The rise of Lawrence Bishnoi and India’s global organized crime syndicate
Sidhu Moose Wala was one of the biggest music stars in the world to come out of the Punjabi music industry. The 28-year-old’s gritty, gunslinging lyrics redefined Indian hip-hop, making him popular across India and the South Asian diaspora. He collaborated with other international artists, including Nigerian singer Burna Boy and British rapper Stefflon Don. The rapper once told an interviewer that he was inspired by Tupac Shakur. Sadly, he would resemble Shakur more than he hoped. On a warm summer evening in 2022, Moose Wala took his black SUV for a spin on the dusty roads outside his village in Punjab ...
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‘Godfather’ castmates remember James Caan
James Caan, the versatile actor who achieved lasting fame as hot-headed Sonny Corleone in the 1972 Mafia movie The Godfather,…
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Seventy-five years later, debate over Bugsy Siegel murder still rages
As Americans opened their newspapers on June 21, 1947, they saw large headlines about the murder of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel,…
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HBO Max series ‘Tokyo Vice’ explores Japan’s criminal underworld
A new television drama series, available in its entirety on HBO Max, focuses on organized crime in Japan, featuring a…
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It was supposed to be a peaceful motorcycle ride near Hoover Dam in honor of America’s war dead, followed by…
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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…
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Body in the barrel at Lake Mead has makings of Mob hit
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U.S., European agencies target Irish crime group led by boxing promoter
State Department offers $5 million reward to take down Daniel Kinahan
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