Mob Hits

Fidel Castro holds up a newspaper headlining the discovery of a plot to kill Castro here, April 23rd. Castro was at the Overseas Press Club at the time.
CASTRO AND THE TAMPA MAFIA CONNECTION
Fidel Castro holds up a newspaper headlining the discovery of a plot to kill Castro...
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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...
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JOE VAGLICA’S LAST PLATE OF FRIES
Joe Vaglica In the early morning of December 5, 1928, patrolman Frank Osowski was walking...
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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...
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THE HIT THAT EXPOSED SOME OF TAMPA’S ELITE
Jimmy Velasco Wearing a long coat and a hat that covered half his face, the...
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THE DEVIL LOOKS AFTER HIS OWN
THE CHARLIE WALL STORY Kingpin Charlie Wall (center holding bottle, right of child) and his...
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ORGANIZED CRIME ON TRIAL: The Kefauver Hearings
Charlie Wall The Kefauver hearings arrived in Tampa in December of 1950. Tennessee Senator Estes...
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CHARLIE WALL: THE BOLITA KINGPIN
Charlie Wall would conduct illegal gambling meetings in his home wearing his iconic robe. Hollywood...