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Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

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I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to write
ebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.

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Books

The Knife Strangulation Murders of Necrophile Charles William Yukl by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,990. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » General, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » Serial killers
Suzanne Reynolds was an aspiring actress/singer who tutored under voice training coach Charles Yukl. A married man, Yukl was secretly a necrophile, a person who is sexually stimulated by sex with dead bodies. Yukl doubled as a building manager in a Manhattan brownstone located at 29 East 28th Street. Reynolds, who was employed by an advertising firm, was also modeling part time in New York City.
United Airlines Mainliner Crashes Near Salt Lake City, Utah May 1, 1942 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,470. Language: English. Published: August 9, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Transportation » Aviation / History, Nonfiction » Transportation » Aviation / Commercial
UAL Flight Four was making a scheduled landing in favorable weather with nine miles visibility as it approached Salt Lake City's Municipal Airport. A three member flight crew was joined by eighteen passengers. An eyewitness heard a blasting sound as the Mainliner impacted a hillside. This was quickly followed by erupting flames which completely engulfed the DC-3. The witness observed from U.S. 91.
Frank Illiano Genovese Caporegime And Gallo Gang Thug by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,700. Language: English. Published: August 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Frank "Punchy" Illiano earned his nickname during a stint as a prizefighter in boxing. By 1961 he was firmly entrenched as a criminal associate of the Gallo brothers. Joey, Lawrence and Albert Gallo had once provided muscle and enforcement for oil importer/Sicilian crime boss Joseph Profaci. Profaci died a natural death in June 1962. Somewhat later Illiano and Lawrence Dentico were Genovese capos.
Aurelius Cirillo Profaci Soldier Murdered By His Girlfriend August 31, 1963 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,490. Language: English. Published: August 6, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
A mob hit on Lawrence "Larry" Gallo was made on August 20, 1961. A noose was in place, ready to hang the former Profaci muscle man. However, police walked in just seconds before Gallo was to die. Aurelius Cirillo drove a Cadillac that took three Profaci men away from the planned death scene, i.e. Brooklyn's Sahara cocktail lounge. A Profaci soldier, Cirillo was married with three children.
Nudism On Trial Legal Cases Involving Baptist Preacher/Nudist Ilsley Boone by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,480. Language: English. Published: August 4, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books
Reverend Ilsley Boone was a maverick preacher who affirmed nudism in the 1930s and 1940s. Based in Brooklyn and New York City, he started colonies in Philadelphia and elsewhere. In August 1948 Boone presided at the annual convention of the American Sunbathing Association in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Aside from Sunshine & Health Magazine, Boone published the "Joys of Nudism".
The Murder of John Nardi Cleveland Mobster And Teamsters Union Official by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,410. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
John Giovanni Nardi was a Cleveland, Ohio mobster and Teamsters Union official who was killed by murderers using a 16-stick dynamite bomb. Nardi's death was linked to an effort to takeover organized crime in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The takeover activity also included Irish Mafioso Danny Greene. Nardi's murder remained unsolved in 1982. Jackie Presser's Teamsters' leadership was mob backed.
Playboy Bunny Adrienne Pollack Overdoses On Quaaludes September 6, 1973 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,310. Language: English. Published: July 30, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
In 1973 Adrienne Pollack was found dead in her Chicago apartment by her boyfriend, a heroin user. The Cook County, Illinois medical examiner ruled that the blonde beauty's death was caused by an overdose of quaaludes. Originally from Niles, Adrienne was from a Polish-American family. Her mother came to America from Paris. A Cook County Grand Jury soon began a probe of Pollack's untimely death.
Salvatore Carta The FBI, Genovese Family And Yonkers Business Extortion by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,180. Language: English. Published: July 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
In the spring of 1969 U.S. Attorney Robert Morgenthau described Yonkers mobster John Tortora as a member of the Vito Genovese crime racket. Tortora was greatly assisted in this racket by Yonkers bulldozer operator Salvatore Carta. Carta, Tortora, Benjamin Gentile and John Ianelli were indicted for extorting money from Yonkers' businessmen. Carta was arrested and charged with perjuring himself.
Arthur "Weegee" Fellig Italian Photographer In Manhattan by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,620. Language: English. Published: July 27, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - how to
Weegee is a famous name in the annals of photography. He introduced an elastic lens that made possible distorted photos like a person sees at an amusement park. For example, through the elastic lens the Empire State Building can be made to look like a toothpick. Weegee rented his elastic lens to film companies for $5,000 when he first came out with it. He was in Hollywood for several years.
Frank "Chick 99" Callace Lucchese Family Narcotics Dealer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,420. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Frank "Chick 99" Callace was mostly involved in narcotics activities run by the Lucchese and Genovese crime syndicates. His name is closely associated with that of Dominick "Gyp the Gap" Petrelli. Drugs from Charles Luciano's narcotics empire were run out of Luciano's residence in Naples. Dope was flown from its manufacturing sight in Milan to Rome, Antwerp, France, the United States, etc.
Joseph Kadlub Cosa Nostra Figure Linked To Extortion of Carmine "the Snake" Persico by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,400. Language: English. Published: July 22, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Joseph Kadlub told a fascinating story to two reporters for the New York Journal-American, beginning on July 27, 1965. An ex-con whose parole was due to end imminently, Kadlub divulged that a federal agent and a New York City Police detective were coercing him to extort $2000 per month from Long Island mobster Carmine Persico. The affair ended with the violent deaths of Kadlub and an NYPD officer.
The Gay Bondage Murder of Alphonse Lamy Astoria, Queens December 5, 1932 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,340. Language: English. Published: July 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » LGBTQ+, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » General
Alphonse Lamy died a violent death on the night of December 5, 1932. Headlines in New York newspapers proclaimed the affair between elder bachelor and his youthful partner a "strange bondage" case. Meetings between Lamy and Peterson continued for five years, beginning when the youth was only fourteen years old. As many as twenty more men were involved in trysts that occurred at Lamy's flat.
Sunshine and Health Early Nudist Magazines, the U.S. Supreme Court and Postal Bans by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,390. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books, Nonfiction » Biography » Editors, journalists, & publishers
My e-book looks at the plight of "Sunshine and Health", "Natural Herald" and other nudist magazines. Most of these showed nude pictures of adults and their children in natural settings. The legality of these magazines was challenged in judicial cases that were appealed as high as the U.S. Supreme Court. A landmark Supreme Court decision of May 9, 1955 proved a boost to publishers and distributors.
Adam Magazine The Prosecution of Knight Publishing Co. Los Angeles, California by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,400. Language: English. Published: July 16, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Editors, journalists, & publishers, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books
During the late 1950s smut probes plagued the lives of magazines that published nude photos of female models. Knight Publishing Co. of Los Angeles was only one of many titles that was hindered by crackdowns that found their publishers in court. My research looks closely at smut probes that flourished in Philadelphia, Elizabeth, New Jersey and Albany, New York. Magazine distributors were targeted.
Legal Action Filed By Ex-Bunnies And Other Suits Involving Playboy Magazine by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,400. Language: English. Published: July 13, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Hugh Hefner was once sued by the sister of murdered Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten. Hefner and Stratten's stepfather alleged that film producer Peter Bogdonavich had seduced the girl when she was only thirteen. Hefner and Bodgonavich had a major falling out after the blonde beauty was slain by her ex-boyfriend. A former Century City Bunny sued Playboy when she was fired at 28 for being too old.
Ex-Bunnies Busted For Cocaine Possession And Narcotics Probe Targets Playboy Enterprises by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,400. Language: English. Published: July 11, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Drug trade, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Hugh Hefner was a target of federal investigators after drugs were found in possession of some of his guests at parties hosted by Playboy. Allegedly, illicit drugs had been used by celebrities and others who frequented parties at the Chicago and Bel Air, California Playboy mansions. In a separate section of my e-book I look at a case in which two ex-Bunnies were busted for drug possession in NY.
Cavalier Magazine Girly Photography, Libel Lawsuits and Mid-20th Century Journalism by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,570. Language: English. Published: July 8, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Editors, journalists, & publishers, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books
Cavalier Magazine, which flourished during the late 1950s and1960s was also a controversial publication for more than one reason. Among the most noteworthy incidents was one involving the U.S. Marine base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cavalier published a story that some Marine brass deemed detrimental to the Corps. Sales of the March 1967 Cavalier were prohibited at Camp Lejeune.
Rosario Palmieri aka Sally Young Demoted Genovese Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,350. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Rosario Palmieri was a Genovese syndicate soldier/caporegime who was active in the mob from the 1930s. Aka Sally Young, Palmieri was demoted from capo to soldier during the rise of Vincent "the Chin" Gigante in the Genovese crime network. Later in his career Palmieri secured the assets of deceased hoodlum Gerard "Gerry" Pappa. Palmieri is known for his role in the execution of Ferdinand Boccia.
Joseph "Joe Stretch" Stracci Garment Industry Labor Racketeer Lucchese Soldier In Harlem by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,350. Language: English. Published: July 3, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Joseph Stracci was in trouble with the law by 1925. In '25 Stracci was among a group of men who assaulted a 19-year-old woman who'd been picked up by one of them. In October 1963 Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi named Stracci as among the men who was present at the March 1931 execution of mob boss Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. Masseria was gunned down by order of Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
Abraham "Abe" Chait Putnam Valley, New York Stables Owner Harness Racing Enthusiast and Lucchese Mobster by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,700. Language: English. Published: July 1, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Equestrian » Horseracing
Abraham "Abe" Chait's role as an investor in the parent company of Yonkers Raceway was slowly revealed during testimony obtained by a New York State Investigation Commission. The Yonkers facility was controlled through ownership in Algam Corporation stock. New York State quetioned whether to revoked Chait's racing license. The Moreland Commission was actively probing horse racing in New York.
Joseph "Joe Palisades" Rosato Jackson Heights, New York Lucchese Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,410. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Gaetano Thomas Lucchese assumed command of the Mafia rackets in New York City after former boss Frank Costello was imprisoned in 1952. Assistant Lucchese leaders included Joseph Rosato, Stefano Steve LaSalle, Joe Langano and Abraham Chait. My e-book looks at Rosato's career as a criminal, his Apalachin cohorts, etc. Rosato spent time as a fugitive in Florida before his arrest in 1959.
Anthony Riela Little Falls, New Jersey Motel Owner Bonanno Family Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,290. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Anthony Riela was cited for contempt of court when he refused to divulge the true reasons for the Apalachin meeting in November 1957. It is thought that the gathering of Mafiosi dealt with a reapportionment of Mafia territory. Riela had a criminal record that included permitting prostitution on the premises of his motels. Originally from Terranova, Italy Riela became a caporegime for the Bonannos.
Scrub Jay or Florida Jay Devastated by Mosquito Control Pesticides by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,360. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Birds, Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Pets & livestock » Birds
My e-book considers the scrub jay which is a member of the crow family and closely related to the more well-known blue jays. My research delved into observations by individual bird watchers, government statistics, and reports compiled by the Florida Gas Transmission Company. Some ornithologists predicted the extinction of scrub jays by 2008. Denuded scrub oak habitat has had a devastating impact.
Ignatius Cannone Endwell, New York Restaurateur Broome County Mafia Figure by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,390. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Ignatius Cannone drove past a police roadblock on the day of the Apalachin meeting, i.e. November 14, 1957. He was among the many persons who were interrogated about the Mafia conclave that day. Federal agents believed that the true reason for the mob gathering was a reapportionment of territories among leading New York gangsters. Cannone was a personal friend of host Joseph Barbara Sr.
Mafioso Joseph Profaci's Business and Real Estate Holdings Brooklyn, New York June 1962 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,610. Language: English. Published: June 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Joseph Profaci's empire was eventually broken up among and became the Colombo family organization. Profaci died a natural death from cancer in June 1962. At this time the Sicilian's power structure was being besieged by the Gallo brothers who once provided enforcement for the Profaci syndicate. My e-book considers Profaci family holdings in mid-1962 at the time of Joseph's demise in Brooklyn.
The Mafia Slaying of Bank Teller/Go-Go Dancer Irene Brandt Blue Point, Long Island September 28, 1966 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,630. Language: English. Published: June 17, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » General
Julius Klein was a career criminal who was in prison at the time he was charged with the murder of bank teller/dancer Irene Brandt. A former aircraft company employee, Irene had just recently failed in her aspiration to become an airline stewardess. When Brandt disappeared from her job at lunchtime in September 1966, she was driving a rental 1966 red Mustang. Days later it was found in Patchogue.
Michael "Mickey" Candella Mob Informant Colombo Mafia Associate by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,520. Language: English. Published: June 15, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Mickey Candela was at the center of a grand jury investigation into the Mafia in Suffolk County, New York and elsewhere on Long Island. Records found at his North Babylon residence led to police protection being extended to the ex-blackjack dealer and his family. Candela's ties to Colombo mobster John "Sonny" Franzese were approved by underworld figures Pasquale Guariglia and Felice Vizzari.
Samuel "Sammy Shell" Schlitten Atlantic Beach, Long Island Gambino Associate E.J. Corvette Discount Store Labor Racketeer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,370. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
In 1966 Samuel Schlitten was part of a ring that "loaned" money to a vice-president of E.J. Korvette's discount stores on Long Island. A Gambino supervised operation the syndicate secured Korvette's business for a garbage disposal/incinerator in Rockland County, New York. Schlitten was closely tied to Genovese caporegime John Gregory "Buster" Ardito. Joseph Zingaro was also involved in this plot.
The Prostitution Trials of Minot "Mickey" Jelke Margarine Fortune Scion by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,520. Language: English. Published: June 9, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography, Nonfiction » True Crime » Nonviolent
Minot "Mickey" Jelke was arrested for forced prostitution on August 15, 1952. Aside from conspiracy and receiving the earnings of prostitutes the oleomargarine heir was indicted on a weapons charge. The Kings County District Attorney's office insisted that Jelke was using his posh apartment as a rendezvous for prostitutes to meet business men. Some of the women involved were established actresses.
Frankie Roche Westfield, Massachusetts Hoodlum Adolfo Big "Al Bruno" Assassin by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,950. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
As a government informant in New York City in March 2011 Frankie Roche admitted that he was a "chronic boozer". He also divulged having assaulted total strangers and forcibly taken a 17-year-old date on a high-speed chase through central Massachusetts. Roche aligned himself closely with Greek-American mobster Fotios "Freddie" Geas and his brother Ty. Both were defendants in the Bruno murder trial.
Jack Zuta Al Capone Rival Polish North Side Chicago Mob Boss by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,560. Language: English. Published: June 5, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Jack Zuta has been described as a significant Mafioso who maintained an inconspicuous profile in Chicago during the days of the Capone and Moran gangs. Zuta, who kept a saloon on the West Side for years, was most often in his office keeping files. However, crime observers opined that Zuta and Sicilian mobster Joe Aiello were Al Capone's primary rivals until they were eliminated in 1930.
Beaten and Burned To Death The Murder of Una Versa Ponder Louisville, Kentucky September 1947 by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,680. Language: English. Published: June 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » General crimes, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » General
The murdered and tortured body of Una Versa Ponder was discovered by a combo of her sisters and brothers and Louisville Police. Several neighbors who were interviewed about the ex-beauty queen's death recalled they hadn't seen the woman for days. A badly disheveled apartment was scattered with around one hundred liquor bottles. Kentucky law enforcement searched for four men whose names they found.
Charles "The Blade" Tourine Genovese Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,330. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Genovese crime associate Charles Tourine was a part of gambling in the Washington, D.C. area and St. Marys County, Maryland in the early 1960s. The Maharba Club and Spartan-American Club were two of the venues in which his name was circulated in news accounts. In May 1969 federal agents arrested Tourine in his Central Park South apartment. He was charged with smuggling pornography into the U.S.
Booksellers, Photographers, Call Girls and Teachers Orgies and Sex By Telegram Arrests by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,470. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - how to
In October 1958 an Albany, New York news dealer was convicted on obscenity charges for selling the January 1957 issue of Nugget magazine to customers. In July 1959 three saleswomen/prostitutes were arrested on prostitution charges following a raid on a Madison Hotel sex-by-telegram ring. The women had been negotiating prices for "dates" at the time they were apprehended by police detectives.
Paul "Paulie Zac" Zaccaria Brooklyn Sicilian Mobster Gambino Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,380. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Paul Zaccaria was taken into custody in a massive New York City Police raid in which thirty-five hoodlums were arrested. Mob associates connected to the Gambino and Bonanno crime families were seized. The raid was conducted on June 11, 1970. My e-book is helpful for tracing mob ties, Italian ancestry, as well as examining info about the unsolved murder of Zaccaria's father Calogero Carlo Zaccaria.
Michelle Giacomo "Jack" Scarpulla Long Island City Butcher and Gambino Family Caporegime by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,480. Language: English. Published: May 22, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Jack Scarpulla and his son, Angelo, are cited in testimony given before a United States Senate Subcommittee as Gambino crime family affiliates. Father and son were drug dealers like other prominent Mafiosi of their era, i.e. Anthony Strollo, Rocco Mazzie, Benny Barranca, etc. The Carlo Gambino and Joseph Bonanno families were at the top of list among crime organizations as narcotics traffickers.
Noir Obscenity Raids And Amateur Photographers Documented Cases by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,680. Language: English. Published: May 19, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
In August 1960 the United States Supreme Court was asked to review three cases involving the possession and distribution of pornographic photos and films. The high court's review was prompted by appeals from state supreme courts in Ohio, Missouri and California. My e-book also looks at obscenity cases in Queens, Buffalo, Van Nuys, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Rome, New York. Each case is documented.
Frank "Big Frank" Pasqua Gambino Family Soldier by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,450. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
A December 1982 narcotics case involving Frank Pasqua was deemed by FBI Director William H. Webster, "one of the biggest narcotics cases involving organized crime members and associates ever to be investigated." Pasqua was one of seventeen narcotics defendants seized in a series of police raids in the Bronx, Westchester County and Staten Island. Pasqua's son followed him into organized crime.
Smut Photography and Literature A Cornucopia of Porn Arrests by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,690. Language: English. Published: May 13, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books, Nonfiction » Social Science » Pornography
The 1950s and 1960s were times when booksellers and even "antique dealers" were targeted for porn busts and raids. My ebook considers this type of police action in New York City (Queens, Manhattan, College Point, Nassau County, and Yonkers), upstate New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere. Raiders seized nude photos, adult books, and machines to copy and print books. Porn busts flourished in the U.S.
Anthony "Tony the Gawk" Augello Colombo Family Soldier by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,440. Language: English. Published: May 10, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Anthony Augello was a Colombo family soldier whose name surfaced following the June 1971 attempted assassination of Mafia boss Joseph Colombo. Colombo's sons believed their father's shooting was the work of a lone fanatic. Crime observers, and Colombo's bodyguards, surmised that the shooting was the work of the rival Gallo brothers. Sonny Franzese was a prominent Colombo mobster of the early 70s.
The Elimination of Bruno Carnevale Queens Village Gambino Soldier by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,360. Language: English. Published: May 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
On March 30, 1972 the Cloud Room manager at LaGuardia Restaurant, Conrad Greaves, was a victim of gangland violence. Authorities later discovered no connections between the hit on Greaves and the murder of Mafia enforcer Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo a few days later. At 5:23 a.m. on April 7th Gallo was shot at Umberto's Clamhouse in Manhattan. Carnevale was hit for information he might have divulged.
Race Murders and Narcotics Trafficking The Mafia In Sullivan County, New York by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,280. Language: English. Published: May 4, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
The attempted shooting of Gambino underboss Aniello Dellacroce in a nightclub brought retribution in the form of serial hits on the hoodlums who helped orchestrate it. Two of the victims were nephews of Gambino soldier Jojo Manfredi. Other mob hits were carried out in retribution for narcotics dealing. The violence and murders pitted blacks against white criminals. Narcotics were involved.
Arthur "The Animal" Intrator Flushing, Queens Loanshark Taxi Driver Extortionist by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,460. Language: English. Published: May 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Arthur "The Animal" Intrator was a career criminal who is noteworthy as an extortionist of taxi drivers who ran cabbies at Idlewild International and LaGuardia Field. Federal agents and New York City Police cracked the efficient and lucrative Mafia racket at the dawn of the 1960s. Intrator was the victim of an unsolved mob hit that ended with his corpse being found on Foch Avenue in Staten Island.
Joseph "Staten Island Joe" Riccobono Murder, Inc. Extortionist-Gambino Family Consigliere by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,520. Language: English. Published: April 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Joseph Riccobono was a Gambino family member whose criminal record dated to 1936. Originally from Palermo, Italy, he was especially close to Sicilian Mafia boss Gaetano Thomas Lucchese. Following Apalachin Riccobono was closely associated with Gambino capo Carmine Lombardozzi. In August 1963 Staten Island Joe was directly linked by federal agents to Lombardozzi, a notorious securities swindler.
Paul "Pauley Ham" Correale Lucchese Captain by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,350. Language: English. Published: April 26, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
Paul Correale was closely associated with Lucchese capo Carmine Tramunti. Arrested when he was 13-years-old, Correale was arrested with Tramunti for firing shots at a policeman during a robbery attempt. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Correale was firmly entrenched in the Mafia trucking business. A NY State investigative committee exposed his ownership in S&R Trucking of Manhattan.
The Lucchese Family On Long Island Gambling Loansharking and Auto Theft by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,490. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
The Lucchese family flourished throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties near the end of the 1960s. Camine Tramunti, a Lucchese capo, was observed at a 1965 Mafia meeting that convened to choose a successor to Joseph Bonanno. The Luccheses were the target of a large grand jury inquiry that probed organized crime. In 1969 Tramunti was jailed for refusing to admit his association with other Luccheses.
Playboy Bunnies, Strippers And Nude Photography by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,500. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Photography - Photo books, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography
Gloria Hendry and Claudia Lennear are two African-American women who enjoyed success as Playboy models. Lennear was a rock singer who was featured in the August 1974 edition of Playboy. Hendry, an aspiring lawyer, gained prominence as a Bond Girl in the 1973 film "Live and Let Die", starring Roger Moore. Michelle Fitzsimmons was a Playboy Bunny who stripped before becoming a nude model in Chicago.
Salvatore "Sally Burns" Granello Genovese Mafia Soldier White Slave Trafficker and Oil Profiteer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,530. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Salvatore Granello moved into jukebox machine extortion in the 1960s. "Sally Burns" demanded a one-fourth cut of profits earned by Manhattan jukebox proprietor Irving Holzman. Conversations between Granello and Holzman were closely monitored by Nassau County District Attorney William Cahn. Granello was later sentenced to six months imprisonment along with two more co-defendants.
Barney Kotler Mafia Bookmaker Jewish Murder, Inc., Killer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,640. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime, Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws
Barney Kotler was the son of a Russian immigrant cement contractor. In 1910 the Kotlers lived on Vermont Street in Brooklyn. Barney served in the U.S. Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Kotler was a fulcrum of the Harry Gross gambling ring that operated for years in the New York Metropolitan area. A former Murder, Inc., henchman, Barney was closely associated with Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, of Murder, Inc.
Joseph "Gus" Colozzo Brooklyn Gambino Caporegime by
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Joseph Colozzo (also Colazzo) was a prominent Gambino capo of the 1950s and beyond. In April 1964 Colozzo's name surfaced during a Mafia effort to takeover local labor unions. The mob targeted the Nassau/Suffolk Trades Construction Council headed by John "Buddy" Long. The mobsters frequently met at the Harbor Lights Social Club on L.I. Many Gambinos were close to Carmine Lombardozzi, mob capo.
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