The Chicago Syndicate: John Dillinger
Showing posts with label John Dillinger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Dillinger. Show all posts
Monday, November 07, 2022

The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation

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It's 1933 and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster--now infamous names like Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger . Bank ro...
Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by the Award Winning @BillOReilly

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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America , is the tenth book in Bill O'Reilly's #1 New York Times bestselling s...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Second City Sinners - True Crime from Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets #BookRecommendation

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Countless crimes have riveted Chicago and its surrounding communities throughout history . Second City Sinners offers front-row seats to the...
Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Chicago’s Crime Shrines

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Chicago has a rich mob history, and Craig Alton capitalizes on the fascination of tourists and Chicagoans alike with his Untouchables Tour, ...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Nephew of John Dillinger, Who Planned Documentary on The History Channel, Has Lawsuit against Cemetery Dismissed

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A nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger needs a cemetery's permission to exhume the notorious criminal's Indianapolis gravesite t...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Examining the Crimes of the Calabrese Family #FamilySecrets

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Why are we so fascinated by the mob? Well, there's violence: garroting, shooting, stabbing; the thrill of men hunting men. Money: While ...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Al Capone's Diamond Pocket Watch Sold for Over $84K at Gangsters, Outlaws & Lawmen Auction

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Al Capone 's diamond-studded, platinum pocket watch went for $84,375 during an auction Saturday featuring other artifacts that belonged ...
Monday, May 08, 2017

All Against The Law: The Criminal Activities of the Depression Era Bank Robbers, Mafia, FBI, Politicians, & Cops

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This book tells the remarkable true stories of America’s most infamous Public-Enemy-Number-1 gangsters. Based on exhaustive documented resea...
Thursday, April 06, 2017

How Did Chicago became a Cultural Capital of Crime?

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The thing outsiders know about Chicago is crime. The mobsters, the street drug gangs, the corrupt operators—these are the most sensationaliz...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Gangsters & Grifters: Classic Crime Photos from the @ChicagoTribune

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Created from the Chicago Tribune's vast archives, Gangsters & Grifters: Classic Crime Photos from the Chicago Tribune , is a collect...
Thursday, July 09, 2015

The Fall of John Dillinger and the Rise of the FBI

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The movie playing at the Biograph Theater on this hot , muggy summer night was Manhattan Melodrama , starring Clark Gable as the ruthless ga...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI's Reputation Soared with High-Profile Arrests of Gangsters

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It is fitting to begin in the heart of Washington D.C., where J. Edgar Hoover lies at rest. He was a local kid who grew up on Capitol Hill...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Chicago Mob Hangouts in Wisconsin

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Members of the U.S. temperance movement believed that eliminating the demon alcohol would cure society of many ills. It would solidify famil...
Sunday, November 06, 2011

Crime in Chicago Seminar

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Join The Chicago History Museum for an exploration of Chicago crime from historical and contemporary perspectives. Programs begin at 7:00 p...
Friday, July 08, 2011

Chicago & Tourists Embrace Its Mob History and Historic Sites

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When Louise Leach planned her vacation, she had three priorities for her visit here: "architecture, pizza and gangsters." Leach...