August 27th, 1979. Chino State Prison, California. 11:40 a.m. The yard was hot, the concrete shimmering, and Robert Robot Salis was walking the track with a cup of instant coffee when three men came up behind him. No words, no warning. The first shank went into his kidney. The second hit a…
There is a scene in Casino that almost nobody talks about. Not the murder scenes. Not the money counting scenes with the cash piled up in back rooms. Not the car bombing. Not the cornfield. Not Sharon Stone in the poolside argument. A [bell] quiet scene. A young man in a nice…
March 15th, 1981, South Philadelphia. Shortly before 500 a.m., Philip Ta stepped onto his porch at 2117 Porter Street. The spring air was cold, typical for early March in the city. He had spent the night at his social club, followed by a late meal. Behind him, his front door clicked shut….
March 15th, 1981, South Philadelphia. Shortly before 500 a.m., Philip Ta stepped onto his porch at 2117 Porter Street. The spring air was cold, typical for early March in the city. He had spent the night at his social club, followed by a late meal. Behind him, his front door clicked shut. Beneath…
They called him Mr. Las Vegas. For 40 years, he sold out every showroom on the strip, shook every hand, kissed every cheek, and made every tourist feel like they were the most important person in the world. He performed more than 30,000 shows. He owned a ranch the size of a…
They say Benny Bingan built Las Vegas on guts in a suitcase full of Dallas gambling money. They say he was the cowboy who tamed Fremont Street and created the World Series of Poker. But what if I told you that Benny Bingan never ran his own casino? that every major decision,…
May 2nd, 1957, 10:25 p.m., the Majestic apartment building, Central Park West, Manhattan. Frank Costello stepped out of his Cadillac and walked toward the lobby doors. He never made it inside. Vincent “The Chin” Gigante emerged from the shadows, raised a .38 revolver, and screamed, “This is for you, Frank. ” The…
1987, somewhere in the American Midwest, a woman is registering her children under a name that isn’t hers in a city she didn’t choose. Married to a man who is already sleeping with someone else 2 weeks into their new life. The FBI gave Karen Hill a fresh identity and a…
princess Alexandra of Kent The Honorable lady Ogilvie a beloved member of the British royal family is admired not only for her grace and Poise but also for her exquisite jewelry collection as the cousin of Queen Elizabeth the second princess Alexandra has inherited and warmed some of the most stunning pieces…
There is a photograph of Joan Kennedy taken at a Kennedy family gathering in the early 1960s. She is standing slightly apart from the group, blonde, poised, dressed immaculately, and she is smiling the way someone smiles when they are trying very hard to belong somewhere they are not entirely sure they…
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