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Michael (Mike School) Lascuola Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Michael (Mike School) Lascuola taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Lascuola's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1944-01-29
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gus (Skinny) Gargotta Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Gus (Skinny) Gargotta taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Gargotta's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Turk Harris Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Turk Harris taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Harris' name and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: [illegible] 6-18-40 3 mo Co Jail Narcotics; [illegible] 1945 pic; 31 arrest; Turk Harris; 4 - 2.
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Date
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1945
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Phil Cusumano Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Phil Cusumano taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Cusumano's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Mangiaracina's alias, Mag, is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1950-05-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Licausi Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Joe Licausi taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Licausi's name is written on the reverse side of the image
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Mangiaracina's alias, Johnny Mag, is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1943-08-20
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Phillip (Phil School) Lascuola Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Phillip (Phil School) Lascuola taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Lascuola's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1943-11-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Forte Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Charles Forte taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Forte's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1943-06-28
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kenneth Perry Greathouse Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Kenneth Perry Greathouse taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Greathouse's name and identification details are written on the reverse side of the image: RR - 9-22-72; R. Y.; [illegible]; Greathouse Kenneth Perry 116624; 24 6' 1" 220; Brn. Blue Med.; Unemploy 11-17-47
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Date
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1972-04-28
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Michael Angelo Spero Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of Michael Angelo Spero taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Spero's name, identification details, and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Michael Angelo Spero; KC 92-558; WM; DOB 8/15/38; 5' 11"; 155 lbs.; Hair - Black; Eyes - Brown; Residence - 517 Holmes 2nd Fl. Rear Apt; Employment - Gus' Pharmacy (changed to Midtown Pharmacy), 39th & Paseo; & truck driver; FBI No. 156 768 C; 19 previous arrests, 1955-64; Convicted TFIS, Burg. 2nd degree, receiving stolen property.
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Date
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1964~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John Anthony Costanza Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of John Anthony Costanza taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Costanza's name and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Bufile 92-6071; KC 92-553; WM; DOB 1/28/40, Kansas City, Mo.; 6'; 175 lbs.; Hair - Black; Eyes - Brown; Residence - 328 Olive, Kansas City, Mo.; Employment - 11 Oak Park, 1027 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.; FBI No. 147 209 C; Arrested 19 times by local auth. for traffic vio, larceny interstate ship., inv. burg., inv. bootlegging; Sentenced 2 yrs. 6 mos. Fed. Reformatory on TFIS 3/16/56.
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Date
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1956~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Motorcycle Division - Metropolitan Police Department
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Motorcycle Division of the Kansas City Police Department posed in front of Shelter House #1 in Swope Park. A note on the photograph reads: 30 of the 45 Harley Davidsons in use by this department. Cars can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John Carl Caldrone Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view mug shot of John Carl Caldrone taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Caldrone's name, identification details, and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Bufile 92-7519; KC 92-303; WM; DOB 8/9/28, Kansas City, Mo.; 6' 4"; 200 lbs.; Hair - Brown; Eyes - Blue; Residence - 4904 Norwood, Kansas City, Mo.; Employment - 11 Oak Park, 1027 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.; FBI No. 4 632 504; Arrested 53 times.; Convicted: Burglary, 2 yrs. Reformatory, 11/21/46; Burglary, 4 yrs. MSP, 3/8/54; Burglary, 3 yrs. MSP, 2/26/60.
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Date
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1960~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brookside Fire Station
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Description
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Photograph, looking south, circa late 1970s of the parking lot behind the buildings at 22 West 63rd Street in the Brookside shopping area. At the time of the photograph, the building housed the Police & Kansas City Fire Station No. 23, which closed by 1979. Meiners Thriftway Grocery Store at 21 West 63rd Street is visible in the center of the photo.
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Date
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1970~/1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains files relating to organized crime in Kansas City from the 1930s to the 1970s. Contents include records from the Kansas City Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, reporter’s notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs of local mafia members.
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Date
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1934~/1972~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 3: Hoods Who Spotlight on Organized Crime in the Kansas City Area
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Description
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Booklet intended to inform the public of the dangers of organized crime in Kansas City. The book contains: a summary of successful prosecution of syndicate members or associates from January 1, 1961 to present (April 1970); the Kefauver Senate Committee underworld charts for Kansas City organized crime activities, Exhibits 1 and 1A; a list of members and associates of the syndicate; the danger signs for the community; and a list of syndicate business connections.
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Date
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1970-04
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 1: Mugshots
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Description
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This series contains miscellaneous Kansas City Police Department mug shots from various dates showing individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Some include a physical description and record of previous arrests on the back side of the photograph. Please note that the individuals in these mug shots do not have a corresponding police file in this collection. Mug shots of those listed in Series 2 and 3 were kept with their corresponding file. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Date
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1934~/1972~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Joe (Little Joe) Parello Mug Shot
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Description
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Side and front view full body mug shot of Joe (Little Joe) Parello taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files, Parello's identification details are written on the front of the image: 2-19-48; # 4674; KC. MO. P.D.; # 61157 Joe Parello; 53 5' 7" 160. Parello's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
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Date
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1948-02-19
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Object Type
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Photograph
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