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Ben Spano
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Read MoreI. Primary Source Intelligence & Investigative Files II. Local History & Expert Research III. Memoirs, Undercover Accounts & The Grift IV. Psychological & Surrealist Frameworks
Read Moreits been / a long time / since something / happened / somewhere to someoneon the last day of a waxing gibbous. I’ve been for some timesomewhat obsessed / with someone / somewhereon the last day of a waning gibbous. he’s been cunning, my name is…
Read MoreMarie’s words landed with a punch. “Elaine…I…need to make some money. I’m so broke…in so many ways.” Marie’s raw, dire voice, worn and strained, traveled along the copper telephone lines of the Lower East Village and projected west 369 miles across New York State to Elaine…
Read MoreThe “Second Story Gang” (often referred to in FBI files as the Magaddino Burglary Ring) was a specialized crew operating under the Buffalo crime family during the 1960s. Their name came from their expertise in high-end burglaries, often involving entering the second story of residences to…
Read Moreἐγὼ μὲν οὖν πείσομαι – I will at least obeyτοῖς βεβῶσιν – those who are establishedἐν τέλει – in chief authorityαἰτοῦσα τοὺς ὑπὸ χθονὸς praying – to those undergroundἴσχειν ξύγγνοιαν,- to have indulgenceὡς βιάζομαι τάδε – because I am violated in these things. οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ…
Read More(Aug. 7, 1905, to Nov. 28, 1999) From Dicarlo Buffalo First Family Salvatore “Sam” Frangiamore was born Aug. 7, 1905, to Salvatore and Francesca Garofalo Frangiamore of Mussomeli, Sicily. (Mussomeli is an inland town in the province of Caltanissetta.) His father sailed for America in the spring…
Read MoreBorn in Buffalo to Sicilian immigrants, Sansanese began his criminal career as a juvenile. Unlike many who started with petty theft, Sansanese was comfortable with extreme violence from the start. The Chief Enforcer (1945–1969) After his parole in 1944, Sansanese became the “muscle” for the Buffalo…
Read MoreName Joseph Michael Fino Race White Age 28 Birth Date 13 Mar 1915 Birth Place Milawaukee, Wis Residence Place Buffalo, Erie, New York Registration Date 23 May 1943 Registration Place Warsaw, New York, USA Height 5” 8″ Weight 165 Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Black Eye Color…
Read MoreChapter 4: KARALUS-WIP Meanwhile, the red siren’s lights flashed through the small window in the abandoned laundry building nearby, alerting State Detective George Karalus’s consciousness. George looked up from his long, yellow legal notepad; he was a middle-aged man with a belly. He dressed in a…
Read MoreI studied your yearbook,Felt you there in a room – leading –Head perched on neck adorned by a bob.I trolled through thousands of newspapers.your story shone just as your name, whichtoppled to your demiseI walked to your tombstone,A short measure from where the toppled was buried…
Read Morethe warning came from the harpiesone day the care will wan,the jingle jangle will not hold as well,its avoidant and excepted,it indulgent and excepted,
Read MoreWe’re gonna rob a bank today,Norman sd to his reflection, while the razor dangled under the running faucet. His heart fluttered with anticipation. It was seven hours to get to Waltham, MA.
Read MoreBurmon INN Elaine gripped the hard steering wheel of the red Chevy on her way to the stag party. If she had just turned around, she could have defied her fate. She glanced at Marie in the bucket seat, her eyes fixed on the passenger mirror.…
Read Morein construction Norman Maccaud a Canadian Bank-robber, counterfeiter, and charismatic goodfellow was born in Toronto in 1933, he spent his summers with his grandparents in the Scottish waters galavanting around with pigeons and cousins the most free he ever felt. Norman spent 30 percent of his…
Read MoreChapter 31: June 2, 1970 AM “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash played on the clock radio when Elaine opened her eyes. Her consciousness mingled with the lyrics, invoking instant tears. The thoughts of Thomas Trent’s head knocking the ground and Gino’s lethal threats, weighing her…
Read MoreI stopped drinking years ago. The first year was hard. I sought out a therapist 3 years ago, and it took me over a year to decide completely to quit. In the beginning, I would do a dry January or 100 day challenge, proving to myself…
Read MoreElaine Christine Stec’s life, though tragically cut short, reveals a trajectory from a promising youth to a challenging young adulthood, culminating in a mysterious and ultimately solved murder. Early Life and Academic Promise (1948 – 1966) Born on August 22, 1948, in Buffalo, New York, Elaine…
Read MoreI. Primary Source Intelligence & Investigative Files II. Local History & Expert Research III. Memoirs, Undercover Accounts & The Grift IV. Psychological & Surrealist Frameworks
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