Manage the local collections, our Research Room and archives are headquartered just across the hall from this auditorium. In the Missouri Valley room, youll find books, articles, and newspaper clippings documenting the history of organized crime in kansas city, from black hand era violence, to syndicate bootlegs through the 26year reign of the crime boss nick subella, associated with skimming casinos in las vegas and bombing businesses in the river key. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is a part of our history. Moreover, it continues to capture our fascination as well as generate interest in new scholarship. Last year, the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia past when the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star were donated by former star reporter mike mcgraw. These files contained photos, notes, and reports on local mafia members, and provide a glimpse of how reporters investigated the mob during its heyday. A story about the collection by Jona
Crime family. Next on American History tv, the former fbi agent discusses the citys gangster past and newly discovered archives of mug shots from the Kansas City Star newspaper. Held by the kansas city public library. This is a little more than an hour. Welcome everyone. Our Research Room and archives are headquartered just across the hall from this auditorium. In the Missouri Valley room, you will find books, articles and newspaper clippings documenting the hus ri of organized crime in kansas city from backhand era to bootlegging with ties to the pendergast machine through the 26reign of crime box dick civella, and bombing businesses in the river kiev. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is part of our history. It continues to capture or fascination as well as generate interest in new scholarship. Last year the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia past with the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star were donated by former star reporter mike mcgraw
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Newspaper clippings documenting the history of organized crime in kansas city, from extortion, violence, syndicates, bootlegging, to the 26th year reign of the crime boss nick sabella, skimming casinos in las vegas, and bombing businesses. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is a part of our history. Moreover, it continues to capture our fascination as well as generate interest and new scholarship. Last year, the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia passed when the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star work donated by former reporter mike mcgraw. These contain photos, notes, and reports on local mafia members and provide a glimpse of how reporters investigated the mob during its heyday. A story about the collection was featured in kcpts digital magazine, which included a short interview with retired fbi agent ouseley. They take a closer look at the gangland past. Mr. Ouseley is an authority on the kansas city gangland past. He spent two decades pr
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