He was a daring criminal whose life was filled with debauchery and carousing. His most famous crime was the theft of the sapphire called the "Star of India" from the Museum of Natural History in New York.
The American courts finally sentenced this diamond thief to two consecutive life terms plus twenty years.
But in prison Murf the Surf met the Person, Jesus Christ, who changed his life. In his autobiography, this reformed criminal talks to those still in the prison. His message to the prisoners of Russia, now printed in the Russian language, is one that reveals why he ended up in prison, and why he was released.