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, who, according to a United Press story, was the “nation’s No. 1 gangster.” As Time magazine noted, “for a managing editor who likes a good, splashy crime story, the murder of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel in a Beverly Hills mansion had everything.” For several days, “the tabloids of Manhattan, the sensational papers of Los Angeles and, to a lesser degree, papers all over the U.S. played it high, wide & handsome.” Because this crime has never been solved, it still captures ...
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Hollywood’s ‘Bugsy’ is entertaining but plays fast and loose with the facts
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Harry Reid battled the Mob in Nevada before he fought for Nevada in Washington
In 1974, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid decided to run for the U.S. Senate. Reid, a Democrat, would face former…
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Separating fact from fiction on the Flamingo Hotel’s 75th anniversary
Much of what Americans know about Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel comes from watching the 1991 film Bugsy. That certainly applies to…
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Anna Genovese’s life examined in ‘Mob Queens’ podcast, HBO series
Being married to violent Mafia boss Vito Genovese, according to wife Anna Genovese in a court filing, “endangered her health…
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