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Cocktail Noir Drink Recipes!
May 10, 2023
Several cocktails are named after mobsters. Scott M. Deitche explored the intersection of gangsters and...
Scott M. Deitche / Tampa Mafia
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CASTRO AND THE TAMPA MAFIA CONNECTION
April 5, 2023
Fidel Castro holds up a newspaper headlining the discovery of a plot to kill Castro...
Mob Hits / Santo Trafficante / Tampa Mafia / The American Mafia / Uncategorized
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“I TAKE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT!”
March 17, 2023
Santo Trafficante and lawyer Henry Gonzalez In June of 1981, at age 66, Santo Trafficante...
Santo Trafficante / Tampa Mafia / The American Mafia
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Cocktail Noir: From Gangsters and Gin Joints to Gumshoes and Gimlets
March 9, 2023
Catering to lovers of the well-written word and the well-mixed drink, Cocktail Noir is a...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
The everything mafia book : true-life accounts of legendary figures, infamous crime families and notorious deeds
The Everything Mafia Book: True-life accounts of legendary figures, infamous crime families, and nefarious deeds
March 9, 2023
This book features colorful information on: The Sicilian Mafia, The First Family of the American...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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Balls: The True Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster
March 9, 2023
Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster, but he never wanted to be part of the...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang
March 9, 2023
From the author of the star reviewed Garden State Gangland comes an in-depth exposé on...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey
March 9, 2023
In Garden State Gangland, Scott M. Deitche sets the historical record straight by providing the...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr
March 8, 2023
The life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses....
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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Cigar City Mafia
March 8, 2023
Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld. Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonists, narcotics...
SCOTT M. DEITCHE
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TAMPA CRIME BOSS SANTO TRAFFICANTE JR PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THRILLER ‘MAFIA SPIES’
August 16, 2019
Tampa organized crime boss Santo Trafficante Jr. is pictured at the Sans Souci nightclub in...
Tampa Mafia
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SANTO TRAFFICANTE SR, A ‘Sicilian of the Old School,’ RULED TAMPA’S UNDERWORLD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE!
August 10, 2019
Members of the Tampa Mafia: Santo Trafficante Sr., standing, second from left. Sitting: Alphonso Diecidue...
Bolita / Mob Hits / Scott M. Deitche / Tampa Mafia
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THE RISE OF CASTRO AND THE FALL OF THE HAVANA MOB
December 28, 2018
Fidel Castro’s revolution swept former president Fulgencio Batista out of Cuba on December 31, 1958....
Scott M. Deitche / Tampa Mafia
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JOE VAGLICA’S LAST PLATE OF FRIES
September 1, 2015
Joe Vaglica In the early morning of December 5, 1928, patrolman Frank Osowski was walking...
Mob Hits / Scott M. Deitche / Tampa Mafia
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THE BEST OF TAMPA’S MOBSTER HANGOUTS
July 5, 2015
The original Malio's Restaurant located on South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida. THE HIDDEN...
Mob Hangouts / Scott M. Deitche / Tampa Mafia

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