168: Detroit's Notorious Purple Gang w/ Gregory Fournier - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Through most of the 1920s the Bernstein Brothers, known more colorfully as the Purple Gang, ran Detroit's underworld with an iron fist. Partnering with Chicago's Al Capone, they were responsible for much of the liquor that came into the United States from Canada. They were involved in other shady rackets as well, and didn't hesitate to murder any rivals who stepped on their toes.

Gregory Fournier, author of "The Elusive Purple Gang: Detroit's Kosher Nostra", joins me to talk about this notorious Jewish gang, and shares some of the stories that have become legendary in Michigan true crime history lore.

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0:00.0	On this episode of the most notorious podcast Detroit's notorious purple gang.
0:08.0	More small talk and then all of a sudden they hear a car and boom, boom, boom, boom.
0:16.0	And some guy leaning on the horn.
0:19.0	That was the signal.
0:21.0	The three purple gangsters stand up and they each one took a different victim
0:26.0	and emptied the chambers into each one of them.
0:31.0	And then the kitchen was being remodeled to re-rint the place.
0:36.0	And there was a bucket of green paint.
0:39.0	All three guns were thrown into the bucket.
0:42.0	And the guys just hurried out from the second floor down through
0:47.0	and to the basement, now to back door into the alley.
0:51.0	And Ray Bernstein was the wheelman.
0:54.0	Welcome everyone to the most notorious podcast I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:01.0	I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:04.0	I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:07.0	I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:11.0	I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:15.0	I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:20.0	Welcome everyone to the most notorious podcast I'm Eric Ruminis.
1:25.0	Thank you for joining me.
1:27.0	So it is so great to have his my guest today.
1:30.0	Gregory for NEA.
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