Two Charlies

The Crime Lives and Double Murder of Kansas City Mobsters Binaggio and Gargotta

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Charles Binaggio and his underboss, Charles Gargotta, rose through poverty in Missouri to eventually lead the Kansas City mob. In the 1930s and 40s, their control extended from local police and businessmen all the way to the White House. The two men died together in an unsolved 1950 double murder in downtown Kansas City.This work offers a unique take on the stories of the two Charlies, with first-hand accounts from those who worked for the gangsters as well as those who felt their wrath. The book also reveals the two mobsters' private lives with their wives and children, and describes their inner political connections both within Kansas City and inside Harry S. Truman's administration.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-04-27
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt268 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor198
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476691114

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: My Take on the Two CharliesIntroductionChapter One. MurderChapter Two. Coming to AmericaChapter Three. Rising StarsChapter Four. “Mad Dog”Chapter Five. Family LifeChapter Six. The Five Iron MenChapter Seven. BusinessesChapter Eight. Iowa ConnectionsChapter Nine. The Democrat MachineChapter Ten. Harry Truman and the Kansas City MobChapter Eleven. The 1949 Grand JuriesChapter Twelve. Party FightChapter Thirteen. The InterviewChapter Fourteen. Two Sides of LIFEChapter Fifteen. Collared by Collier’sChapter Sixteen. Binaggio’s Past, Present, and Future Plans PostedChapter Seventeen. KefauverChapter Eighteen. J. Edgar HooverChapter Nineteen. Death and TaxesChapter Twenty. The Mob Doctor, the Sarnos, and BlancheChapter Twenty-One. One Week LateChapter Twenty-Two. Through Rose-Colored GlassesChapter Twenty-Three. Who Dunnit?EpilogueChapter NotesSourcesIndex