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Iconic Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone died 70 years ago today

Month: January 2017


Iconic Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone died 70 years ago today

Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

Al “Scarface” Capone, the ruthless yet media-friendly Chicago Outfit boss during Prohibition, died of natural causes 70 years ago today,…


High behind the wheel

Posted on January 24, 2017February 22, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

The next Community Safety Forum will focus on the functions and responsibilities of the District Attorney’s Office. It is scheduled…


‘El Chapo’ extradited to United States

Posted on January 23, 2017February 22, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the most powerful and violent Mexican drug cartel bosses in history, has been extradited…


Murderous Philadelphia Mob boss dies in prison

Posted on January 20, 2017February 28, 2018 by Misha Ray

When a federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced him to 55 years in prison on murder and racketeering charges in May…


Fat Herbie’s rise and fall

Posted on January 10, 2017October 22, 2020 by Brenda Hengel

Second of two parts. Part One looks at Herbie Blitzstein’s murder twenty years ago. Herbert “Fat Herbie” Blitzstein was born…


A late Mob hit in Las Vegas

Posted on January 9, 2017January 5, 2018 by Brenda Hengel

First of two parts. Part Two looks at Blitzstein’s criminal activity in Las Vegas. By the mid-1990s, death had claimed…


The Hollywood legend, the Mob and the jukebox racket

Posted on January 5, 2017January 6, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

The venerable actress and singer Debbie Reynolds, who died last week at age 84, was a risk-taker for decades when…


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