Nov 28, 2012 the echos of this dixie mafia inspired hit still reverberate across the mississippi gulf coast and new orleans to this day. Im sure that you wont be surprised to learn that the dixie mafia is not li. At one time interstate 95 was known as cocaine alley as drugs were picked up in south florida and transported north via i95. Hill correctional facility in delaware county suffered. Dixie mafia, part 1 21 10 2009 judge kirksey nix sr. Oct 21, 2009 as sheriff, pusser targeted criminal elements of the dixie mafia and the state line mob. How the mafia built the gambling capital of the world positioned in the interior of the expansive mojave desert in nevada, las vegas was a dusty town that seemed ages away from its now revered nightlife, casinos that operate round the clock as well as numerous other modern entertainment options. For our off coast readers continue reading miss dixie covers the passing of local mafia kingpin turned. The mob rolled in millions on their cuban operations until the cuban people started to starve and disappear in the night. In the final trial in 1997, pete halat was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Nov 28, 2016 carl towhead white being removed from his car.
I was a criminal defense attorney and state prosecutor there and later worked in a us attorneys office on another part of the country. This month marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of judge vincent sherry and his wife, margaret, whose deaths at the hands of the socalled dixie mafia exposed the lawlessness and corruption that had overtaken mississippis gulf coast in the 1980s. Tormented mafia wife comes out of hiding after 26 years to. Jan 17, 2012 the dixie mafia was a loosely connected group of mostly southern men who liked to steal cars as well as to burglarize banks at night and to rob banks during the day using loaded weapons. Hathcock ran the shamrock, a restaurant, motel and dance hall near corinth, mississippi, which straddled the mississippitennessee state line. This article is a lot of cut and paste from the book mississippi mud. A southern crime boss deals with his dysfuntional family and conflicts with rival gangs. Some crooked cops in the big easy break the laws they were sworn to uphold. The true story of how the government, the media, and the mob conspired to combat integration and the vietnam antiwar movement. Dec 26, 2016 in their heyday, the dixie mafia had their thumb in every pie, whether it was illegal gambling, drug trafficking, moneylaundering, blackmail and bribery, or carrying out contract killings. Billy grice is a former fort rucker, alabama, supply supervisor who took a bad rap to the atlanta federal pen for dickinson after exporting billions of dollars in stolen arms during the arabisraeli 6 day war. The state line mob and buford pusser view from a hearse. He first turned his attention to the dixie mafia and the state line mob, two gangs that operated on the line between tennessee and mississippi and made thousands of dollars off of the illegal sale of moonshine. Leading one of these gangs was the handsome and charismatic willie foster sellers of surrency.
The federal investigation into the sherry murders lasted eight years. Their territory was primarily the states of the old confederacy. If you really have any interest in knowing about one of americas oldest cities you should read the french quarter by herbert asbury the city, due in large part to its location has been a paradise for criminals 1719 vagabonds and the criminal element are the. Jury finds chicago gang member guilty in the murder of 9yearold tyshawn lee chicago after just a few. A 1957 meeting forced the fbi to recognize the mafiaand. The dixie mafia is a criminal organization based in biloxi, mississippi, and operated primarily in the southern united states, in the 1970s. When dozens of members of the american mafia met in apalachin, new york on november 14, 1957, they caught the attention of local law enforcementin part because of. At the same time, members of the organization incarcerated at the louisiana state penitentiary at angola were running a lonely hearts extortion.
May 22, 20 watch discovery channel the dixie mafia killers, thieves, robberies, contract murders, organized crime, biloxi, mississippi, car jackings, home invasions, drug dealing mobbed on dailymotion. Catch dixie mafia saturday, february 2 at 109c on discovery. The dixie mafia was very active in several cities, including biloxi, dallas. The american mafia arose from offshoots of the mafia, fueled by waves of italian immigration during the late nineteenth century. Home to the finest whiskey and bourbon, the american south is known for many things, including its charming drawl and glorious mountain ranges.
Last year ive traded with a french guy who owned a bottle. Sep 04, 2012 the murder of judge vincent sherry and his wife, margaret, at the hands of the socalled dixie mafia exposed the lawlessness and corruption that had overtaken mississippis gulf coast in the 1980s. Nov 21, 2019 as soon as he was elected, buford pusser threw himself into his work. Just found out 2 years from cold case unit it was murder by member of dixie mafia can anyone help me identify pictures i have of members of dixie mafia in the late 1960. Comments on a murder case in biloxi, mississippi in which an assailant killed judge vincent sherry and his wife margaret. What lynne sposito soon discovered were bizarre connections to the dixie mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran the strip, biloxis beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze. Dixie mafia, vintage hotels, mobsters, walking tall, wish you are here, like a local, thin blue lines, 14th century, back in the day. From the creation of the stock car, to the battles between the good and evil players of the dixie mafia, hear the fascinating stories behind the legendary bootleggers of the south and how. The caller stated that the gun was stolen out of jackson, tennessee and was used in the assassination attempt of pusser that resulted in the death of his wife. He was working as active bailiff for judge sherry the night he was murdered. Heroin brought in by son led to ods of 5 phillyarea women during christmas day, five women at george w.
From the creation of the stock car, to the battles between the good and evil players of the dixie mafia, hear the fascinating. May 01, 2012 the mississippi gulf coast and the dixie mafia spawned a story over 2 decades ago that is still discussed to this day in the contract murder of circuit court judge vincent sherry and his wife margaret, who was serving on the biloxi city council at the time of the hit. The dixie mafia was a loosely connected group of mostly southern men who liked to steal cars as well as to burglarize banks at night and to rob banks during the day using loaded weapons. For our off coast readers continue reading miss dixie covers the passing of local mafia kingpin turned stool pigeon mike. The caller specified that the gun was used without the tripod on the day of the murder. Every time i correct this piece, someone takes it down. Dixie mafia murder of judge vincent sherry and his wife. In the dixie mafia, the guy that had the bankroll was the one that led the pack. Mafia in new orleans new orleans crime family page 2. Unlike members of the sicilian mafia, the members of the dixie mafia were not connected by family or country of origin. Watch discovery channel the dixie mafia killers, thieves, robberies, contract murders, organized crime, biloxi, mississippi, car jackings, home invasions, drug dealing mobbed on dailymotion. The deadliest decade spotlights the socalled dixie mafia murder of judge vincent sherry and his councilwoman wife margaret. There have been a series of programs on various channels featuring a underworld crime syndicate in south mississippi that went by this name from the early 60s to the late 80s.
The dixie mafia, which might have as many as one thousand affiliated criminals involved with it, is known to be most active in several areas of the south, notably dallas, atlanta, new. Comments on a murder case in biloxi, mississippi in which an. Active mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, the dixie mafia spanned the south, spreading across the gulf coast from texas to florida. The dixie mafia have connections with the itialian and irish mafia aswell as several miamibased cuban drug cartels. Kirksey mccord nix the dixie mafia kingpin at angola who ordered the hits as well as the hit man who killed the sherrys each received life sentences. Crimemyth is my formum about pusser and the state line. They were loosely connected individuals of many nationalities with a common goal. Other mafia operations included whore houses and supplying sugar to predixie mafia american bootleggers manufacturing their own whiskey in new orleans, port st.
So in 1989 relatives of the sherrys hired a private investigator, rex armistead, a former mississippi highway patrol investigator who had helped put many dixie mafia members behind bars. Tormented mafia wife comes out of hiding after 26 years to confront her bully. The life and crimes of the dixie mafia john ed bradley september 1 1991. There was a book published in the early 1970s called the dixie mafia. Discover dixie and all its distinct and colorful outlaw history. The caller also offered to reveal his true identity after the forensics on the gun were completed. People that owned the hotels here in corinth would offer gambling, prostitution, and would rob the unsuspecting travelers. May 22, 2016 he was working as active bailiff for judge sherry the night he was murdered. Hunt, an alleged money launder with a worldwide assembly of god church, testified as character wittiness for the defense in the federal racketeering and wire fraud trial of refuted dixie mafia associate and casino cruise ship operator.
The dixie mafia is a criminal organization based in biloxi, mississippi, and operated primarily in. Legendary lawman buford pusser cuts his teeth battling the dixie mafia, a rogues gallery of thieves, crooked gamblers, and killers operating in the american south. The mob in memphis is generally referred to as the dixie mafia. According to a florida department of law enforcement official quoted in the same article, members were simply cowboys riding up and down the roads looking for someone to steal from or kill.
Biloxis tale of murder, extortion and racy photos the. The echos of this dixie mafia inspired hit still reverberate across the mississippi gulf coast and new orleans to this day. Despite the informal structure, the dixie mafia had one rule that members were expected to obey. For those of you with an interest in this subject, which inspired several books and at least one documentary, anitas story is a must read along with the reader comments as the descendants of the felons involved remain. The mafia emerged in the midnineteenth century in sicily.
As sheriff, pusser targeted criminal elements of the dixie mafia and the state line mob. The state line mob was involved in bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, tourist fleecing, robbery, and murder. There he lay at the end of a long devilish coma in early june 1996 grasping for his last breath of air, moaning. The state line mob was an association of criminal elements that operated in the 1950s and 1960s at the mississippitennessee state line in alcorn county, mississippi, and mcnairy county, tennessee, along u. For a map of prison locations and a list of gang reports, see dixie mafia prison locations prison gang news. Jul 06, 2010 what lynne sposito soon discovered were bizarre connections to the dixie mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran the strip, biloxis beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mike gillich, conspirator in 1987 dixie mafia murders in biloxi, dead at 82.
This was the stopping place for people traveling from chicago to florida, hence the nickname for corinth, little chicago. In their farreaching support of the dixie mafia, chief asst. If you really have any interest in knowing about one of americas oldest cities you should read the french quarter by herbert asbury the city, due in large part to its location has been a paradise for criminals 1719 vagabonds and the criminal element are the majority 88. Sheriff buford pusser and the true story of walking tall.
Aug 25, 2008 the original dixie mafia no longer exists. They are characterized as a violent and loosely organized group of criminals, who make their living mostly through contract killing, drug smuggling, and armed robbery. A highranking member of the state line mob was jack hathcock. The dixie mafia is a criminal organization based in biloxi, mississippi, which operated primarily in the southern united states, in the 1970s.
On the night of august 12th, 1967, ronnie anderson, cooks younger brother, traveled with members of the dixie mafia to mcnairy county. Theres a fascinating book that covers a good part of memphis mob history dixies dirty secret. In their heyday, the dixie mafia had their thumb in every pie, whether it was illegal gambling, drug trafficking, moneylaundering, blackmail and bribery, or carrying out contract killings. Dixie mafia murder of judge vincent sherry and his wife took. Of course there is still mafia in new orleans and the lack of knowledge of this countrys history astounds me sometimes. Dixie mafia, part 1 the state crime bureau journal.
The first refering to buford pusser who took office at the age of 26, amazing. The mississippi gulf coast and the dixie mafia spawned a story over 2 decades ago that is still discussed to this day in the contract murder of circuit court judge vincent sherry and his wife margaret, who was serving on the biloxi city council at the time of the hit. Corinth had their fair share of the dixie mafia, especially at the stateline on hw 45. The murder of judge vincent sherry and his wife, margaret, at the hands of the socalled dixie mafia exposed the lawlessness and corruption that had overtaken mississippis gulf coast in the 1980s. What i have read about the dixie mafia is so bad it makes the rest of the gangster world seem like charity workers.
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