Liakokas “Big Bill” Lias: Longtime Wheeling, WV Crime Boss

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Liakokas “Big Bill” Lias: Longtime Wheeling, WV Crime Boss

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This was a fantastic piece on a relatively unknown Crime Boss that ruled Wheeling, WV for decades.

https://www.thenationalherald.com/67373 ... nterparts/
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Re: Liakokas “Big Bill” Lias: Longtime Wheeling, WV Crime Boss

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So many Greeks came to Wheeling in the early part of the 20th century, including my Grandmother and Grandfather. There was a very large Rhodian population there working in the mills.
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The Greek wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:11 pm So many Greeks came to Wheeling in the early part of the 20th century, including my Grandmother and Grandfather. There was a very large Rhodian population there working in the mills.
52 years at the helm...he built an empire.
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