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The Road to Dallas Chapter 4: Cuban Tabloid
🕑 Added 2025-05-07 20:40:49 +0000 UTCAmerican organized crime had a massive stake in Cuba following the end of Prohibition. Today I untangle the early history of the mob in Cuba, Meyer Lansky's ambition on the island, Santo Trafficante's involvement in gun smuggling networks and how this ties into our broader picture so far.
Bibliography:
[1] Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan, and Eli Landau - Meyer Lansky - Mogul of the Mob (p. 172-187)
[2] Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan, and Eli Landau - Meyer Lansky - Mogul of the Mob (p. 229-241)
[3] Jim Hougan - Spooks (p. 342-43)
[3] Larry Hancock - Someone Would Have Talked (p. 156-57)
[3] Loran Hall shared cell with Trafficante https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32356696.pdf
[3] Lewis McWillie info from HSCA (p. 3-4, 10) https://history-matters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/pdf/HSCA_Vol5_0927_2_McWillie.pdf
[3] Hall shares a cell with Santo Trafficante (p.8) https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=194121#relPageId=8&search=hemming_stated%20he%20next%20met%20hall
[3] Daniel Hopsicker -Barry and the Boys (p. 104-105)
[4] Edward Bowder (p. 100) https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11310#relPageId=100&search=edward_browder
[4] Edward Bowder FBI file https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/124-10208-10438.pdf
[4] Edward Bowder Warren Commission volume 26 (p. 674) https://archive.org/details/WARREN_COMMISSION_VOLUMES/WARREN%20COMMISSION%2026/page/n673/mode/2up?q=browder
[4] Jim Hunt and Bob Risch - Warrior p.52
[4] Larry Hancock - Someone Would Have Talked (p. 156-57)
[5] Argosy Magazine 1993-06-28 Interview of Hemming by Dick Russell https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=110790#relPageId=4
[5] Yakuza - David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro (p. 50-55)
[5] Tessa Morris-Suzuki article about Jack Canon and the “Canon Kikan” https://apjjf.org/2014/12/40/tessa-morris-suzuki/4198
Comments
Tré Washingtons
One the best episodes yet.
jeffrey peake
the mob was involved in cuba in the teens and 20s both for smuggling during prohibition and alcohol tourism the family that owned bacardi rum made millions
woodeye
I always thought this was a key question. Who was involved in changing the route of the motorcade ?
Michael Schaefer
It’s always a welcome gift when I see a notification on Patreon and I know it’s more of your work !!! Great job , keep it coming !!!
EWO
Thanks for the clarification, I'm glad you enjoyed the video otherwise
Brandon Harrington
Keep up the great work brother!!
H Charvat
The house Siegel was killed in belonged to his girlfriend Virginia Hill. <3 from a Mob geek
Kody Wolfe
the only surprise i enjoy in life anymore, checking patreon and EWO with an upload. how beautiful.
David Sparks
You get 100 bonus points for Loran Hall he is in my “persons of interest pool” …. direct ties to Trafficante , John Martino /Felipe Vidal Santiago and Rip Robertson ( JMWAVE) .
Riley Ken
Awesome
Barry Holland
Just when I thought I didn’t have nothing to watch tonight thank you
