On July 30, 1975, at 2:30 p.m., Jimmy Hoffa sat behind the wheel of his green Pontiac Grandville in the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, about 13 miles north of Detroit. He was 62 years old, wearing a blue shirt, and he had been waiting for 45 minutes. … Read more
Im Mai 1945, als der Krieg in Europa vorbei war, befanden sich in einem Kriegsgefangenenlager in Deutschland etwa 5000 deutsche Soldaten hinter Stacheldraht. Sie warteten auf ihre Abfertigung und auf die Heimkehr. Unter ihnen waren reguläre Soldaten der Wehrmacht und Angehörige der SS, HitlersElite, seine wahren Gläubigen. Sie hatten zusammengekämpft, zusammengelitten und zusammen verloren. Doch … Read more
Russell Bufalino died in a hospital bed at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1994. He was 90 years old. His end came not from a rival's bullet or a prison cell, but from natural causes. For a man who ran one of the most powerful crime families in America for 35 … Read more
Im Mai 1945 war der Krieg in Europa vorbei. Deutschland hatte kapituliert, und die amerikanische Armee stand plötzlich vor der Aufgabe, hunderttausende deutsche Kriegsgefangene zu versorgen. Darunter waren nicht nur einfache Soldaten, sondern auch viele Offiziere – Obersten, Majore, Hauptleute, Männer, die Divisionen kommandiert und Bataillone geführt hatten. Sie waren in provisorischen Lagern quer durch … Read more
On the evening of July 15, 1977, Donald Mackay walked toward his white Mitsubishi van in a car park behind the Griffith Hotel on Banna Avenue in Griffith, New South Wales. He was 53 years old, a furniture salesman, a father of four, and an anti-drug crusader. He was carrying a carton of beer. He … Read more
Im März 1945, irgendwo in Deutschland, befand sich das Hauptquartier der Dritten Armee. General Patton überquerte gerade das Gelände, als er etwas bemerkte, das ihn innehalten ließ. Von einer Seite näherte sich ein schwarzer Oberst in voller Ausgehuniform, mit Orden an der Brust, eindeutig ein hochrangiger Offizier. Von der anderen Seite kam ein weißer Leutnant, … Read more
On the morning of April 9, 2025, a metal door swung open behind what looked like an ordinary neighborhood restaurant in Totowa, New Jersey. Inside, the air was warm and stale, smelling of fried food, cheap cologne, and old carpet. Under harsh lights sat a row of tables, poker chips, cash boxes, and a back … Read more
Even in 2026, the mafia remains involved in a broad spectrum of illegal activities. Traditional mafia presence and activities have waned since the late 1990s, but the families still exist, keeping a low profile. In certain industries, such as gambling, drugs, restaurants, and bars, they maintain significant influence. Today's mafia families and their businesses are … Read more
Over Germany, March 1944. Flight Sergeant Thomas Bennett guides his Lancaster bomber through the night sky. The bombing run was a success. The target is now behind them. They only need to make it home. Then the sky erupts. Flares, thousands of tracers, red and white lines cutting through the darkness from every direction. This … Read more
Albert Francis Capone was born on December 4, 1918, in a modest apartment on Garfield Place in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, May Capone, held her newborn against her chest and looked down at him with a mother's hope. Everyone would come to call the boy Sunny. Outside, the streets hummed with the ordinary chaos … Read more