To steal you don’t need a mask and a gun- just a three-piece suit and a briefcase” – the motto of the new mafia. ..

“Gen John T. Thompson, U.S.A., retired, inventor of the Thompson submachine gun and in charge of design and manufacture of ...

The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, ...

From an old jail to a former Al Capone hangout, there are multiple spots in Kosciusko County that some consider to be haunted ...

Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr have rejected Cristiano Ronaldo's advice to appoint Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane as their new head coach. As per a report by The Sun (via Daily Mail), the ...

After the notorious crime boss was arrested outside a Philadelphia movie theater in 1929, his conviction led to a stay at ...

It seems every neighborhood in Chicago is said to have the spirit of Al Capone or John Dillinger roaming its streets late at ...

Travel Iowa reports that the Franklin Hotel is haunted by two ghosts: a woman in a lavender gown named Lily who sings and ...

In 1933, Leslie T. White moved to Scotts Valley to write pulp fiction at his ‘Mystery Ranch.’ After reading Lincoln Steffens’ ...

As with other organized crime organizations at the time, Capone and the Chicago Outfit had rivalries with various underworld ...

How did Al Capone get syphilis? AI Capone was an American gangster and businessman. He contracted syphilis in his early years ...

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