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Apparently Scott Deitche’s new book is going to be called Hitmen, The Mafia’s Killing Squad, the true crime history of NY’s infamous Purple Gang of the 70s and 80s

I didn’t think the Purple Gang in New York was really a thing and was created by the press?
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Lucchese farm team in East Harlem right? "Pleasant Avenue bunch" in Carlito's Way are based on them.
Glick told author Nicholas Pileggi that he expected to meet a banker-type individual, but instead, he found Alvin Baron to be a gruff, tough-talking cigar-chomping Teamster who greeted him with, “What the fuck do you want?”
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I hope Scott includes a copy of the July 1979 ATF report about the Purple Gang as referenced in Chapter 8 : The Secret Government of Waste from the 1985 book titled Poisoning for Profit by A. Block and F. Scarpitti.

Poisoning for Profit
https://www.amazon.com/Poisoning-Profit ... 0688039707
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John W wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:45 pm Apparently Scott Deitche’s new book is going to be called Hitmen, The Mafia’s Killing Squad, the true crime history of NY’s infamous Purple Gang of the 70s and 80s

I didn’t think the Purple Gang in New York was really a thing and was created by the press?
It was blown up bigger by the press. They came and went, a few kept going but they were not a Mafia killing squad.
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Uh oh...

JIGGS is gonna love this.
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JeremyTheJew wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:28 pm Uh oh...

JIGGS is gonna love this.

I heard he wrote the Forward to it. :mrgreen:


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Fuck all a youse.

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Grouchy Sinatra wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:51 pm Lucchese farm team in East Harlem right? "Pleasant Avenue bunch" in Carlito's Way are based on them.
No sir.

Pleasant avenue bunch = 116th street crew.

This comes straight from the horses mouth. (Judge eddie torres).

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Thank you Jiggs.
Glick told author Nicholas Pileggi that he expected to meet a banker-type individual, but instead, he found Alvin Baron to be a gruff, tough-talking cigar-chomping Teamster who greeted him with, “What the fuck do you want?”
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Grouchy Sinatra wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:50 pm Thank you Jiggs.
The only purple gang was in detroit.

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JeremyTheJew wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:28 pm Uh oh...

JIGGS is gonna love this.
I already reached out to him.

JIGGS- you're gonna write the cover blurb - right? :mrgreen:
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crabby appleton wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:55 pm I hope Scott includes a copy of the July 1979 ATF report about the Purple Gang as referenced in Chapter 8 : The Secret Government of Waste from the 1985 book titled Poisoning for Profit by A. Block and F. Scarpitti.

Poisoning for Profit
https://www.amazon.com/Poisoning-Profit ... 0688039707
Have a FOIA request into the ATF for it. Also tracking it down from another source.
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bert wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:32 pm
John W wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:45 pm Apparently Scott Deitche’s new book is going to be called Hitmen, The Mafia’s Killing Squad, the true crime history of NY’s infamous Purple Gang of the 70s and 80s

I didn’t think the Purple Gang in New York was really a thing and was created by the press?
It was blown up bigger by the press. They came and went, a few kept going but they were not a Mafia killing squad.
That's the thrust of my book. Dig beyond the hype.

It's a working title...
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sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:51 am
bert wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:32 pm
John W wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:45 pm Apparently Scott Deitche’s new book is going to be called Hitmen, The Mafia’s Killing Squad, the true crime history of NY’s infamous Purple Gang of the 70s and 80s

I didn’t think the Purple Gang in New York was really a thing and was created by the press?
It was blown up bigger by the press. They came and went, a few kept going but they were not a Mafia killing squad.
That's the thrust of my book. Dig beyond the hype.

It's a working title...

I'm really looking forward to this. whether there was a purple gang our not the East Harlem 116th st crew is wildly fascinating
Salude!
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Cheech wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:53 am
sdeitche wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:51 am
bert wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:32 pm
John W wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:45 pm Apparently Scott Deitche’s new book is going to be called Hitmen, The Mafia’s Killing Squad, the true crime history of NY’s infamous Purple Gang of the 70s and 80s

I didn’t think the Purple Gang in New York was really a thing and was created by the press?
It was blown up bigger by the press. They came and went, a few kept going but they were not a Mafia killing squad.
That's the thrust of my book. Dig beyond the hype.

It's a working title...

I'm really looking forward to this. whether there was a purple gang our not the East Harlem 116th st crew is wildly fascinating
Thank you. It's due in April 2021, so assume publication will be in the fall 2021
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