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Don’t mess with the mob; a look into organized crime networks and mafia families, the real-life gangsters that inspired The Godfather.
The Fifth Witness
The case was supposed to be open-and-shut. Mitchell Cavanaugh, 43, software consultant, father of two, had been found dead in his downtown apartment — a single gunshot wound to the chest. His estranged wife, Claire, was arrested at the scene, the gun still warm in her shaking hands.
By ATTAULLAH SHAHabout a year ago in Criminal
Black Hand #5 – The Original Jeffrey Epstein
There was once a wealthy billionaire philanthropist who owned houses in Palm Beach, New York, and France, as well as a Caribbean Island paradise where he hosted young girls for elite sex parties, far away from prying eyes. Like the infamous paedophile people trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, this Harvard graduate sent his employees into the streets to recruit young girls for him to coerce and molest.
By Johnny Vedmoreabout a year ago in Criminal
Black Hand #4 – A Match Made in Hell
At the height of the Cold War, in a country experiencing the final throes of a post-war economic boom, one strange man went on to play a central role in a scandal that brought down the British government. In a master class of how to get away with grand espionage, Hod Dibben coasted through danger seemingly without any fear. The night clubs of London, which have been the focus of our attention so far, are all under new ownership after a series of tragic deaths of their previous owners and hostesses. As always, with anything Horace Dibben did during this period, elite sex parties and sadomasochistic orgies were a key part of what would eventually develop into the Profumo Affair.
By Johnny Vedmoreabout a year ago in Criminal
Black Hand #2 – The London Night Club Trap
In the previous instalment of this series, we examined the tragic death of Esmeralda Gullan, the founder of Esmeralda’s Barn, a night club located in an affluent part of London’s West End. However, Esmeralda was not the only female night club owner or hostess to be found dead or dying during this period. In fact, as we are about to discover, she was just one of a collection of inter-connected women who were involved in night club management and whose deaths were ruled as accidental or as suicides around the same time.
By Johnny Vedmoreabout a year ago in Criminal
Black Hand #1 – A Song For Esmeralda
Esmeralda Gullan, also known as Esmeralda Noel Smith, was a talented young starlet who was beginning to become famous before the outbreak of World War II. After the war, she became a strong and powerful businesswoman and, by 1955, Esme had created four unique establishments in and around Knightsbridge, Mayfair, and Belgravia including the notorious London nightclub, Esmeralda’s Barn.
By Johnny Vedmoreabout a year ago in Criminal
How One Mistake Trapped the Dark Web King
A man was sitting inside his luxurious Bangkok villa, browsing on his laptop, when suddenly, a loud crash echoed from outside. Unaware that the luxurious life he had built was moments away from its end, he left his laptop open and rushed outside.
By Chronicle of Powerabout a year ago in Criminal
El Chapo's Unbelievable Prison Escape
Inside a maximum-security prison in Mexico, a man was being watched around the clock by CCTV cameras. His cell had no windows, no skylight—only a small shower stall in the corner. And yet, despite all this security, he vanished without a trace.
By Chronicle of Powerabout a year ago in Criminal
