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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

GANGSTERS OF BOSTON-George Hassett

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, News Commentary, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2013

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of thug life in the city where America began. In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime stories of Boston - from Prohibition to the Mafia, the Irish Gang War to Whitey Bulger. The forgotten chapters of Boston gang history are also covered - from the role of street gangs in the American Revolution to Chinatowns infamous Tong Wars to the murder of number king Daddy Black - it is all here. Every neighborhood, every era, every gangster. GANGSTERS OF BOSTON-George Hassett

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history,

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and the authors that have written about them.

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Gacy, Bundy, Domer, the Night Stalker, BTK, every week, another fascinating author talking

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about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

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True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zupansky.

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Good evening, this is your host, Dan Zupansky, for the program True Murder, the most shocking

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killers in true crime history, and the authors that have written about them.

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This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of Fug Life in the city

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where America began.

1:03.8

In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime

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stories of Boston.

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From prohibition to the mafia, the Irish gang war to Whitey Bulger, the forgotten chapters

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of Boston gang history are also covered, from the role of street gangs in the American

1:22.1

Revolution to Chinatown's infamous Tong Wars, to the murder of Number King Daddy Black.

1:29.4

It is all here, every neighborhood, every era, every gangster.

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The book that we're featuring this evening is Gangsters of Boston, with my special guest

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journalist and author, George Hassett.

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Welcome to the program, and thank you for agreeing to this interview, George Hassett.

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Thank you for having me on Blog Talk Radio in Trumarta.

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Thank you very much.

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Now, I just got to commend you on a great book here that it really does cover Boston and

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the very unique city, and a very important city in America, this history, America's history,

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