Scott M. Deitche

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THE CRACKER MOB IN FLORIDA
Harlan Blackburn, Al Scaglione and Dominick Furci. Harlan Alexander Blackburn died on October 21, 1998,...
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Cocktail Noir Drink Recipes!
Several cocktails are named after mobsters. Scott M. Deitche explored the intersection of gangsters and...
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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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THE RISE OF CASTRO AND THE FALL OF THE HAVANA MOB
Fidel Castro's revolution swept former president Fulgencio Batista out of Cuba on December 31, 1958....
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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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THE BEST OF TAMPA’S MOBSTER HANGOUTS
The original Malio's Restaurant is located on South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida. THE...
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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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TAMPA’S FIRST MAFIA BOSS
Ignazio Italiano's mug shot Sicilian Black Hand activities have existed in Tampa and Ybor City...
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AL CAPONE’S TAMPA BAY CONNECTION
The Shore Acres home is 2,350-square-feet with 10 rooms that Capone reputedly built in 1925...
TAMPA MAFIA TAKEOVER OF THE ‘BURG’
Henry Tafficante When bolita kingpin Charlie Williams was killed in Ybor City in February of 1953, local...
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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...