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Shootout at Van Brunt's House

The Most Famous Shootout in Bay Ridge History

October 26, 2015November 3, 2017 Henry  Culture, History  Charley Ross, Christian Ross, George Bergen, Germantown, J. Holmes Van Brunt, Joseph Douglas, Judge Van Brunt, kidnapping, Philadelphia, ransom, shore road, the Bergen family, the Van Brunt family, True Crime Bay Ridge, William Mosher  2 Comments

Charley Ross’s kidnapping was the biggest story in America. Then his abductors were shot on Shore Road.

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