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Hitmen


Hitmen

The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang

von: Scott M. Deitche

35,99 €

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 15.06.2022
ISBN/EAN: 9781538153574
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 198

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<p><span>From the author of the star reviewed </span><span>Garden State Gangland</span><span> comes an in-depth exposé on East Harlem's notorious Purple Gang whose murderous exploits became a media obsession and Mafia lynchpin.</span></p>
<p><span>In the late 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders had Harlem police and federal authorities at their wits’ end until they realized several commonalities. The victims were all either Mafia members or potential witnesses of Mafia activity and they’d all been shot from .22 pistols traced back to a single private sale in Florida. From these details, the FBI and police were able to build a profile of a rogue sect of Mafia hitmen known as the East Harlem Purple Gang.</span></p>
<p><span>Starting on the fringes of Mafia families, the Purple Gang members became indispensable and installed members in the highest ranks of the Genovese, Bonanno, and Lucchese families. Often serving as freelance hitmen, kidnappers, and drug traffickers, the Purple Gang’s exploits quickly crossed into mythology as media outlets scrambled to keep up with new murders and the law’s crusade to bring the gang members to justice. Sifting through the mystery and mythos, author Scott M. Deitche brings readers into Harlem’s gritty streets to experience the Purple Gang’s reign of terror, the investigators who tried to bring them down, and the gang members who either suffered violent ends or are still at large today.</span></p>
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<p><span>From the author of the star-reviewed </span><span>Garden State Gangland</span><span> comes the story of the notorious East Harlem Purple Gang, a group of freelance hitmen who flourished on the Mafia’s payroll and the media’s front page. </span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: Origins</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: What’s in a Name?</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: A Capacity for Violence</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: The Drug Game</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: Rockland County</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 6: The Milgram Murder</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 7: .22 Caliber Killers</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 8: The Shopping Spree</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 9: The Viserto Drug Trial</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 10: The Early Eighties</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 11: A Killing on Thunderboat Row</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 12: The Crackdown</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 13: The Michael Meldish Murder</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 14: The Leaders of the Families</span></p>
<p><span>The Hitmen </span><span>uncovers a dark and twisted history of the East Harlem Purple Gang in the gritty New York City organized crime scene of the late 70s and early 80s.</span></p>
<p><span>Scott M. Deitche</span><span> is the author of multiple books on organized crime, including </span><span>Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld</span><span> and critically acclaimed, </span><span>Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey</span><span>. He has written articles on organized crime for local and national magazines and newspapers. Scott has been featured on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, American Heroes Channel, A&amp;E, C-SPAN, Oxygen, as well as over 50 national and international news and radio shows. He is a member of The Mob Museum’s Advisory Council. Scott currently lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.</span></p>

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