Bolita
THE CRACKER MOB IN FLORIDA
Harlan Blackburn, Al Scaglione and Dominick Furci. Harlan Alexander Blackburn died on October 21, 1998,...
SANTO TRAFFICANTE SR, A ‘Sicilian of the Old School,’ RULED TAMPA’S UNDERWORLD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE!
Members of the Tampa Mafia: Santo Trafficante Sr., standing second from left. Sitting: Alphonso Diecidue...
THROUGH THE EYES OF A DAUGHTER: THE HIT ON JIMMY VELASCO
Sylvia at age 12 and her father Jimmy Velasco in California, June 1948 Jimmy Velasco...
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BOLITA
Forget everything you think you know about Tampa mafia wives and girlfriends in the 1950s....
TAMPA MAFIA TAKEOVER OF THE ‘BURG’
Henry Tafficante When bolita kingpin Charlie Williams was killed in Ybor City in February of 1953, local...
THE DEVIL LOOKS AFTER HIS OWN
THE CHARLIE WALL STORY Kingpin Charlie Wall (center holding bottle, right of child) and his...
BOLITA VICE SQUAD
Bolita Bust In March of 1958, Buddy Meisch, a young hard-nosed ex-Tampa cop turned deputy,...
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
Did the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Make a Deal With Fidel Castro for the Release...
