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Francis Meadow (Frank) Sutcliffe (6 October 1853 – 31 May 1941) [1] was an English pioneering photographic artist whose work presented an enduring record of life in the seaside town of Whitby, England, and surrounding areas, in the late Victorian era and early 20th century.
The Boston Burglar (Roud 261) was a number one hit in the Irish Charts for Johnny McEvoy in 1967. [1] It is a transportation ballad commonly assumed to have been adapted in America from the sea shanty The Whitby Lad / Botany Bay.
Anthony "Tony" Mirra (July 18, 1927 – February 18, 1982) was an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family.He is well known for being the individual who introduced FBI Special Agent Joseph "Donnie Brasco" Pistone into the Bonanno family.
Whitby's Penny Hedge. The Penny Hedge is an ancient tradition in the English coastal town of Whitby in Yorkshire. [1] The legend dates back to 1159, when the Abbot of Whitby imposed a penance on three hunters, and on their descendants for all time, for murdering a hermit at Eskdale. [2] The hunters were following a wild boar near Whitby.
The murders of John Greenwood (1968 or 1969 – 16 August 1980) and Gary Miller (1968 or 1969 – 16 August 1980), also referred to as the 'Whiston murder' or the 'Whiston boys' murder', [1] [4] [5] are the unsolved child murders of two 11-year-old schoolfriends in Merseyside, England in 1980 which were said to have "shocked the nation".
First broadcast in 1994 on FOX, the two-part mini-series charts the history of organized crime in America from Al Capone to John Gotti. [1] Interviews are given by relatives and others, such as Bee Sedway, widow of Moe Sedway, detailing life in a crime family and what the mobsters were like. It also discusses the various illegal businesses the ...
The prosecution in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial showed the jury more than 40 crime scene photos, some of them graphic, on the third day of the proceedings. The photos, which caused ...
The Charlestown Mob was an Irish mob group in Charlestown, which figured prominently in the history of Boston for much of the 20th century. [1]The gang was headed by the McLaughlin brothers (Bernie, Georgie, and Edward "Punchy" McLaughlin) and their associates brothers Stevie and Connie Hughes from Charlestown.