Jimmy Hoffa

Omerta. Mafia. La Cosa Nostra. The story of the mob is in our culture. We’re familiar with the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Bugsy Seigel, Al Capone and his infamous use of a baseball bat, but those events seem like old photos from newspapers of yesteryear. With headlines dominated today by terrorism and war, is the mob even around anymore? Like herpes, the mob may fade, but never goes away. Here are a few real-life goodfellas (and those who crossed their path) who are now proverbially sleeping with the fishes. John Favara Sometimes it’s not so good to live next door to the Godfather. John Favara ...