1958: Bonanno DEMANDED $500K From Bumpy Johnson — 16 Men Entered Harlem, NONE Returned
In February 1958, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a headline that would dominate New York conversation for a month: sixteen men had vanished without a trace. Police were baffled. The accompanying photograph showed empty street corners, abandoned vehicles, and bewildered family members holding pictures of men who had simply ceased to exist overnight. There were … Read more