Pinkerton (detective agency) a bank was robbed by George Collins, aka Fred Lewis, and Bill Randolph; Pinkerton Detective Chas Schumacher trailed them and was killed. Collins was hanged on March 26, 1904, and Randolph was hanged on May 8, 1905, in Union. Pinkertons were also hired for transporting money and other high-quality merchandise between cities and towns, which made them vulnerable to outlaws. Pinkerton agents were usually well paid and well armed. G.H. Thiel, a former Pinkerton employee, established the Thiel Detective Service Company in St. Louis, Missouri, a competitor to the Pinkerton agency. The Thiel company operated in the U.S., Canada, and
Sinners Never Sleep prior to the release of "Hold Me Down". As the members were comforting Flint, Franceschi suggested writing a song about it. The band had forgotten about the track until they rediscovered it late in the recording process. They were originally going to name the album after it until their label and management claimed it meant orgasm in French. Franceschi wanted "Crash" to be the "Fireworks" of "Sinners Never Sleep", referring to the closing track of "Hold Me Down". "Reckless" was originally titled "Don't Hold Your Breathe", but was altered when the group realised Nicole Scherzinger had a track with that