Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana killed 50 years ago

Late in the evening of June 19, 1975, Sam “Momo” Giancana was cooking in his basement apartment, presumably for a guest. Before the late-night meal could be served, Giancana was shot in the back of the head. The murder of the former Chicago Outfit boss remains one of the most debated unsolved homicides in organized crime history. His tumultuous final years fuel several theories about his demise. Over the course of his long career filled with violence and political maneuvering, Giancana provided motives to rivals and allies alike. From infamy to fame Born Salvatore Giancana on June 15, 1908, in Chicago to Sicilian ...
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Lefty Rosenthal’s alleged sports-fixing past recalled in national sports story
In the 1970s, Mickey Bruce, a former University of Oregon football player, was called to Nevada to testify against Mob…
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Las Vegas casino pioneer a footnote in Southern California slaying
A high-profile murder in 1950s Southern California at the former home of a Las Vegas casino operator led to the…
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Casino boom added four new properties to Las Vegas 70 years ago
Seventy years ago, in April and May of 1955, Las Vegas welcomed four new hotel-casinos in a six-week period. This…
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New Mob movies point to continued demand
While some question whether Mob movies have run their course, a recent slate of gangster films indicates public interest remains…
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Mobbed-up power broker Charles Binaggio gunned down in Kansas City 75 years ago
Mobbed-up power broker Charles Binaggio gunned down in Kansas City 75 years ago
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Alison Martino recalls her father’s Las Vegas
When singer Al Martino was a showroom headliner performing on the Las Vegas Strip years ago, the mobsters who ran…
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New film ‘The Alto Knights’ named for one of Mob’s many social clubs
The Alto Knights, the film written by Nicholas Pileggi and directed by Barry Levinson, is named for a once-prominent Manhattan social…
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