The Purple Gang & The Oil Business: Doherty Hotel Murder Brought Attention To Small Town In Michigan
The mid-Michigan oil boom of the early 20th Century brought with it a Purple Gang-related murder in the spring of...
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FUN IN THE SUN: The Detroit Mob’s History In Florida
Those blustery, bitterly-cold Motor City winters have long seen mobsters from Detroit scurrying for the warmth of sunny Florida. The...
Siamese Twins Slayings Marked Beginning Of The End For Detroit’s Legendary Purple Gang
Outside of the disappearance and execution of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, the state of Michigan's most infamous unsolved mob assassination might be the so-called "Siamese Twins...
Old School MoTown Gangster Hangout Remains In Business, Once Had Ties To Purple Gang & Giacalones
Detroit’s historic Oakland Avenue Bath House, better known as simply, “The Schvitz,” a set of steam rooms and swimming pools...
James Caan Flirted With Disaster While In Preparation For Thief Role, Says Retired Chicago Cop
Hollywood actor and Godfather film alum James Caan almost got himself arrested in Chicago in 1980 while preparing for his...
