My father’s memory of his days scrapping with elements of Tampa’s mafia remain a frequent topic at family dinner conversations and other moments when something or someone suddenly prompts him. Lately, this occurs when either one of “those people” from that era, or perhaps a colleague from the police department, is featured in the Tampa…… Continue reading Not Forgettinaboutit—The Mafia
Category: Government
Another Book of Secrets?
Book of Secrets. Moviegoers love juicy plays on the government’s skeleton closet. Unfortunately, all one has to do is mention “conspiracy theory” and modern audiences run away faster than Sir Robin at the Cave of Caerbannog, or so his minstrels tell me. Yet, because of continued inquiries regarding certain truths after publication of his Lincoln…… Continue reading Another Book of Secrets?
Bad Actors
Uh-oh, a Lincoln conspiracy post. Well, one can’t be much of a crime history professor without mention of one of the most widely publicized, theorized, dramatized, and scrutinized assassinations in antiquity, save John F. Kennedy and Julius Caesar. Spoiler Alert. It was John Wilkes Booth. This Alex Taylor column originally appeared in the Gainesville Times,…… Continue reading Bad Actors