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Griselda Blanco Restrepo was born in Cartagena, Colombia, on the country's north coast.She and her mother, Ana Restrepo, [7] moved south to Medellín when she was three years old; this exposed her to a criminal lifestyle at an impressionable age, as Medellín was enduring years of its own socioeconomic, social and political troubles.
St. Clair resisted the Mafia's interests for several years after Prohibition ended; she became a local legend for her public denunciations of corrupt police and for resisting Mafia control. [3] She ran a successful numbers game in Harlem and was an activist for the black community. Her nicknames included: Queenie, Madame Queen, Madame St. Clair ...
Officials in Mexico say Ávila Beltrán is the niece of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, [9] the godfather and the boss of bosses of the Mexican drug trade who is now serving a 40-year sentence for his involvement in the 1984 murder of Enrique Camarena, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent. Her great uncle Juan José ...
S.N.A.P. Films Inc have unveiled their new development slate, including a film and true crime limited series about the first female mob boss Bessie Starkman. The Canadian production company ...
Maria Licciardi (Italian pronunciation: [maˈriːa litˈtʃardi]; born 24 March 1951) is an Italian criminal affiliated with the Camorra, head of the Licciardi clan, and one of the bosses of the Secondigliano Alliance. [1] She was one of the most powerful bosses of the Camorra in the city of Naples from 1993 until her arrest in 2001. [2]
According to Andy Edmonds' biography Bugsy's Baby: The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill, her death was suspicious despite it being an apparent suicide. The Austrian media, which were well informed about her former relationship with Siegel, speculated that she tried to get money by using her knowledge of the Italian-American Mafia.
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Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history. But what about the many, many more women who never made it into most . high school history books?