Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
The message was simple: pay...or else!
2009•2h 8m
CrimeDocumentaryHistory
The film shines a light on Kansas City’s less glorious past when it was a major distribution hub for heroin in the 1930s and 1940s. Black Hand Strawman explains how Kansas City’s Mafia exercised control over the Teamsters Union Local 41 from the 1950s into the 1980s.
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Terence Michael O'Malley
Narrator
Bill Ouseley
Interviewee 1
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