'In My Father's House' Explores How Crime Spreads Through Generations
Nearly 60 people in the Bogle family have been incarcerated. In a new book, journalist Fox Butterfield chronicles the Bogles' history to show how crime runs in families — and disentangle it from race.
by Ailsa Chang
Oct 22, 2018
3 minutes
When "Rooster" Bogle — born Dale Vincent Bogle — used to drive by the Oregon State Correctional Institution with his young sons, he'd gaze out at the prison with nostalgia.
"Look carefully, because when you grow up, you guys are going to end up there," he told his boys.
This wasn't a warning: It was a challenge. And so began the competition for who could be the meanest, baddest Bogle.
Crime was a family affair for the Bogle family. Rooster Bogle was
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