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Hitmen the mafia, drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang

"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"...

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Main Author: Deitche, Scott M. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Subjects:
Mafia > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
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"--
Physical Description: x, 179 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index.
ISBN: 9781538153567
1538153564
Author Notes: Scott M. Deitche is the author of multiple books on organized crime, including Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld and the critically acclaimed Gorden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey. He has written articles on organized crime for local and national magazines and newspapers, and been featured on the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, the American Heroes Channel, AE, C-SPAN, and Oxygen, as well as more than 50 national and international news and radio shows.

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