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"Old Blue Eyes" and the Mob: Investigating Frank Sinatra's Organized Crime Ties
For years, rumors have persisted that iconic American singer and actor Frank Sinatra was connected to underworld figures. In fact, the FBI kept a file…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Shelton Brothers
The Forgotten Depression Era Gang That Battled the Law, the KKK, and the Chicago Outfit
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Timothy Reynolds
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Sha Cabral
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The Shelton Brothers: The Forgotten Depression Era Gang That Battled the Law, the KKK, and the Chicago Outfit
From the early 1920s through the late 1940s, the Shelton Gang controlled much of the illegal vice trade in southern Illinois. Their reign was…
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Timothy Reynolds
Midwest Mayhem: The Terrifying Tale of a Shadowy Serial Killer Known as "Billy the Axeman"
In the early 1900s, several families in the midwest and elsewhere were savagely murdered by an unidentified killer. Now, modern researchers believe they…
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Kirsten Ford
The Criminal Career and Strange Disappearance of "Gentleman" Outlaw Charles "Black Bart" Boles
Charles “Black Bart” Boles robbed stagecoaches and left behind poetic messages to taunt authorities. The gentleman bandit who created his own legend…
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Donna Patton
From Hero to Criminal: The Shocking Deception and Fall From Grace of Police Lt. Joe "G.I. Joe" Gliniewicz
In September 2015, beloved Fox Lake police lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz was found dead after alerting dispatchers he was chasing 3 suspects. The ensuing…
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Kates Lara
Betrayed By "The Woman In Red": The Death Of John Dillinger
When Chicago resident Ana Sage suddenly found herself living with the notorious John Dillinger, she made a deal with law enforcement to betray him, only…
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Timothy Reynolds
When Feared Outfit Enforcer Tony Spilotro Went Into Business for Himself, He and His Brother were Savagely Murdered
In 1986, the bodies of Tony and Michael Spilotro were discovered buried on an Indiana farm. The identity of their killers and the details of the murders…
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Timothy Reynolds
In 1962, Two Thieves Were Found Stuffed In A Car Trunk on Chicago's South Side. The Killings Dubbed the "M&M Murders" Went Unsolved for Over…
Billy McCarthy and Jimmy Miraglia were two Chicago hoodlums who ran afoul of the powerful Chicago Outfit and paid with their lives. The murders went…
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Timothy Reynolds
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The "Ripper Crew" was a Group of Serial Killers Who Brought a Reign of Terror to Chicago During the 1980s
The Ripper Crew were Sadistic Killers who Abducted and Tortured Young Women In Chicago During the Early 1980s.
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Vanessa Smith
The Violent Life of Former Egan's Rat Turned Capone Triggerman Fred "Killer" Burke
The Chaotic and Often Violent Life of Prohibition Era Gangster Fred "Killer" Burke Saw Him linked up With Several Infamous Criminal Organizations…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Wild and Deadly Times of Chicago Mobster Frank McErlane
This Largely Forgotten Gangster Unleashed A Reign of Terror on Chicago's Streets During the Infamous "Beer Wars"
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Timothy Reynolds
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