The Maitre d’

October 18, 2009 by Dennis Griffin  
Filed under My Blog, Organized Crime

On the evening of June 9, 1980, Metro detectives David Groover and Gene Smith were conducting another routine surveillance of the Spilotro gang. On that night they were camped outside the Upper Crust pizza parlor and the adjoining My Place bar, located at Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway. Tony’s pal, Frank Cullotta, had a financial interest in both establishments and they had become hangouts for the mobsters. Spilotro, Cullotta, and some of their associates were inside the Upper Crust, but nothing exciting was going on. For the two veteran cops, it had all the makings of another...

The Maitre d’

On the evening of June 9, 1980, Metro detectives David Groover and Gene Smith were conducting another routine surveillance of the Spilotro gang. On that night they were camped outside the Upper Crust pizza parlor and the adjoining My Place bar, lo...

The Maitre d’

On the evening of June 9, 1980, Metro detectives David Groover and Gene Smith were conducting another routine surveillance of the Spilotro gang. On that night they were camped outside the Upper Crust pizza parlor and the adjoining My Place bar, lo...

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