Bibliograph

Hitmen, the mafia, drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang, Scott M. Deitche

Type

Label

Hitmen, the mafia, drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang, Scott M. Deitche

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hitmen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1264175260

Responsibility statement

Scott M. Deitche

Sub title

the mafia, drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang

Summary

"The East Harlem Purple Gang emerged in early 1970s and quickly earned a reputation for violence, contract killings, drug operations, and became the farm team for the Mafia. Hitmen uncovers their dark and twisted history in the gritty New York City organized crime scene of the 70s and 80s"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Origins -- 2. What's in a name? -- 3. A capacity for violence -- 4. The drug game -- 5. Rockland County -- 6. The Milgram murder -- 7. .22-caliber killers -- 8. The shopping spree -- 9. The Viserto drug trial -- 10. The early eighties -- 11. A killing on Thunderboat Row -- 12. The crackdown -- 13. The Michael Meldish murder -- 14. The leaders of the families

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