Book signing with Henry

April 7, 2009 by  
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Former mobster Henry Hill, the original Goodfella, will be joining me for a book signing at the Barnes and Noble store at 567 North Stephanie Street in Henderson, on April 25th, starting at 1 pm.

If you’re in the area please stop by and say hello to Henry and me.

Henry Hill is a former Lucchese crime family associate (mobster), and FBI informant whose life was immortalized in the book Wiseguy, written by  Nicholas Pileggi, and the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, in which Hill was played by Ray Liotta.

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Moe Dalitz

April 6, 2009 by  
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Not long after Bugsy Siegel’s permanent departure from the Las Vegas scene, another key player arrived in town. Morris “Moe” Dalitz was born in Boston in 1899. His father, Barney, operated a laundry and taught Moe the business ...

The LVPD and CCSD through the 1940s

April 3, 2009 by  
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Las Vegas Police DepartmentAfter the establishment of Las Vegas in 1905, law enforcement rested with a group of men known as night watchmen. They were responsible for keeping order in a town comprised primarily of rough miners and railroaders. A part...

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