This is a page from a big unpublished report I have on the LCN group in Detroit. Note the links to Apalachin and the debate about historical links between...
A few of us have copies, now, of the Lupo book on the Sangiorgi report. Is there a translator in the house? ________________________________ From: Tom...
I thoroughly enjoyed the article here: http://www.onewal.com/a017/f_swmichigan.html Not only do you easily put any debate to rest on whether or not Buster was...
Not to a new level, since I think we've pretty well covered Buster already. There are a few more details unearthed in the Informer article, but nothing to...
Well, I suppose I meant that Buster is "fleshed out" more. If you have unearthed a few more details, that would probably be a new level. I still think he tends...
For those who've not read the Gentile manuscript, I would urge them to obtain a copy. I believe that almost all those on this forum have a translation. ...
I agree but sadly, I was never able to make contact with a relative, so there we are. The same goes for the other Castellammare War gunmen. We have to go...
(The following is an abbreviated version of the review that will appear in the January 2012 issue of Informer.) Authors Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow have...
Now it's just a matter of getting the case file on his death... you could stumble upon all sorts of connections. ________________________________ From: Ryan A...
Ryan, Did you search the newspaper archives yet? Seems to be a good amount of info between 1929 and 1933 in the NYT (which also repeatedly mentions "Dapper Dan...
I'm not sure I buy that bit of the story. You know, the Dapper Dan Collins connection seems a very interesting one. NYT has quite a few articles on him...
Does anyone know ANYTHING about "Milwaukee Pete" Maniaci, an alleged made member from Detroit? I spoke to Scott Burnstein, and he heard of the man but knew...
I want to alert the group to Patrick Downey's latest work. 'Legs Diamond: Gangster' is a revealing look at the enigmatic Prohibition Era hoodlum. While Diamond...
Eighty years ago, Solomon was killed during an apparent holdup in a Boston-area nightclub. Boston authorities believed they solved the case, putting a few...
Sounds interesting. But considering Patrick Downey´s "Gangster City", which (I would say) lacked good, solid researching...I don´t know. Just hoping that the...
I have to say that I enjoyed Gangster City, and I think Pat did a good job there with an enormous project. Of course, Pat's book is very different from DaveC's...
I guess "Legs" is a completely different type of book. It should be, given that the story focuses entirely on Legs Diamond. Imagine how much work it would have...
It might be an idea, following on from Goran's email, for us guys to put together a list of what we consider to be good OC books. Perhaps some of this can...
Without going over a book from 2004, I also had problems over the research in "Gangster City."Â It seemed to be based either on books or on newspaper...
I understand what you guys are saying but I enjoyed Gangster City. With that said I came into it knowing that Pat's work is supposed to entertain first, which...
Sounds like a good idea, Dave. And perhaps, in the long run, this list (if it´s good enough that is), could become a special list of "must have", or "must...
I suppose I can do the academic books, if this is going to be followed through ... ________________________________ From: Goran Hrkman <hrkmangoran@...> ...
In my opinion, the grading of published works requires either - Some objective means of measuring their worth - Or a panel of reviewers with different points...
