Organized Crime Files

Title: Norfie Brancato Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Norfie Brancato and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Brancato's name and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: [illegible] 6-23-34 - 3 yrs Leavenworth; $600 - Liquor - arrested - 50 - 2-3-34 - Still; 11-13-36 [illegible]; 5-5-38 - Narc [illegible] 5 yrs Leavenworth; USIR [illegible] 5-7-32 - NPA 1 yr 1 day; Pal - Carl Ardese - #26716.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carl Ardese Mug Shot
Description: Full body mug shot of Carl Ardese, kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Ardese's name and identification details are written on his legs: #26716 - Carl Ardese; 24 yrs - 5' 7" - 142 lbs.; Black - Brown - Med.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
Description: This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Date: 1934/1964
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 5: Records and General Data
Description: This series contains miscellaneous police records, newspaper clippings, Kansas City Star staff correspondence, and information on various mafia members, including Charles Gargotta and several others listed in Series 2, all suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Loose mug shots were removed and interfiled with Series1-3.
Date: 1947/1959
Object Type: Archival Material

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