Crime Wire Investigates! October 25
October 24, 2011 by Dennis Griffin
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While the principles of the Crime Wire Team, Dennis Griffin, Tom Shamshak, Vito Colucci and Susan Murphy Milano, are each away from the show this week, Crime Wire Consultant from Citizens Against Homicide, Gene Cervantes will be the guest for the hour, along with Crime Wire Director of Research, Kim Kolton.
SEGMENT ONE: THE CHRISTOPHER RUDOW CASE
Christopher Rudow of Buffalo, NY was murdered in hisapartment in January of 2010. He was 32 years old.
Buffalo Police still list the case as unsolved and havetold his mother, Linda Olenski, that the killer used “blunt force trauma” toend Christopher’s life. Police also told her that it appeared to be a crime ofpassion and that Chris probably knew his killer.
There was no evidence of forced entry or a break in.Whoever killed Chris was let into or had means to enter the apartment.
SEGMENT TWO: THE HEATHER BROADUS CASE
HeatherBroadus, a 27-year-old woman, was found dead Monday, August 30, 2010 in the 300block of East 56th Street in Long Beach, CA according to Los Angeles Countycoroner’s records.
Apasserby found Broadus’ body lying on the sidewalk about 6:30 a.m. and called911, according to a Long Beach Police Department news release.
TheLong Beach Fire Department responded to the scene and discovered Broadus lyingin a parkway. She had been shot more than once in the torso. Based onpreliminary information, police believe Broadus was shot at some point theprevious night. Some of the neighbors who lived in the area remembered hearinggunshots at approximately 2:30 am, but no one called the police. Shootings inthat area are not uncommon.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown. Heather lived in La Mirada, CA.Listeners and readers can become a member at the Crime Wire forum and join the discussions: http://crimewiresite.com
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Crime Wire Investigates: The Case of Murdered Celina Cass and Update on Dr. Conrad Murray
October 15, 2011 by Dennis Griffin
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We update the death of 11 year old Celina Cass, the girl who went missing from her home in northern New Hampshire in July and was later found wrapped in bedding in a river about a ¼ mile from her home. An autopsy was performed however the Medical Examiner was unable to determine the manner and cause of death. Days ago, police received toxicology reports and have announced that Celina Cass was murdered. Police said they know what caused the girl’s death but are not making it public. No suspects have been named. Joining the discussion will be Crime Wire Consultants, Dean and Karen Beers.
Second segment:
Doctor Conrad Murray is on trial for the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson. Murray stands accused of administering the drug propofol, a powerful anesthetic intended for hospital use only. Murray is charged with injecting Jackson with the drug in Jackson’s home. Witnesses are testifying about a delay in the 911 call when Dr. Murray discovered that Jackson was nonresponsive. Why the delay? Was evidence being removed or destroyed? What were members of Jackson’s security team doing in those critical minutes?
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MOB TALK RADIO with Dennis Griffin Welcomes Ex-Mobster, Frank Cullotta
October 12, 2011 by Dennis Griffin
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MOB TALK on Crime Wire Radio
On Wednesday, October 12, 9pm ET, co-hosts Andrew DiDonato and Denny Griffin will welcome former Chicago and Las Vegas mobsterFrank Cullotta to MOB TALK on Crime Wire Radio.
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Frank Cullotta was born in Chicago in 1938. He began his decades-long criminal career as a teenager, graduating from petty theft to burglary, armed robbery, arson and murder. While growing up he met another young tough on the streets of the Windy City: Tony Spilotro. The two boys became friends and criminal allies.As they grew older Frank preferred to operate independent of the Mob. But Tony went on to become a made man and feared enforcer of the Chicago Outfit. And in 1971 the Outfit bosses sent him to Las Vegas to keep an eye on their casino interests.
Returning to Chicago after being released from prison in 1974, Frank was invited to join Tony in Sin City. It was an offer he initially declined. But by 1979 Frank was under intense pressure from law enforcement in Chicago and agreed to join Tony in Vegas. His role was to watch Tony’s back and apply muscle as necessary. To accomplish that, Frank formed and ran a crew of burglars, robbers, arsonists, and killers that became known as the Hole in the Wall Gang.
However, Frank and Tony had a falling out in 1982; and at Tony’s request the Chicago bosses approved a contract to have Frank killed. Facing either life in prison for his myriad crimes or death at the hands of Outfit hit men, Frank rolled and became a government witness. His subsequent testimony resulted in the convictions of several of his former associates. He was preparing to testify against Tony Spilotro in June 1986, but Spilotro himself was murdered by the Outfit just prior to the trial getting underway.
In 1995 Frank was contacted by screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi regarding the Martin Scorsese film Casino. He was hired as a technical consultant to the movie in which actor Joe Pesci played a character based on Tony Spilotro; and Frank Vincent played “Frankie,” a character based on Cullotta. In the film Frank appeared in several scenes as a killer, including one that was a fictionalized version of a murder he actually committed in Las Vegas in 1979.
Today, armed with a new government issued identity, Frank is out of the federal Witness Protection Program. He currently appears in organized crime documentaries and occasionally makes public appearances. In 2007 he wrote his biography titled CULLOTTA – The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness.
MOB TALK co-hosts, Andrew DiDonato and Dennis Griffin
Listeners can interact with the hosts and guest through the show’s chat room or by telephone call in.
Mob Talk is presented by BEAR Media Consultants, LLC
You’ll be able to hear the show at Crime Wire Radio beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern.
