1938 in organized crime

1938 in organized crime

"See also:"
1937 in organized crime,
other events of 1938,
1939 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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Events

*After losing his estate in Pelham Manor, New York, former mob leader Ciro Terranova returns to New York City. On February 19, Terranova suffers a stroke and dies the following day.
*Julius Richard "Dixie" Davis, longtime defense lawyer for Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned.
*May 2 - Detroit mobster Joe Tocco is shot in the back and dies the following day. His death was possibly connected to mobster Joseph Zerilli, who had been consolidating his power in Detroit since the end of Prohibition.
*August 21 - Hyman Yuran, a former associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter is killed by Murder, Inc.. His body is later found in a lime pit near the small town of Loch Sheldrake, New York.

Arts and literature

*"The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029864/] starring Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart.
*"Angels with Dirty Faces" (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029870/] starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart.
*"Racket Busters" (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030650/] starring Humphrey Bogart.

Births

*John E. Farrell "Fast Jack", Patriarca crime family associate
*February 11 - Manuel Noriega, Panamanian military leader and drug trafficker.

Deaths

*February 20 - Ciro Terranova, Morello crime family leader
*May 2 - Joe Tocco, Detroit mobster
*August 21 - Hyman Yuran, a former associate of Louis Buchalter


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