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William O'Dwyer (July 11, 1890 – November 24, 1964) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950. O'Dwyer went on to serve President Harry Truman as Ambassador to Mexico from 1950–1952. O'Dwyer began his political career by serving as the Kings County District ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Investigators in Wisconsin have used DNA evidence to solve a 65-year-old cold case involving a 7-year-old boy whose body was found in a culvert.
Reles implicated Buchalter in the murders during talks with District Attorney William O'Dwyer after agreeing to become a government informant in 1941. His later testimony resulted in the convictions of Buchalter and the rest of Murder, Inc., who were all sentenced to death.
"Little did I know," she said with a chuckle -- cutting to how a year later a detective from the Michigan State Police called her at work, scaring her that she could be in trouble.
William O'Dwyer, who had built his reputation as Brooklyn's top prosecutor on his case against Murder, Inc., ran for mayor once again. [2] In 1941, William O'Dwyer lost to incumbent Fiorello LaGuardia by over 100,000 votes. In the following years, however, he enhanced his political image by enlisting in World War II.
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William Lester Suff, known over the years as the "Riverside Prostitute Killer" and the "Lake Elsinore Killer," confessed to killing 19-year-old Cathy Small in 1986, Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...
Elaine O'Hara (17 March 1976 – c. 22 August 2012) was an Irish childcare worker who was murdered in August 2012 by architect Graham Dwyer. She was last seen alive at a public park in Shanganagh, Dublin , Ireland, on 22 August.