Crooks Kill, Cops Lie: The True Story of the St Louis Mobster Wars - Couverture souple

Richards, Timothy C.

 
9781507633717: Crooks Kill, Cops Lie: The True Story of the St Louis Mobster Wars
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ISBN 10 : 1507633718 ISBN 13 : 9781507633717
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

In the early 1980's, the St. Louis Region was controlled by the Chicago "outfit" controlled by Joey (Doves) Aiuppa. Joey (Doves) controlled all of the labor locals and most of the trade unions.He had considerable clout within local and state government due to union financial support of local politicians.Joey (Doves) guys in charge in St. Louis (John Vitale and Tony Giordano) became sick and old and the young guns in the region saw a chance to take over the rackets in the region.A Syrian family (Leisure (Paul and Anthony) decided to bomb a few of the "outfit's guys.One good car bombing begets another. It was chaos on the streets of St. Louis.The author was a detective in the prestigious Intelligence Unit of the police department. His job was to investigate (spy on) the organized criminals. His first hand account of what transpired in the St. Louis gang war is true and indisputable.The book contains crime scene photos, true names, and an index. It is nonfiction true crime at its finest.

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À propos de l?auteur

The author is a refugee of the mean streets of East St. Louis, Illinois. He witnessed his first car bombing at the age of 9. He was in the United States Marine Corp at the age of 17. After 4 years he returned to the St. Louis region and became a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri St. Louis. He is married with 2 children, lives in Oakville, Missouri and is semi retired.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1507633718
ISBN 13 
9781507633717
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
355
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