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Steve Carr’s nearly half a century of research into the real story of the Ashley Gang left him challenging many of the common perceptions of the family. GREGORY ENNS

Ashley researcher challenges narrative

Steve Carr’s interest in the Ashley Gang began as a child growing up in Lake Worth, where he would hear his grandfather, William Carr, and friend, Woody Upthegrove, talk about the gang’s exploits.

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The extended Ashley family gathered for this photo taken around 1930. Standing from left are Bill and Bertha Ashley, Mary Ashley Mobley and unidentified man; George and Lola Mario, Marjorie Ashley, widow of Ed Ashley; and Eva Ashley and first husband Peter Jenkins. The children third from left are Carlo Mario, son of George and Lola Mario; Marjorie Ashley, daughter of Ed and Marjorie Ashley; and Lugenia Jenkins with younger sister Patricia, daughters of Eva and Peter Jenkins. SANDRA MARIO PROVENCE ARCHIVES

GROWING UP ASHLEY

Sandra Provence learned a thing or two from her grandmother, the sister of outlaw John Ashley, about how to comport herself as a descendant of Florida’s most notorious crime family.

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