After he turned himself in to authorities, his stories amazed readers of papers nationwide.
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From the Chicago Tribune - Oct 8, 1921
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While in California, Stieler took flying lessons with the Chaplin-Curtiss Flying School, operated by Charlie Chaplin's brother Sydney.
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He didn't get to fly in the first World War, but he was determined to take to the skies in civilian life. All it would take was cash.
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The German-born Stieler family arrived in NYC aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II in October of 1907. After a brief stay in Tennessee, the family settled in Chicago.
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How does a heist, an adrenaline junkie, and Charlie Chaplin's brother tie together? Only in Chicago.
Ep. 614 - Carl Stieler, The Thrill-Seeking Thief
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