Kansas City Police
Library week film sale. If you order a copy of the film this week you will also receive a free KCPD coffee cup. I bought a bunch of these to support the KCPD Spouse’s Association.
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Carl “Tuffy” DeLuna
Tuffy DeLuna was raised in Kansas City. At some point in time, he became friends with the Civella family. Anthony “Tony Ripe” Civella married his sister, Molly Deluna. By the 1950s Tuffy is known as an enforcer for Nick Civella. In 1960, Felix Ferina and Tiger Cardarella (known for Tiger’s records) were up-and-coming young mob
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Kansas City Mafia
You may notice that I disconnected my comments function. I started receiving hundreds of spam comments and for some reason my plug-in was not catching them. I will reconnect that function after the first of the year when I have time to mess with it. In the meantime, another story from the old files. I
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Book a Speaker
Do you have a service club or other organization that invites dinner or meeting speakers? I have developed a power point supported program to entertain and educate your group about Kansas City Mafia activities, the story of the River Quay, Las Vegas skimming, or the Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit. I can tailor this program
Carl “Tuffy” DeLuna and Silencers
While searching Tuffy’s home we found some very scary stuff besides his extensive notes about trips to Chicago and Las Vegas for mob business. These images are part of some publications we found. I think they speak for themselves.
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Hidden Microphones at the Villa Capri
How do you install a hidden microphone? Today with the modern technology, you never have to enter the house, office or other location. they have a laser gun that is aimed at a window from a far off location and the window becomes the microphone by picking up the voice vibrations. I am guessing there
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Bill Kalahurka
Bill Kalahurka provided the voice with enough gravitas or authority to help the audience understand a very complicated piece of Kansas City history. You may remember Bill from his award winning series of three and a half minute vignettes on Kansas City history, Kansas City Crossroads. KC Crossroads aired on NBC Channel 41 from 1997
Joseph “Joey Doves” Aiuppa
How did Joey Doves get his nickname Joey Doves was the Chicago Outfit Under Boss during this investigation. He was responsible for Tony Spilotro’s actions in Las Vegas. Joe Aiuppa got the nickname Joey Doves from a time when he returning from a dove hunting trip in Frontenac, Kansas. This was an area settled by
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Up To Date Gangland Wire
Steve Kraske had me on Up To Date last Friday morning to talk about Gangland Wire. Steve is a great guy. I remember when he was a new KC Star reporter assigned to the police beat. At that time, the Star was given an office on the third floor of Police headquarters. A reporter was
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