1947: A Mafia Boss Offers a Bounty for Bumpy’s Head — Days Later He Regrets It
In the late summer of 1947, a $10,000 bounty on the life of Harlem underworld figure Bumpy Johnson moved through the neighborhood faster than any police bulletin could have. The offer passed through barber shops, back rooms, numbers runners, and off-duty cops before sundown. By 8 p.m., every hired gun within thirty blocks had done … Read more