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News, notes and excerpts shared by crime-history authors. www.writersofwrongs.com
#OTD
(May 31) in 1930,
#Detroit
#Mafia
leader Gaspare
#Milazzo
and aide Rosario Parrino are fatally shot by underworld rivals.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Detroit fish market murders spark Mafia war
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/05/detroit-fish-market-murders-spark-mafia.html
2 days ago
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#OTD
(May 30) in 1927,
#Philadelphia
gangster Anthony
#Zanghi
cooperates with police following the
#Mafia
murders of his brother and an associate.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Zanghi 'squeals' after brother's murder
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/zanghi-squeals-after-brothers-murder.html
3 days ago
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#OTD
(May 29) in 1925, many thousands attend the spectacular
#Chicago
gangland funeral of murdered
#Mafia
boss Angelo
#Genna
.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Chicago's Genna is laid to rest
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/chicagos-genna-is-laid-to-rest.html
4 days ago
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John "No Nose"
#DiFronzo
, longtime leader in the
#Chicago
Outfit, died of natural causes overnight May 27-27, 2018. He was 89.
#OTD
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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He fought the law, and the law lost
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/05/he-fought-law-and-law-lost.html
5 days ago
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#OTD
(May 27) in 1992, longtime
#Chicago
Outfit boss Anthony
#Accardo
, once a
#Capone
enforcer, died of heart and lung ailments at age 86.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Heart, lung ailments take 'Joe Batters'
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/05/heart-lung-ailments-take-joe-batters.html
6 days ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Mob History
8 days ago
#OTD
(May 25) Events in U.S. organized crime
#history
.
#Chicago
#DanvilleIL
#NewOrleans
#Brooklyn
#Massachusetts
#LosAngeles
#Milwaukee
#Cleveland
#California
#NewYork
#Mafia
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of award-winning
#NewYork
#journalist
and
#CrimeWriter
Jerry
#Schmetterer
.
#Skystorians
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Journalist, crime writer Schmetterer, 77
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2021/05/journalist-crime-writer-schmetterer-77.html
9 days ago
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#OTD
(May 21) in 1902,
#SecretService
agents at
#NewYork
and
#NewJersey
break up a coin
#counterfeiting
ring, arrest the woman alleged to be its leader.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Agents arrest woman counterfeiter in 1902
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/05/agents-arrest-woman-counterfeiter-in.html
12 days ago
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#OTD
(May 19) in 1927,
#Pittsburgh
bootlegger Luigi 'Big Gorilla'
#Lamendola
is shot and killed outside his Chatham Street restaurant.
#Prohibition
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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The Pittsburgh machine gun murder that wasn
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/05/the-pittsburgh-machine-gun-murder-that.html
14 days ago
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#OTD
(May 16) in 1929,
#Chicago
crime boss Al
#Capone
and aide Frank Rio are arrested in
#Philadelphia
for carrying concealed weapons.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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1929: Capone meets City of Brotherly Love
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/88-years-ago-capone-arrested-in.html
17 days ago
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#OTD
(May 13) in 1922, southern
#California
#Mafia
boss Vito
#DiGiorgio
and companion James
#Cascio
are fatally shot during a visit to
#Chicago
.
#LosAngeles
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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SoCal boss DiGiorgio is gunned down
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/95-years-ago-end-of-digiorgio.html
20 days ago
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#OTD
(May 12) in 1942, inmate Salvatore "Charlie
#Luciano
"
#Lucania
is transferred from Clinton Prison to Great Meadow Prison upon the curious request of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
#NewYork
#WWII
#ONI
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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'Lucky' transferred at request of spy agency
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/05/lucky-transferred-at-request-of-spy.html
21 days ago
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#OTD
(May 7) in 1909, the killing of
#Chicago
#Mafia
leader Mariano
#Zagone
had been anticipated by a
#SecretService
agent six years earlier.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Chicago fatal shooting no surprise to U.S. agents
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/05/chicago-fatal-shooting-no-surprise-to.html
26 days ago
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#OTD
(May 6) in 1890, an early morning ambush in
#NewOrleans
wounds three men and reignites the Provenzano-Matranga
#Mafia
feud.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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1890: Ambush reignites New Orleans feud
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/127-years-ago-ambush-in-new-orleans.html
27 days ago
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#OTD
(May 5) in 1891, a grand jury at
#NewOrleans
found justification for a vigilante force that broke into a prison and murdered 11 suspected
#Mafia
members.
#Lynchings
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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1891 grand jury indicts bribers, defends killers
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/05/1891-grand-jury-indicts-bribers-defends.html
28 days ago
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#OTD
(May 3) in 1938,
#Detroit
area mafioso Joe
#Tocco
dies at
#WyandotteMI
General Hospital of a gunshot wound suffered the previous night.
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Michigan mobster Joe Tocco succumbs
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/michigan-mobster-joe-tocco-succumbs.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(May 2) in 1957,
#Mafia
boss Frank
#Costello
is superficially wounded during an attempt on his life in
#Manhattan
.
#NewYork
#NYC
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Frank Costello: 'Somebody tried to get me'
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/05/frank-costello-somebody-tried-to-get-me.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(April 30) in 1970,
#Mafia
boss Joseph
#Colombo
responded to the arrest of his son by organizing protest marches at
#FBI
headquarters in
#NewYorkCity
.
#NewYork
#NYC
#History
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Mafia boss leads protests at FBI headquarters
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/mafia-boss-leads-protests-at-fbi.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(April 24) in 1965, former
#Manhattan
underworld leader Owen
#Madden
died of lung disease in
#HotSpringsAR
, where he lived for about 30 years.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Owney Madden dies at Hot Springs, Arkansas
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/04/owney-madden-dies-at-hot-springs.html
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Douglas M. Charles, PhD
about 1 month ago
And that’s different from the Trump family and the White House how?
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...
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Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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#OTD
(April 23) in 1978,
#RochesterNY
#Mafia
underboss Sammy Gingello is murdered in a car-bombing.
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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1978 murder of Rochester's Sammy G.
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/05/1978-murder-of-rochesters-sammy-g.html
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Mob History
about 1 month ago
William
#Flynn
of the U.S.
#SecretService
made a long and somewhat hazardous journey to
#Kingston
, Ontario, in February 1903 to meet with an informant. A MobHistory Substack article.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Informant drew William Flynn to Canada in late winter 1903
Secret Service gained a window into the New York-area Mafia
https://open.substack.com/pub/mobhistory/p/informant-drew-william-flynn-to-canada?r=12oapz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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#OTD
(April 20) in 1872,
#NewOrleans
#Mafia
leader Joseph
#Agnello
is fatally shot aboard a moored schooner.
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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The murder of New Orleans boss Joseph Agnello
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/the-murder-of-new-orleans-boss-joseph.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(April 19) in 1951, the body of Philip
#Mangano
is found in a marsh at
#BergenBeach
,
#Brooklyn
.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Mafia leader's corpse found at Brooklyn marsh
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/66-years-ago-mangano-murder.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(April 19) in 1932,
#NewYork
underworld leaders Salvatore "Charlie
#Luciano
"
#Lucania
and Meyer
#Lansky
are arrested during a visit to
#Chicago
.
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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April 19, 1932: Luciano, Lansky nabbed in Chicago
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html
about 1 month ago
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#OTD
(April 16) in 1957, former
#Chicago
mob boss Johnny
#Torrio
passes away in
#Brooklyn
. His passing was unnoticed by the press for weeks.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Death of former Chicago gang chief goes unnoticed
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/death-of-former-chicago-gang-chief-goes.html
about 2 months ago
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#OTD
(April 15) in 1931,
#Mafia
boss Giuseppe
#Masseria
is murdered by his own lieutenants at a
#ConeyIsland
restaurant.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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'Joe the Boss' murder befuddles press
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/joe-boss-murder-befuddles-press.html
about 2 months ago
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#OTD
(April 10) in 1937, the killing of an
#NYPD
detective by restaurant robbers leads to the wrongful conviction (and nearly to the execution) of Isidore "Beansy' Zimmerman.
#NewYork
#CrimeHistory
#CapitalPunishment
#Skystorians
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NYPD detective fatally shot by cafe robbers
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/80-years-ago-nypd-detective-fatally-shot.html
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Mob History
about 2 months ago
Sixth (and final) part of this series on the
#NewOrleans
connections of
#NYC
#Mafia
boss Giuseppe
#Morello
.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Secret Service operatives followed Morello in New Orleans
Did Giuseppe Morello play any part in the New Orleans 'macaroni war'? (Part 6)
https://open.substack.com/pub/mobhistory/p/secret-service-operatives-followed?r=12oapz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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#OTD
(April 8) in 1962,
#Genovese
Crime Family leader Anthony “Tony
#Bender
”
#Strollo
stepped out of his
#FortLeeNJ
home, telling his wife Edna he'd be back in a few minutes.
#MafiaHistory
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Going out for 'a few minutes'
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/04/going-out-for-few-minutes.html
about 2 months ago
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#OTD
(April 6) in 1950, Charles
#Binaggio
and Charles
#Gargotta
are found murdered inside a
#KansasCity
political headquarters.
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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April 6, 1950: Bullets take KC political leader, aide
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/67-years-ago-bullets-take-kc-political.html
about 2 months ago
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#OTD
(April 6) in 1913,
#EastHarlem
gangster Amadeo Buonomo dies of an earlier gunshot wound.
#NewYork
#NYC
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Caught without his chain mail shirt
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/caught-without-his-chain-mail-shirt.html
about 2 months ago
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#OTD
(April 4) in 1961, U.S. immigration agents arrest
#NewOrleans
#Mafia
boss Carlos
#Marcello
and deport him to
#Guatemala
.
#MafiaHistory
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Deported to Guatemala due to fake birth record
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/deported-to-guatemala-due-to-fake-birth.html
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
about 2 months ago
As the Mexican government captured or killed more leaders, other alliances and major cartels like Los Zetas, La Familia Michoacana, and the Gulf Cartel continued to fracture into smaller groups.
www.occrp.org/en/feature/t...
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The Kingpin Fallacy: What Happens When You Take Out the Leader of a Mexican Cartel?
While Washington and Mexico City celebrate the death of Mexican organized crime group leader “El Mencho,” history shows that decapitating cartels splits them into smaller, more violent groups. And it ...
https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/the-kingpin-fallacy-what-happens-when-you-take-out-the-leader-of-a-mexican-cartel?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=manual&utm_content=link
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#OTD
(April 1) in 1869,
#NewOrleans
#Mafia
boss Raffaele
#Agnello
is fatally shot during an underworld feud.
#MafiaHistory
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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New Orleans underworld boss murdered
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/148-year-ago-new-orleans-boss-murdered.html
2 months ago
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#OTD
(March 27) in 1987, retired
#Buffalo
#Mafia
member Sam
#DiCarlo
dies of natural causes in
#Miami
.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Buffalo mobster Sam DiCarlo dies in Florida
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/buffalo-mobster-sam-dicarlo-dies-in.html
2 months ago
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#OTD
(March 21) in 1978, 'Sally Bugs'
#Briguglio
is shot to death in lower
#Manhattan
.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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'Sally Bugs' is killed to ensure his silence
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/sally-bugs-killed-to-ensure-silence.html
2 months ago
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#OTD
(March 20) in 1912, the murder of an
#EastHarlem
woman marks the beginning of the
#MurderStable
legend.
#NewYork
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Owner's killing is start of Murder Stable legend
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/03/owners-killing-is-start-of-murder.html
2 months ago
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#OTD
(March 19) in 1943, Frank
#Nitti
takes his own life after learning he and six other
#Chicago
Outfit leaders have been indicted for
#racketeering
conspiracy.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Chicago Outfit big shot shoots self
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/03/74-years-ago-chicago-boss-suicide.html
3 months ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
3 months ago
Parliamentary committee says officials worked with criminal syndicates to sell visas and other documents, warning the scheme threatens national security and public services.
www.occrp.org/en/news/sout...
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South African Lawmakers Urge Faster Probe Into Home Affairs Visa Corruption
Parliamentary committee says officials worked with criminal syndicates to sell visas and other documents, warning the scheme threatens national security and public services.
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/south-african-lawmakers-urge-faster-probe-into-home-affairs-visa-corruption?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
3 months ago
Back in Miami, journalist Laura Weffer observes the ruins of a criminal empire and reflects on the intersection of global power and financial crime, as well as what the future holds for Venezuela.
www.occrp.org/en/project/w...
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Episode 5: Ciao Carmelo
Back in Miami, journalist Laura Weffer observes the ruins of a criminal empire and reflects on the intersection of global power and financial crime, as well as what the future holds for Venezuela.
https://www.occrp.org/en/project/white-collars-dirty-hands/episode-5-ciao-carmelo?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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#OTD
(March 15)in 1981,
#Philadelphia
#Mafia
boss Philip
#Testa
was murdered in a bomb blast at his home.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Remote bomb shreds Philly boss Testa
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/03/remote-bomb-shreds-philly-boss-testa.html
3 months ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
Mob History
3 months ago
#OTD
(March 14) in 1891: Eleven suspected
#Mafia
members are murdered by vigilantes on the grounds of a
#NewOrleans
prison.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Eleven prisoners killed
On this date (March 14) in 1891: One day after a jury refused to convict the accused assassins of New Orleans Police Chief David He...
https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-eleven-prisoners-killed.html
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#OTD
(March 13) in 2019, the reputed boss of the
#Gambino
Crime Family was fatally shot outside his
#StatenIsland
home.
#NewYork
#Mafia
#MafiaHistory
#Skystorians
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Gambino chief shot, killed at his home
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/gambino-chief-shot-killed-at-his-home.html
3 months ago
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#OTD
(March 4) in 1944, Louis
#Lepke
Buchalter and two aides, convicted of a 1936 mob murder, are electrocuted at
#SingSing
Prison.
#Execution
#CapitalPunishment
#MurderInc
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Death chair takes Lepke, two aides
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/death-chair-takes-lepke-two-aides.html
3 months ago
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#OTD
(March 2) in 1891, a trial of the nine accused
#Mafia
assassins of
#NewOrleans
Police Chief David
#Hennessy
is interrupted by an outburst from defendant Manuel
#Polizzi
.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Disturbance at trial of Hennessy assassins
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/03/disturbance-at-trial-of-hennessy.html
3 months ago
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#OTD
(Feb 26) in 1959, veteran
#NewJersey
racketeer Abner
#Zwillman
takes his own life in the basement of his
#WestOrangeNJ
home.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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'Longie' Zwillman takes his life
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/02/longie-zwillman-takes-his-life.html
3 months ago
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reposted by
Writers of Wrongs
David Amoruso
3 months ago
The Repentant Hitman: Profile of Patriarca Mafia family soldier Gaetano Milano
gangstersinc.org/2026/02/22/t...
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#Mafia
#CosaNostra
#AmericanMafia
#MafiaHistory
#TrueCrime
#Crime
#Religion
#Hitman
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The Repentant Hitman: Profile of Patriarca Mafia family soldier Gaetano Milano - Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org
In the Mafia death is an integral part of doing business and murder is an indispensable tool of the trade. Members of Cosa Nostra accept that. Though sometimes, the darkness is overbearing. This happe...
https://gangstersinc.org/2026/02/22/the-repentant-hitman-profile-of-patriarca-mafia-family-soldier-gaetano-milano/
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#OTD
(Feb 25) in 1994, Rosario "Russell"
#Bufalino
, longtime boss of the northeastern
#Pennsylvania
#Mafia
, died in a
#KingstonPA
hospital at age 90.
#MafiaHistory
🗃️
#Skystorians
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Death of powerful NE Pennsylvania boss
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/02/death-of-powerful-ne-pennsylvania-boss.html
3 months ago
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(Feb 23) in 2020,
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Crime Family big shot John
#Franzese
, at least 100 years old, dies after a brief illness in
#RoslynNY
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Centenarian mobster 'Sonny' Franzese passes
News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/02/centenarian-mobster-sonny-franzese.html
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