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Samuel Holmes Sheppard (() December 29, 1923 – () April 6, 1970) was an American osteopath.He was convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant [1] wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which cited a "carnival atmosphere" at the trial.
The Cleveland crime family, also known as the Scalish crime family or the Cleveland Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Cleveland, Ohio, and throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The organization formed during the 1900s, and early leadership turned over frequently due to a series of power grabs and assassinations.
Spinelli was born Sam Weinstein, to a Jewish family. [2] He was the brother of actor Jack Weston [3] and the father of porn director Mitchell Spinelli. [4] Under his original stage name, Sam Weston, he produced the mainstream films Gun Fever (1958) and One Potato, Two Potato (1964).
Joseph E. "Joe Bikini" Brocchini (1933 – May 20, 1976) was a soldier under Joseph "Joe Brown" Lucchese in the Corona crew. Born and raised in Corona, Queens, he was arrested as a 17-year-old along with four other youths for carrying out a series of burglaries that robbed eight businesses in north Queens of $26,000 during a week-long spree in 1950.
The family of a New York couple missing since 1980 says authorities informed them that human remains found inside a car submerged in a Georgia pond are those of the pair.
Jackie Presser (August 6, 1926 – July 9, 1988) was an American labor leader and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1983 until his death in 1988. . He was closely connected to organized crime, and allegedly became president of the Teamsters based on the approval and support of the Cleveland crime fami
Three sisters from the UK recreated a favorite photo of themselves on a beach from 1980. Here’s how it turned out and why the photo is so important to them.
Michael J. Fox is a proud dad of four. The "Back to the Future" star, 63, shares four kids with his wife, Tracy Pollan. The couple, who tied the knot in 1988, are parents to Sam Fox, 35, twin ...