Paul Guzzo

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THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BOLITA
Forget everything you think you know about Tampa mafia wives and girlfriends in the 1950s....
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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 KILLER IN YBOR CITY!
Robert Anderson aka The Killer Between 50 and 100 buildings were burned. Seven people were...
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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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BOLITA VICE SQUAD
Bolita Bust In March of 1958, Buddy Meisch, a young hard-nosed ex-Tampa cop turned deputy,...
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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
Did the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Make a Deal With Fidel Castro for the Release...
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HORROR IN YBOR CITY-The Victor Licata Murders
Victor Licata nicknamed, “The Dream Slayer.” Blood soaked the beds and dripped off the sides,...
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REEFER MADNESS HITS YBOR CITY
That's not always the café con leche and tobacco smoke you smell wafting through the...