The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr.

by Scott M. Deitch

Overview

The Silent Don exposes the life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses. With a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast throughout the Caribbean, Trafficante was linked to drug trafficking, plots to kill Fidel Castro, and the assassination of JFK. Scott M. Deitche scoured court records, law-enforcement reports, newspaper accounts, and conducted dozens of interviews to find the compelling story of this enigmatic Mafioso don.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781569803554
Publisher:	Barricade Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/16/2009
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Preface     1
Beginnings     5
The First Tampa Mob War     17
The Second Tampa Mob War     29
Problems in Pinellas     43
Passing the Torch     55
Havana Dreams     61
Charlie Wall's Murder     71
Apalachin and Anastasia     77
Drugs in Cuba     85
Castro Takes Charge     91
Miami     109
The French, Italian, and Corsican Connection     119
Front-Page News     127
The CIA-Mafia Plots     133
The Kennedy Assassination     149
Little Apalachin     171
The Ties That Bind     177
The New Drug Scene     189
Bolita and Costa Rica     199
Killing the Witnesses     205
Killings in Tampa     215
The Final Trials     221
References     231
Notes     245
Index     271