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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
Master Manipulator: The Rise and Fall of Mobster Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo
Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo was incredibly conniving even by mafia standards. In April 1962, after one too many betrayals, he disappeared forever
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Timothy Reynolds
The Cleveland Torso Murders: How A Deranged Serial Killer Eluded Legendary Crimefighter Elliot Ness
From 1935 to 1938, dismembered bodies continued to pile up in Cleveland as famed lawman Elliot Ness hunted for a crazed killer
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Timothy Reynolds
The Bassett Sisters "Queen Ann" and Josie Were Connected To Some Of The Most Infamous Outlaws Of The Wild West
In what was a rarity during their heyday, Ann and Josie Bassett were accepted by some of the most well-known and notorious outlaws of the Old West
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Timothy Reynolds
For Years, Rumors Have Swirled Claiming That Joseph Kennedy Made His Fortune From Bootlegging
Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the political family has long been rumored to have got his start as a bootlegger. We examine where these rumors…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Reign of "Dapper Dan" Hogan, the Irish Godfather of St. Paul, Minnesota
With Enormous Political and Police Protection, "Dapper" Danny Hogan Was A Force to be Reckoned With in the Criminal Underworld of the Twin Cities
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Timothy Reynolds
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
Gangs of St. Louis: The Hogan Gang
The Hogan Gang and the St. Louis Gang Wars
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Timothy Reynolds
Gangs of St. Louis: Egan's Rats
Egan's Rats and the St. Louis Gang Wars
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Timothy Reynolds
The Disappearance of Irish-American Gangster Danny Walsh
What Happened to Rhode Island's Most Powerful Bootlegger?
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Timothy Reynolds
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