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 August, the group performed at Reading Festival in the UK. A live video was released for "Reckless" on 6 September composed of tour footage. The track was released as a single on 22 October. The following day, the band performed for BBC Radio 1's Radio One Rocks event. On 8 December, the group played a one-off show at Wembley Arena in London, dubbed The Final Night of Sin. They were supported by We Are the Ocean and Deaf Havana. The show was filmed and subsequently released as a CD/DVD combo in March 2013. "Sinners Never Sleep" had reached number one