Ray Liotta verkörperte Henry Hill in „GoodFellas” so überzeugend, dass viele Zuschauer seine Version der Geschichte für bare Münze nehmen. Doch die berühmte Eröffnungszeile des Films – „So weit ich zurückdenken kann, wollte ich immer Gangster sein” – entspricht offenbar nicht der Realität. Der echte Henry Hill versuchte mehrfach, aus dem Gangsterleben auszubrechen, was auf … Read more
Anthony Joseph Accardo died of congestive heart failure on May 22, 1992, at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago. He was 86 years old. The obituaries were brief, and most newspapers did not run them at all. There was no federal indictment waiting, no RICO prosecution hanging over his head, and no cooperating witness … Read more
Seděla jsem na kraji gauče zabalená do staré flícové deky, která ještě slabě voněla kořicí z loňska. V místnosti bylo ticho, jen občas přerušené jemným blikáním světel z dolarového obchodu, zavěšených na miniaturní borovici, kterou jsem si sama vytáhla nahoru po schodech. Stromek nebyl nic moc, tři metry vysoký, mírně nakloněný doleva, ozdobený nesourodými ozdobami … Read more
Natten min svärson lade händerna på min dotter stod jag sex fot därifrån med ett glas söt te i handen. Jag skrek inte. Jag kastade mig inte över honom. Jag ställde mycket försiktigt ner glaset på köksbänken och såg min dotter resa sig från köksgolvet medan han rättade till kragen som om han just hade … Read more
On the morning of June 6, 1944, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's staff car rolled through the gates of La Roche-Guyon, France. Dust settled on polished boots as he stepped onto the gravel, still carrying a small wrapped gift he never got to present. The château was quiet. Too quiet. No officers stood at attention. No … Read more
The Ravensbrück concentration camp was the first of its kind designed specifically for women, and it became one of the longest-running camps in the Nazi system. More than 132,000 female inmates passed through its gates, enduring torturous labor and unspeakable cruelty. Among them, 86 selected women—the vast majority of them Polish—were subjected to chilling pseudo-medical … Read more
BOSTON — For more than half a century, the index cards sat in the archives of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, small rectangles of paper in Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s own hand, one card per child, recording every vaccination, every whooping cough, every height and weight and date. Reporters who saw them during her lifetime … Read more
In October 1948, a rival mob boss spread word across twelve city blocks that Bumpy Johnson was finished. Within three days, his Cadillac was burning on Lennox Avenue and $150,000 had vanished into the night. What Bumpy Johnson did next made an entire mob crew disappear without a single public shot fired. To understand how … Read more
Jag trodde aldrig att jag skulle sitta på den kalla betonggolvet i mitt eget garage klockan tre på natten och plocka bort en spårningssändare från min egen bil. Men där låg jag, med ficklampans sken mot den lilla svarta boxen som satt fast med magnet under bilen. Den röda lysdioden blinkade, och något i mig … Read more
Mă numesc Ryan, am treizeci și patru de ani, și dacă ai întreba pe oricine din familia mea, ți-ar spune că am fost mereu cel responsabil. Cel care muncește din greu, care apare mereu, care repară lucrurile în liniște, fără să facă scenă. Mi-am construit prima afacere din camera de cămin din facultate, o aplicație … Read more