True Crime By Chris Bunton Owen Vincent “Owney’” Madden was born in December of 1891 in Leeds, England to Irish parents. Due to extreme poverty, his mother left England with his sister Mary, and placed Owney and his brother Martin in an orphanage, while she booked travel to the United States. After arriving in America,Continue reading “True Crime: Owney Madden”
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True Crime: Our Story
Ronald and Reggie Kray book review Our Story is an autobiographical book written by Ronald and Reginald Kray of London’s East End. They were twins and they grew up poor. The saying was, “The only way to get out of the East End was boxing or crime.” The Krays did both and became very successful.Continue reading “True Crime: Our Story”
T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire
Review By The Yard Boardwalk Empire is a great T.V. Series that centers on the building of Atlantic City, Prohibition, the Depression and a man named Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. “Nucky” Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi is a fictional character based loosely on the real life person, of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson. And that’s part of theContinue reading “T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire”
In Our Blood:
The Mafia Families of Corleone By Justin Cascio This is an excerpt from Justin’s book. How Families Create Social Value for the Mafia The Mafia began in the latifundia of inland, central-western Sicily, in the decades after the Bourbon king replaced feudalism with private land ownership (Blok, 1974; Hess, 1973/1998; Mack Smith, 1988; Lupo 1993/2009).Continue reading “In Our Blood:”
Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal
True Crime By Steven G. Farrell The citizens of Las Vegas, Nevada were all afraid of Bugsy Siegel, the notorious gangster from New York. Afraid and respectful. “Ben”, the name he used in his inner circle, was a long-time partner of such Manhattan big shots as Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and Frank Costello. He evenContinue reading “Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal”
“Former Hangouts”
By Derek Quint “Former Hangouts” is a documentary by Derek Quint. It is produced by Addovolt Productions, and narrated by Stefanie Erdmann. The film shows us several “Former Hangouts” of Al Capone, in the Chicago, Wisconsin and Iowa areas. The trailer for the film gives this description: “Former Hangouts” approaches established Capone-related topics and locationsContinue reading ““Former Hangouts””