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Hitmen - Couverture souple

Deitche, Scott M.

 
9781538196946: Hitmen
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1538196948 ISBN 13 : 9781538196946
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024

Synopsis

From the author of the star reviewed Garden State Gangland comes an in-depth exposé on East Harlem's notorious Purple Gang whose murderous exploits became a media obsession and Mafia lynchpin.
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.
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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Scott M. Deitche is the author of several books on organized crime, including the critically acclaimed Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey and Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang. He has also written articles on organized crime for national magazines and newspapers and has been featured on numerous television and news shows. Deitche lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1538196948
ISBN 13 
9781538196946
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
198
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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