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On the morning of August 7, 1976, three fishermen working the waters of Dumfoundling Bay, just north of Miami Beach, noticed something that did not belong. A 55-gallon steel fuel drum was floating where it should have been resting on the bottom. Chains were attached to it, but they had failed to hold it down. … Read more

On the morning of August 7, 1976, three fishermen working Dumfoundling Bay, just north of Miami Beach, noticed something wrong on the water. A 55-gallon steel fuel drum was floating where it should not have been. It had chains attached, meant to hold it on the bottom. They had failed. The fishermen called the police. … Read more

On April 7, 1972, at 4:30 in the morning, Joey Gallo was sitting at a butcher block table in the back corner of a restaurant at 129 Mulberry Street in Little Italy, Manhattan. The restaurant, Umberto's Clam House, had been open for exactly two months. He was eating scungilli. His wife was laughing at something. … Read more

On July 30, 1975, at 2:45 in the afternoon, Jimmy Hoffa stood in the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was chain smoking beside his green Pontiac, checking his watch. He was supposed to meet two men, Anthony Giacalone and Anthony Provenzano, for a sit-down to bury the … Read more

Rene Enriquez was a member of the Mexican Mafia, and he spent years thinking about a story that involved a lot of moving pieces. It is a complex and fascinating story, and it centers on a man named Vessie Sagatto, whose real name was Vevessie Sagatto. Vessie was a well-known brother from 18th Street. He … Read more

On August 27, 1979, inside Chino State Prison in California, Robert "Robot" Salas was walking the yard track with a cup of instant coffee. Three men came up behind him without a word. The first shank went into his kidney, the second hit a lung, and the third punctured the side of his neck. By … Read more