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'''John Allen Seybold''' (June 12, 1923 – February 2, 2005)<ref name=DRJAS>{{cite web|title=Death Record - John Seybold|url=http://www.death-record.com/l/128308040/John-A-Seybold|publisher=Death-Record|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[cat burglar|jewel thief]] who authored ''The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar'' under the [[pen name]] Frank Hohimer. The book was used as the basis for the 1981 film ''[[Thief (movie)|Thief]]'', starring [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]]. As Hohimer, Seybold served as the [[technical advisor]] on the film's Chicago set, with [[FBI]] [[Warrant (law)|warrant]]s outstanding. Seybold was imprisoned at [[South Woods State Prison]] in [[New Jersey]] from May 21, 1995 to November 2, 2001.

==External links==
* [http://www.fast-rewind.com/thief.htm Trivia: "Thief"] (Fast Rewind)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060221051546/http://www.msubillings.edu/lin/LIN/423Control/423Readings/Graying.day4b.htm Old Prisoners Speak Out] ([http://www.apbnews.com/ APBnews.com])
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208092353/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/valerie_percy/9.html Crime Library: John Seybold]

==References==
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