Chicago mobster Al Capone's northern Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 million to bankOctober 8th, 2009 Capone's Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 millionWAUSAU, Wis. — The one-time gangster's house is built of stone with 18-inch thick walls and protected with guard towers, just in case G-men or goons with machine guns inside violin cases come calling.
Auction set for Chicago mobster Al Capone's sprawling Wis. hideout, stone house, guard towersSeptember 19th, 2009 Chicago mobster Al Capone's Wis. hideout for saleWAUSAU, Wis.
Italian police nab crime clan fugitive vacationing in Sicilian beach town with wife and kidsAugust 18th, 2009 Police nab fugitive on Sicilian holidayROME — Police say they arrested a fugitive mobster while he was vacationing with his family at the Sicilian seaside. Paolo De Stefano has been one of Italy's 30 most dangerous fugitives since 2005.
Woman who carried toddler son's body in car trunk sentenced to 55 years in prisonAugust 13th, 2009 Woman who hid son in car trunk gets 55 yearsGREAT FALLS, Mont. — A woman who hid the body of her 2-year-old son in the trunk of her car for most of last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years in prison.
Man arrested with gun outside Obama's home gets five-year jail termJuly 11th, 2009 CHICAGO - A man arrested outside US President Barack Obama's Kenwood home with a gun last year has been sentenced to five years imprisonment. The South Side man, Omhari Sengstacke, 31, has been convicted for his aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Boston mobster Flemmi describes girlfriend's killing in lawsuits filed by victims' familiesJuly 10th, 2009 Boston mobster 'Rifleman' Flemmi describes killingBOSTON — New England mobster Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi on Friday described watching a cohort strangle his girlfriend as a "very traumatic moment" — but then admitted he pulled out her teeth afterward so her body would be difficult to identify. Flemmi, 75, showed no emotion as he described the 1981 killing of Debra Davis, 26, a woman he began dating when she was 17.
Boston mobster Flemmi testifies in victims' families suit; says watched Bulger kill girlfriendJuly 10th, 2009 Boston mobster says watched Bulger kill girlfriendBOSTON — New England mobster Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi says he watched his cohort James "Whitey" Bulger strangle Flemmi's 26-year-old-girlfriend. Flemmi says that in 1981, he lured Debra Davis to a vacant home where Bulger was waiting.
4 workers accused of digging up bodies, reselling plots at historic Chicago-area cemeteryJuly 9th, 2009 4 accused of digging up bodies at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Boston mobster 'Rifleman' testifies in lawsuits against feds by mob victims' familiesJuly 9th, 2009 Mobster 'Rifleman' Flemmi takes stand in BostonBOSTON — New England mobster Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi described his long relationship with the FBI as an informant during testimony Thursday in wrongful death lawsuits filed by three families who say the FBI failed to control Flemmi and fugitive gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. The families of Deborah Hussey, Debra Davis and Louis Litif say the FBI is responsible for their deaths because it protected Flemmi and Bulger and allowed them to avoid prosecution for their crimes.
White supremacist NJ blogger accused of threatening 3 Chicago federal judges due in courtJune 25th, 2009 NJ blogger accused of threatening Chicago judgesNEWARK, N.J. — A white supremacist blogger is due in a New Jersey court on charges he threatened to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges.
Arkansas prisons department fires 5 workers after escape of convicted murderersJune 18th, 2009 5 prison workers fired after Ark. inmates escapeLITTLE ROCK, Ark.
2 Mass. men accused of killing drug dealer to clear $70K debt, then cooking remainsJune 8th, 2009 2 Mass. men accused of killing man, cooking bodyWRENTHAM, Mass. — Prosecutors say two Massachusetts men killed a drug dealer to clear a debt, then dismembered his body and cooked the remains.
5 officers placed on leave after 2 killers escape Arkansas prison wearing guard uniformsJune 1st, 2009 Ark. prison guards on leave after 2 killers escapeLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five correction officers were placed on leave Monday after two convicted killers escaped a high-security unit by wearing guard uniforms that are made at the prison and leaving in a car left for them.
2 murderers serving life put on guard uniforms, walk out of Ark. prison during shift changeMay 30th, 2009 2 murderers escape Ark. prison in guard uniformsGRADY, Ark.
Jennifer Hudson gives Chicago concert for first time since family murdersApril 26th, 2009 Jennifer Hudson gives Chicago homecoming concertCHICAGO — Oscar and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson has given her first hometown concert since her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were murdered in Chicago last year. Hudson sang Saturday night at a theater in Chicago's McCormick Place.
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