St Louis Drug dealer Clemon Wilks and Mrs Barbara Clay were shot to death 28 June 1971. The Dominque Maxwell, 28, of Cape Girardeau, the alleged Assistant Governor of the state of Missouri, is charged with RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and related firearms crimes. 16 June 1922 Lester slipped out sixteen railroad cars filled with coal. The Gates of Hell open each night. Colbeck Colbeck was not only a gangster, but he was also a politician. Among the crimes alleged in the indictment are two gang-related murders. St Louis mayor Henry Kiel 15 April 1913 was Henry Kiel chosen mayor of St Louis he was 2 times rechosen and served till 21 April 1925. Big Earl Shelton 24 May 1949 was Big Earl Shelton shot and wounded. The Grays were discovered shot to death in their car, which had also been torched by the killer(s) on September 14, 1925. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - One person is in custody after attempting to bring a gun into East St. Louis High School on Tuesday morning. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina. Mrs. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Thomas snake Kinney was elected to the st louis Democratic city Committee in 1890. Led by R. N. Mason, the Exalted Cyclops of the Trinidad Klan, raiding parties went on random searches for bootleg stills and liquor. Today many sections of the Ville are vacant, especially below St. Louis Avenue, but there are still hoods like Lexingtons 41LEX and 44LEX, Ashlands 44Ashland and 39Ashland (3940), 4200 Maffit, 442 Ville, the largest section from the 4200 to the 4400 blocks, and more. Indicted were bothers Alfred and Frank Selvaggi, George Herwig (bartender with Gray), Frank Collins, Marvel Paul Michaels, Joseph Costello, and Louis Colone (uncle of the Selvaggi brothers, and owner of another speakeasy). probably Patrick Hogan killed 29 September 1944 was probably Patrick Hogan killed at Club Royal. Birger gang Birger and the Pocahontas bank robbery on 30 November 1926. In a message to parents . In July 1927 Birger men Ray Hyland and Arthur Newman get life for murder. wounded was Herman Phemister (he died 29 September 1924), Allison was replaced as deputy sheriff by Ora Thomas. He was state witness in the kidnapping of Dr Isaac Kelley and had named Angelo Rosegrant, Bart Davis and Felix McDonald as the other kidnappers. Cervantes appointed attorney Morris Shenker chairman of the city's new Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 24 August 1927 Benny Giamanco (Benjamin Giamonco??) Its. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn This illustrates, when we work together, how effective our law enforcement alliances are in pursuing and eradicating violent street gangs to make our communities safer.. For a hundred years, East St. Louis had two hospitals, one Protestant (Christian Welfare), and one Catholic (St. Mary's), and Belleville had one hospital, Catholic (St. Elizabeth's), In the late 1960s, due the migration of people "up the hill" from East St. Louis, a Protestant hospital was built in Belleville, and about eight years later . East St Louis is a fairly dangerous place as American cities go. St Louis boss Vito Giannola (Capone henchman) The same year Giannola becomes the most important boss in St Louis after the conviction of the Irish gangster Dinty Colbeck with a lot of his Egans Rats gang for a postal robbery and also Cuckoo members Roy Tipton and Leo Cronin got arrested and all got 25 years in Leavenworth. The far east portion of St.Louis City, MO is considered Downtown St. Louis. The rats retaliated by dispatching the bodies of Joseph Cammarata and Everett Summers in ditches along county roads. Frank "one ear" Fratto from Chicago's Des Moines murders St Louis green ones leader "Greenie" Frank Agrusa in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Greatly perturbed, the Egan chief struck back violently. St Louis Republican mayor Henry Ziegenheim served from 20 April 1897 till 16 April 1901. Eagle Park Resort?? Joe Giardano Joe Giardano (brother of Tony Giardano and Sam Giardano) was charged with the strangulation murder of the Italian gangster Salvatore Faraci (26) in St Louis in August 1928. When Colbeck learned that some of his old henchmen were running some of the gambling clubs, he began to demand a cut of the profits. 1 The Casino Queen, 200 S Front St ( located on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River in East St. Louis ). St Louis, Pendergast family In 1946 president Truman wants to lose congressman Roger C Slaughter because he always voted against Truman's proposals and he uses Tom Pendergasts nephew Jim Pendergast who looked after that Enos Axtell became the new congressman after fraudulent elections. next they fire on a car containing Mackler, Kennedy and James Hogan no one was injured. Click here for information in multiple victim cases. 10 March 1925 exploded a bomb at the shop and house of H. T. Fowler the father of former Young bodyguard Young, Birger gang 12 April 1926 on election Day Birgers gang opened fire and 6 people killed among whom Harland Ford (40 and brother of onetime Klan leader John Ford), brothers Mack Sizemore (54 and an alderman) and Ben Sizemore (52 and his son is Albert Gebo Sizemore), they were all clansmen. By April 1925, Stapleton had had enough of Candlish's performance and secretly deputized 125 members of the local American Legion to carry out a series of raids. bootlegger William Fleming killed 30 August 1931 was bootlegger William Fleming shot and killed and his partner William Shannon Jr. wounded. This did not sit well with any of the established underworld groups operating on the Eastside. A machinegun found later in the house of Lester Barth was used in the attack, Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel killed 22 November 1930 were gunmen Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel machine gunned to death, Joseph Wojewodka killed 16 December 1930 was Joseph Wojewodka shot and killed in his saloon at 1310 Chambers Street. The men kick in the secret door to his shelter place and riddle him with machineguns, a happy widow Augustina Dattilo leaving behind, because her husband was abusing her. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.. - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced today that seven alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, including top national and state leaders, have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. The prohibition agents pointed out that these cars were equipped to carry whisky as well as egg cases. Howard Akers and Fabian DeClue killed 22 November 1945 were Howard Akers and Fabian DeClue found killed. In March 1987 Raymond Flynn gets convicted and gets 55 years prison which is a year later reduced to 30 years. The Illinois Central yard officials kept her husband in the fire box of one of the engines from Monday night to Wednesday morning, afraid to let him go out on the street even to go to his home. St Louis Egan's rats gang leader Dinty Colbeck convicted In May 1923 the Egan's Rats got 55000 dollars in cash from the Staunton postmaster. St Louis 7 December 1943 were Harley Grizzell and Norman Farr shot and killed. Santino was close to people in Detroit and NYC, he probably didn't support the Aiellos in Chicago perhaps he knew Mike Merlo the head of the Unione Siciliano in Chicago. St Louis gang Egan's rats leader Thomas Egan dies 20 April 1919 Thomas Egan died and was replaced as Fifth Ward boss by his brother William T Egan. The day before the murders, Alfred Selvaggi, along with Marvel Paul Michaels, and Joseph Costello, three young men in the middle of a depression with no jobs and no money, purchased a new car and were joyriding in it. 7 November 1913 deputy constable Harry Levin shot and killed auto mechanic Fred Hesse who was suspected to have snitched on the Egans Rats over a 15000 dollar railroad swindle. Suspect was Art Newman. In a shoot out police kill 2 Cuckoo members and soon after, 26 October the police want to arrest Joseph "Scarface Joe" Bommarito (his sister Grace is the wife of Pete licavoli) but he resists and get killed and James Licavoli wounded, both belong to the Green ones mafiosi. There were, however, five major players in the St. Louis liquor wars at the time: Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Pillow Gang, the Cuckoos and the Green Ones. Shelton man Joel Nyberg shot and killed in Peoria (Illinois) 20 September 1946 was Shelton man Joel Nyberg shot and killed in Peoria (Illinois), Shelton slot machine associate Philip Stumpf shot and killed in Peoria (Illinois) 25 October 1946 was Shelton slot machine associate Philip Stumpf shot and killed in Peoria (Illinois). In May 1986 Matthew Trupiano got 4 years, he served 16 months. St Louis gang Egan's rats members Max and Morris Greenberg Egans rats member Max Greenberg, his brother Morris Greenberg and two others were suspected in the murder of Sam Mintz on 5 December 1914. for the kidnapping of St Louis grocer Sam Scorfina arrested Frank Agrusa, Vito Impastato, Soria Mantia, Baptista Bommarito, Mike Lombardo and Carl Fiorita. EAST ST. LOUIS is a region located in IL, and has a population of 27,087. In 1911Egans rats killed the Nixie fighters leaders Edward Devine and Charles von der Ahe. Dinty Colbeck 25 April 1924 robbery of the Granite City National Bank netting 63000 dollars was led by Dinty Colbeck. St Louis east side When the Birger Gang was eliminated in 1930 Carl Shelton of the East Side Gang ordered the Cuckoos out of the East Side. His gang merged with the Green ones and John Vitale to form one St Louis family under Frank Coppola. Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz killed 7 January 1931 were the shot and killed Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz found. Herrin coal mine owner W. J. Lester Coal mine owner W. J. Lester hired 50 strikebreakers from employment agencies in Chicago. Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. Their gang was taken over by Charles Spicuzza. St Louis mafia faction leader Carmelo Fresina In 1922 Carmelo Fresina arrives in St Louis and joined the faction headed by Pasquale Santino. Birger gang In January 1927 Birgers Shady Rest was destroyed by a fire and in the fire died 4 people one of them being the killer Elmo Thomasson and the others were Mrs. Lena George. According to Renard, Egan blamed Greenberg for swindling him out of $50,000 worth of booze. St Louis: Willie Egan killer John Doyle killed Egan's replacement William P "Dinty" Colbeck was not satisfied and 22 January 1922 Rats kill Hogan gunman John Doyle, (was killed 6 January 1922 by a St Louis detective who wanted to question him about the murder of Egan, Doyle fired a pistol and the detective shot back and killed him). Bommarito, Levecchi and Mirabella were former members of the Russo Gang in St Louis. George Appleton killed 26 October 1936 was ex convict George Appleton found shot and killed. On October 23, 1947, Carl was killed near his farm in Southern Illinois when gunfire erupted from a car full of unknown assassins. St Louis : Italians 27 December 1921 was Hogan gang member Joseph James Cipolla (22) murdered by Egans rats. 19 February 1904 was snake Kinney charged with shooting black lounge singer Walter Sloan. Written by a former resident and police officer, the first chapter includes recollections about East St. Louis and Monsanto, Illinois. Aug 1, 2020 - Explore Cynthia Jean's board "Gangs of Saint Louis" on Pinterest. John puggy Dunn went to prison and his brother Harry was free and frustrated went to St Louis police headquarters in December 1915 and offered to snitch in order to free his brother. Stevensons widow Carrie was married to Bernie Shelton for a while, Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox 7 November 1930 was Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox wounded by machinegun fire. Here are only a few options: Sandy's Bar B Q, 327 S . St Louis based brothers Shelton Ben Shelton and his wife Agnes had as sons Carl Ray Shelton (killed 23 October 1947), Bernie Shelton (killed 26 July 1948) Roy Shelton (killed 7 June 1950) and Earl Shelton. Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith arrested 12 July 2011 police arrested Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith, St Louis chapter president Dominic Henley Bishop, vice president Allen Dog Hunter, former St Louis vice president Lawrence Pinkston, Norman Vick, Timonthy Balle, Sean Jackson, Anthony Black, Thomas Q ball Bailey, Carlyle Thundercat Fleming, Bryant Dot Palmer, Toney Big T Sims and Maurice Thomas. St Louis. Vitale Jr. was followed up by Matthew Trupiano. Call Number: HV6439.U7 S72 2000 4o (Library Use only at Special Coll) Publication Date: 2000. . Enjoy! . Over a two year period, twenty-three men were killed in bloody gang wars. The Egan's Rats loudly proclaimed, even in the newspapers, that they would kill the Yellow Kid. Wexler and Greenberg established a successful rum running operation before Greenberg returned to St Louis in early 1921. History of St. Louis Gangsters by J. Auble. Steve George and Harvey Dungey then carried the body to a house and Birger lit the place, Joe Chesnas hanged 17 June 1927 was Joe Chesnas hanged for the murder of William Unsell, Charlie Birger hanged In June 1927 Charlie Birger was arrested for ordering the murder of Joe Adams (34) the mayor of West City and was hanged 19 April 1928. St Louis Egans Rats George Ruloff (Kurloff) was shot down in front of Allices restaurant on Franklin Avenue 7 December 1921. John puggy Dunn killed 8 June 1917 triggerman Frank Gutte Newman. Chippy Robinson, Stephen Ryan, Gus Dietmeyer, and other former Egan gangsters offered their loyalty to the new crime syndicate being organized by Frank Wortman and Elmer Dowling, both formerly associates of the Egan Gang during its heyday under Colbeck and Willie Egan. The charges and allegations in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are Opa Locka, Florida 4. Their son married Maria Antoinetta Nania and they had as son Giuseppe Corso Jr (born 10 June 1927, FBN book page 782 and he married with Pietra Coppola the only daughter of Frank Coppola). Police smuggle Greenberg out a back door and he fled to New York where he works again with Waxey Gordon. St Louis double murdercase In December 1979 Stoneking murders 2 men who had tried to set him up for a hit. In their apartment was a big drug stash found worth 1,5 million on the streets. East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. Kathryn Morrison shot and killed in a tavern, she was a former waitress for Bess Newman. The Gangster Report. He was a former associate of the late Cuckoo leader Herman Tipton. Egan died in hospital and Greenberg went to police with an alibi. Youngs relationship to Vito Giannola remains unclear. Anthony Giordano 29 September 1965 Anthony Giordano beat up Rose Lopiparo the widow of Anthony Lopiparo, St Louis Frank Pisciotta and son Joseph Pisciotta. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina In January 1929 Fresina and 2 members of his gang attended a meeting at the home of a Russo faction member and he gets wounded and his companions killed. Gruender's association with these gangsters continued long after his parole. East St. Louis Annual Crimes Violent Crime Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) 20 15 10 5 0 10.55 3.95 National Median: 4 East St. Louis Illinois My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime 1 in 95 in East St. Louis 1 in 253 in Illinois East St. Louis VIOLENT CRIMES Population: 18,195 United States VIOLENT CRIMES Joe Buselaki killed 3 march 1924 was Joe Buselaki killed after he had run afoul with Giannola. Several days later Vitos brother John left St Louis, the war had cost 30 dead and 18 wounded. John puggy Dunn himself was shot and killed 14 July 1937. St Louis greenies (green ones) boss Frank Agrusa. who they wanted but also the innocents Frank Christian and the reporter Joseph Rubino. Charles Young then sold the Eagle Park Resort to John and Catherine Gray in 1924-25. Joe Massa of Collinsville was held as a suspect, In October 1928 were Peter Maddalino and Henry (both of Collinsville) wounded when they had a car accident, 24 March 1932 were former Madison County deputy sheriff Joseph Joe Colone (43 and brother of Madison County politician Louis Colone) and bootlegger Charles Bowers (40 and worked for Shelton) shot and killed by Tommy Hayes, Louis Colone tended bar at Tony Bonelles tavern. There is a heavy gang presence in East St. Louis, so there is no fear of taking things by force. East St. Louis is its own city in IL, to the east and over the river from the city of St. Louis in MO. Hogan escaped unharmed, but William McGee, a member of the state legislature was critically wounded. Sheriff Donze said he did not know what went on there after that because he had not been near the place since renting it to Haley. St Louis based brothers Tipton The brothers Herman Tipton, Roy Tipton and Ray Tipton, St Louis gang leader Edward jelly Roll Hogan St Louis police officer Edward J Hogan sr. had six sons: Edward Jelly Roll Hogan Jr., James Hogan (the leaders of the gang and their brothers ???). Wortman Wortman had been out of Alcatraz since 1941 where he had been sent up for assaulting a prohibition agent. Like most big cities, St. Louis has a long criminal history filled with pickpockets, robbers, bootleggers, mobsters, and gangsters. It was the same tavern where Wortman man Joseph Callahan had been wounded the week before. Although it was widely known that Democratic politician Thomas Egan had chosen Kane to kill the Yellow Kid, the Egan's Rats escaped punishment. Wortman was the dominant gangster in St. Louis from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. Wyncil Urban killed 16 March 1945 was the body of Wyncil Urban found. Yet only . Birger gang Birger gang member Art Newman was charged with the murder of policeman Lory Price and his wife who had disappeared and were later found back killed 5 February. East St. Louis Mound Center, View from the Southwest. St Louis, IATSE union St. Louis lawyer Paul Dillon knew Murray Humpreys, the Chicago outfit's bag man, very well and had defended two IATSE union officers at Humpreys' request, after they were caught beating up a movie theater owner in St. Louis in 1939. Pretty good article!.A lot of history uncovered there.Other Egan's Rats alumni were infamous as hired guns with the most notorious,of course,being Fred "Killer" Burke,one of the suspected triggers in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.Another was Leo Vincent Brothers,the supposed killer of newspaper man Jake Lingle in Chicago. Terms of Service, 2023Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org St Louis mafia boss John Vitale dies John Vitale reigns till 5 June 1982 when he died. It was this woman who saw some of her good clothes on one of her white women neighbors. Briana Morales from Gordon Bush Alternative School in East St. Louis School District 189 has been named the 2023 Southwest Regional Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 27,006, less than one-third of its peak of 82,366 in 1950. Warren Griffin, 51, of Lancaster, Kentucky, an alleged national Board Member, is charged with RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and related firearms crimes. 27 June 1933 was Dominick Dan Maddalino (proprietor of a tavern at Collinsville Park) shot and killed by Louis Colone (former Collinsville policeman) in Maddalinos bar. St Louis murder case Joe Bommarito Former acting boss Vito Cusumano shot and killed Joseph Joe Bommarito 26 August 1951. St Louis mafia boss Matthew Trupiano dies Trupiano dies 22 October 1997. Needing better financing he sought out Irving Wexler "Waxey Gordon" in New York who in turn brought him to Arnold Rothstein. East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer killed 19 October 1930 was the body of East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer found shot and killed. Divided by Violence: Crime and Policing in LGBTQ St. Louis, 1945 - 1992. Miss Morrison was in Club Royal the night Hogan was believed to have been killed there. Joseph Tatman 21 January 1934 was a sub machine gun used in the Valmeyer (Illinois) killing found in a car in which ex convict Joseph Tatman was riding. Gangsters Inc. recommends: Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh. 11:55 a. m. Sept. 17, 1980 - Jimmy Michaels, 75, the long-time Patriarch of St. Louis' Syrian-Lebanese crime family, drove his brown 1979 Chrysler Cordoba into the parking lot of St. Raymond's Maronite Church on the near south side. By the late 1950s and 1960s, black families began to move into neighborhoods along Page Blvd., like Fountain Park, Academy, and the West End, eventually making their way into St. Louis County by the 1970s and 1980s. The St. Louis Family The trek by Italian criminals in New Orleans to St. Louis began shortly after the end of the Civil War. The scariest part is that the police force is almost non-existent. One said he had gone to wait for the squirrel shooting season which opens in June, another said he was taking a vacation there and two said they were there to buy eggs. As usual, Cusumano walked. Operating out of East St. Louis, the operation was handling $20 million annually in bets. Hunted by the authorities, Renard was captured in Los Angles. Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry 18 August 1919 was saloon owner Frank Morrissey shot and killed. St Louis Democratic mayor Rolla Wells served from 16 April 1901 till 20 April 1909. St Louis Laborers Local 42 In 1979 died Thomas Harvill. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 15 November 1927 was Benedetto Amato (44) killed he was a leader of the Green ones. In the resulting investigation police raided the resort of Dale Stamper (now an ally of Frank Buster Wortman). View the sections of St. Louis gangs, old St Louis hoods that have been torn down, images of certain neighborhoods, community history, and much more representing mostly all the hoods in St Louis. Timothy Cronin Following the first attempt 3 March 1944 on Cronins life, police arrested Ryan and Robinson at the Brazil Club in company of gangsters Thomas Fagan and Louis Casper Red Smith. Dominick Giambrone was a prime suspect in the beheading of Salvatore Leoni. Local 53 was under the Mafia's jurisdiction and was ruled by Joe Tocco, a cousin of Giordano's. The Penalty on conviction is a minimum of six months in jail and a $500 fine and a maximum of two years in the penitentiary and a $5,000 fine. St Louis: Cuckoo gang Next came the arrest of Milford Jones, Carl, Bernie and Earl Shelton for robbery. He was spoken free, Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry 7 january 1919 were Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry and John HonusRawie for burglary. On the way to hospital he whispered a message to John Doregherty (Dougherty??) St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 19 January 1912 was the headless body found of Salvatore Leoni (23) the star defense witness in the murder trial of Antonio Sansone. Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court? Flint, Michigan 6. The south side of the city was dominated by the Syrian Mob (they were actually Lebanese), headed by Jimmy Michaels, Sr., who was close to Buster Wortman, the rackets boss in East St. Louis. St Louis capo mafia Dominick Giambrone flees 21 October 1923 was Paul Giambrone (32) so severely wounded in an attack that he died 2 days later. St Louis mayor Mayor Henry Kiel served till 21 April 1925. Salvatore Faraci Salvatore Faraci was one of four men arrested in a house adjacent to that where the funeral of Jimmy Russo was held (same Salvatore Faraci killed (26) in St Louis in August 1928 ?? Pruitt Igoe, which was one of the countrys largest housing complexes, was only short lived, after building a notorious reputation that led to its demolishing during the late 1970s. St Louis In February 1968 Giordano was arrested. Kansas City mobster Gizzo In 1924 Anthony Robert Gizzo starts to serve 2 years. Greenberg escaped the rap. Missouri State senator Thomas snake Kinney In November 1904 was Tom Kinney elected to the Missouri state senate. While once home to numerous famous musicians, athletes, entertainers and activist, people like Tina Turner and the founder of rock music Chuck Berry, the Ville has changed from the early days. 13 February 1924 was disgruntled gang member Eddie Linehan executed by Dinty Colbeck and his men in the Max Welton Club . EAST ST. LOUIS Seven members of the Gangster Disciples, including gang leaders from Missouri and Illinois, have been accused of murder and drug trafficking in federal court in East St. Louis . The warrants were issued after a raid on the Donze farm Friday afternoon by Federal prohibition officers under Chief James Dillon. Eagle Park Resort?? Frank Coppola returned in 1948 but was that Christmas again deported. Dobbins are accused of killing Ernest Wilson, a rival Board Member, in Chicago, Illinois. ST LOUIS BASED SHELTON BROTHERS WAR WITH BIRGER. [CDATA[ Suspects of the attack are the Shelton brothers. One of his killers was believed to be Wingy Cox. It was written that Armes, Wortman, Ryan , Robinson and Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer were muscling into southern Illinois gambling activity. The gang employs a structured hierarchy, with leadership positions such as national Board Members and state Governors. Each of the defendants is alleged to be a member or leader of the Gangster Disciples and to have conspired to conduct the gangs affairs through a pattern of racketeering. Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven killed 2 November 1932 was the body found of Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven and was probably already killed at the end of June or the beginning of July 1932, John Buhlinger killed 25 January 1933 was John Buhlinger shot and killed. Ezra Fowler killed In July 1923 was Ezra Fowler killed and suspect was Charles Chink Shaffer, Walter Dahm kiled 2 August 1923 was the body found of the killed Walter Dahm. Partinico family Coppola Francesco Coppola sr and Pietra Loicano had as son Francesco Frank Paolo Coppola (born 10 June 1899 in Partinico, FBN book page 781) who married Leonarda Chimenti and their daughter Pietra Coppola married Giuseppe Corso jr (born 6 october 1927 in Partinico, FBN book page 782) the son of Giuseppe Corso sr (born 4 October 1899 in Partinico, FBN book page 783). ST LOUIS BASED SHELTON BROTHERS WAR WITH KKK IN HERRIN, KKK Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons Colonel William Joseph Simmons reestablished the KKK in 1915 in Georgia as a money making franchise and he became the Klans Imperial Wizard, Herrin (Williamson County??) Max Stirner. He was soon involved in election fraud and petty racketeering. St Louis boss Dominick Giambrone (born 28 February 1876) Dominick Giambrone becomes the boss in 1917 and started a saloon at 826 Biddle Street. Frank L. 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