The Purple Gang & The Lindbergh Baby Case: How Detroit’s Jewish Mob Played Role In ‘Crime Of The Century’ In NJ
Detroit’s infamous Purple Gang were initially the prime suspects in the “Crime of The Century,” the kidnapping and eventual murder of...
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The Purple Gang’s Final Hit: The Slaying Of State Senator Warren G. Hooper
The murder of Michigan Republican State Senator Warren G. Hooper in 1945 was most likely the last significant coordinated criminal...
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...
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...
