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Virginia Hill
Virginia Hill stammt aus ärmlichsten Verhältnissen und arbeitet sich mit Sex-Appeal, Dreistigkeit und Entschlossenheit hinauf in die höchsten Kreise der Cosa Nostra, der amerikanischen Mafia. Sie bedient sich der Männer gnadenlos, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen, wird die Geliebte und Vertraute von Gangsterbossen wie Joe Adonis und Bugsy Siegel, dem Gründer von Las Vegas. Bis sie sich in Sun Valley in den österreichischen Skilehrer Hans Hauser verliebt. Für ihn bricht sie mit der Mafia und lässt ihr bisheriges Leben hinter sich. Doch ihre Vergangenheit ist noch sehr lebendig ...
Virginia Hill, Mafia Queen
Virginia Hill would be found dead at the age of forty-nine, 5,000 miles away from her hometown of Lipscomb, Alabama. She had left behind a suicide note that she was "tired of life"...But the police authorities had no idea what kind of life Virginia led... She had left her small town in Alabama to journey out west. Once there, her beauty would capture the attention of numerous powerful men which included gangster Bugsy Siegel and she would eventually be called to testify at a Senate hearing on the mafia. The small town girl from Alabama would become America's most well known Mafia Queen. This is her story.
Bugsy & His Flamingo
Testimony of gun moll Virginia Hill before the Kefauver Committee
Bugsy's Baby
Reveals the real Virginia Hill, mob mistress and crafty gangster, examining the extent of her mob connections, her role in "Bugsy" Siegel's murder, her part in the Mob's expansion westward, and the mystery surrounding her death.
The Strength of the Wolf
Carefully and extensively documented, a definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
Women and the Mafia
The insightful essays in this book shine a new light on the roles of women within criminal networks, roles that in reality are often less traditional than researchers used to think. The book seeks to answer questions from a wide range of academic disciplines and traces the portrait of women tied to organized crime in Italy and around the world. The book offers up accounts of mafia women, and also tales of severe abuse and violence against women.
The Teller of Burnham Bank
Every building has a story to tell. All it needs is someone to tell it. In The Teller of Burnham Bank, that someone is Hal Ogdens, the editor of a nearly bankrupt weekly newspaper constantly at battle with the town’s contentious mayor – who happens also to be his ex-wife – over how best to preserve the historic fabric of downtown New Brooklyn, Alabama. But when Hal teams up with the mayor’s estranged daughter, Nell, to rescue a landmark building from the mayor and her urban renewal plans, more than the life of an old building will be at stake. EXCERPT FROM BOOK: “Hey, look at this one,” said James, holding up one of the photographs. “I wonder what’s up with her?” The photo ...
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes
Over 800 entries examine the facts, evidence, and leading theories of a variety of unsolved murders, robberies, kidnappings, serial killings, disappearances, and other crimes.
Wicked Women of Alabama
While men commit most of Alabama's crimes, women have written some of the darkest chapters in state history. Poisoners who murdered dozens. A mob icon who captivated millions. An anti-government cop killer. A madam whose courage lifted her from shame to legend. A mummified woman shrouded in mystery. Whether they enjoyed the spotlight or weaponized their status as unlikely suspects, these women left scandal and misery in their wake. Journalist Jeremy W. Gray digs into the sordid mess left behind by some of the most notorious women in Alabama history.
