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 album was released in the US. On the same day, "Little Death" was made available for free download. In January and February, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with The Swellers with support from We Are the Ocean and Twin Atlantic. The tour was initially planned to be co-headlined with The Dangerous Summer. To coincide with the tour, "Sinners Never Sleep" was released in the US on 24 January. Franceschi explained that by having the US release awhile after its original UK release, the label wanted more time to promote it. Around their performances at Soundwave festival in