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Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?

October 27, 2014 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

registration required; contact the organizer.

Forget Al Capone.

He ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul RIcca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned over day to day control to Sam “Momo” Giancana.

More Powerful Than Capone

Giancana would rise to a position much, much more powerful than the thuggish Capone ever dreamt of becoming.He vastly expanded the operations of the Chicago Outfit into Las Vegas, into California and became the most powerful Mafia leader in the country. He was connected to JFK through Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra. According to a number of histories, he and John F. Kennedy actually shared a mistress in common! Some believe Sam Giancana was behind the murder of JFK.

Cuba

When the CIA planned to assassinate Fidel Castro, the called on Sam Giancana to oversee the job. While the plot failed, the implications were clear.  The CIA was working closely with the most important and influential Mafia leader in the USA. The FBI only learned of the plot because they were tapping Giancana’s phone and watching him 24/7

Giancana

Women

Giancana carried on a very public romance with squeaky clean, all-American girl Phyllis McGuire,

Giancana and McGuire

Giancana and McGuire

consorted with Marilyn Monroe (some say he caused her death) and other famous women.  The stories are perplexing and fascinating. You will not want to miss this one of a kind multimedia presentation.

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Date:
October 27, 2014
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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CLC
Phone
(847) 543-2615
Email
CPEInfo@clcillinois.edu
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Venue

College of Lake County
1120 S Milwaukee Ave
Vernon Hills, IL 60061 United States
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