Category: crime
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Discovering the Forgotten Grave of the Spilotro Brothers
Decaying cornstalks. A hodge-podge of wild scrub. The spidery trees of heaven and some squat-looking poplars. A couple honeysuckles.
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The Hidden History of Al Capone’s Rumored Escape Tunnel
A flat, square hunk of concrete in the middle of the forest. Uninteresting, save that anything flat and square should not be in a natural forest…
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How Bobby Franks’ Murder Captivated a Nation in 1924
From top to bottom, the tale of Bobby Franks, a young man who deserved far better than being tossed like flotsam into that Wolf Lake culvert, is tragedy.
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Al Capone’s Associate: The Rise and Fall of Mike Carrozzo, Part I
Carrozzo’s greatest pride wasn’t his wealth or the land or the dairy business, but what he saw as his ticket to social mobility: his racing stable.
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Al Capone’s Associate: The Rise and Fall of Mike Carrozzo, Part II
Park crew had attempted to cut back the dense weeds surrounding the stable’s perimeter, but after burning through a half-dozen heavy-duty trimmer blades
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Frank McErlane: Chicago’s Most Dangerous Killer
….in a single, fluid motion, Frank McErlane yanked his revolver from its shoulder holster, aimed at a man drinking quietly at the end of the bar and fired.
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