The life and death of Joe Colombo
Three rounds from an assassin’s gun all but silenced Joseph Colombo, one of the Mafia’s most publicly vocal bosses. Although…
Month: June 2018
Joe Friday tackled the Los Angeles crime syndicate
William H. Parker, a hardnosed police chief in midcentury Los Angeles, did not want organized crime in his city. In…
ROBERT F. KENNEDY’S CRUSADE AGAINST THE MOB: PART 3
LAST OF THREE PARTS In the days following his brother Jack’s election to the presidency in November 1960, Robert…
Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 2
Second of three parts The Senate Rackets Committee made national news as soon as it started its work in…
Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 1
First of Three Parts In a lengthy memo to his brother President John F. Kennedy, dated January 10, 1963,…