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The Great Depression brought ruin to American families and livelihoods, eroding hope in the idea of the self-made man. This dissatisfaction gave rise to the Gangster Era, and in the Gangster Era, few were as successful, or popular, as the Dillinger Gang.
In the state of New York, serving alcohol to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community was illegal. This meant bars across the state, especially across New York City, were raised by police. With a blatant disregard for government rules, the Mafia held a near-monopoly on gay bars in New York City.
After twenty days of searching, Gonzalo Lopez, the Texas inmate who escaped during a transportation trip earlier in May, is still on the loose in the area with no sightings or signs of him pointing to his location. As the search continues, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force- Waco Division has joined in the search to find him.
Two sets of human remains were unearthed last week in Lake Mead, Nevada after drought conditions caused water levels to lower significantly. The bodies were in barrels in the Colorado River reservoir, just a 30-minute drive from the Las Vegas strip which has deep-rooted ties to the mob. This discovery has not only highlighted the devastating impacts of climate change; it has also sparked renewed interest in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
Twenty people were shot and killed on Sunday at a cockfighting pit in the state of Michoacán, located in western Mexico.
On February 25, 1996, Cambodian-American gynecologist, actor, and author Haing S. Hgor was killed outside of his home in Chinatown, in Los Angeles, California. Ngor is best known for his role in the movie Killing Fields in which he won the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor.
On February 3, 1972, the bodies of 51-year-old Bryce Durham; his wife, Virginia, 44; and their 18-year-old son Bobby were discovered strangled to death in their home in Boone, North Carolina. Virginia Durham had been strangled, while Bryce and Bobby Durham had been strangled and then drowned. The case went cold for 50 years until this week, when authorities identified the four perpetrators of the crime: Billy Sunday Birt, Bobby Gene Gaddis, Charles David Reed, and Billy Wayne Davis.
Built in 1885, the Kreischer Mansion has a gruesome past connected to it.
It was originally built by a rich German brick manufacturer called Balthasar Kreischer on Arthur Kill Road in the Charleston neighborhood.
Many tenants of the home have experienced paranormal activity, unsurprisingly considering the home’s deadly past.
