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The Mafia—Not Forgettinaboutit II

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Mafia Part II Perhaps the best trailing nugget from this week's column is Joseph Petrosino. Here, we have an Oscar-worthy narrative replete with a tragic, unlikely, and fortuitous embryogenesis. It was followed by a plucky and eccentric career at the infancy of modern law enforcement. Although parts of Joe's Mafia-busting undertakings have been featured long…… Continue reading The Mafia—Not Forgettinaboutit II

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Not Forgettinaboutit—The Mafia

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:00:00 +0000

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

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Bad Actors

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

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

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