John Dillinger’s wooden gun and death mask preserve notorious moments in his life
On July 22, 1934, “Public Enemy Number One” – John Dillinger – was killed by federal agents moments after he…
Author: James Riter
Scarface retains cult status with Al Pacino’s ‘iconic’ performance
The 1983 movie Scarface, featuring Al Pacino in the title role, continues to attract attention more than 40 years after…
Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ premiered 70 years ago, with Marlon Brando as a dockworker confronting the Mob
On the Waterfront, which debuted 70 years ago this summer, is a ground-breaking tale about dockworkers standing up to a…
The law finally catches up with Tom and Gramby Hanley after murder of Culinary boss
Read the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Last of four parts. Authorities located Tom and Gramby…
Hanley enjoyed winning streak in criminal courts
Read the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Third of four parts. Just before his planned murder…
Labor corruption was centerpiece of Tom Hanley’s criminal aims
Read the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Second of four parts. In 1955, the national AFL…
Father-son crime team tormented Las Vegas over four decades
Editor’s note: Las Vegas outlaws Tom and Gramby Hanley were never members of a traditional organized crime group, but the…
Latest search for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains joins long list of fruitless attempts
The FBI announced in July that it did not find any sign of the body of former Teamsters Union leader…
Stuffing murder victims in barrels a common practice since mid-19th century
In April 1858, workers at the Hudson Valley Railroad’s freight house smelled an awful stench coming from a wooden barrel…
Body in the barrel at Lake Mead has makings of Mob hit
Coroner: Will take at least a year to identify the remains