Joe Petrosino

The inspiring rise and tragic fall of the ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes’

On the evening of March 12, 1909, New York Police Department detective Joseph Petrosino left his hotel on the east…


Double-crossing and death-dealing in St. Louis

Standing in front of a poolroom at 1006 North Tenth Street, Alphonse Palazzolo watched as a large Chrysler sped by….