrólogo, criminólogo, nutricionista infantil y aficionado a la música clásica. Tuvo que enfrentar algunos casos de famosos, como el de Squeaky Fromme, que intentó asesinar al presidente Gerald Ford. Thorson fue la inspiración para un libro, en el que se basó una película, The Hunter, protagonizada por Steve McQueen, en 1980. En vocabulario: cocky y jack up

… over a hundred people lived in Papa's house at various times. "They consisted mostly of men Papa had picked up and sent to jail…

Ralph Edgar "Papa" Thorson Jr. (1926 –1991) was an American bounty hunter. In 1976, he was the subject of a biography by Christopher Keane. In that biography, Sue Lyon states, "He's the only man I know who can do a bastard's job with taste and come off looking like a nice guy." The 1980 movie The Hunter starring Steve McQueen was based on Christopher Keane's novel.