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Jun 21, 2022

Two Girls Murdered in New Jersey

June 21, 1962 - The dead bodies of two teenaged girls who had been badly beaten were discovered this afternoon in a densely wooded area...

Jun 7, 2022

Brooklyn Mobster Joseph Profaci Dead at 64

June 7, 1962 - Joseph Profaci (pictured in 1953), Brooklyn mobster and reputed leader of a powerful underworld syndicate, died of cancer...

May 27, 2022

Manhunt Underway for Iowa Man Who Killed Five

May 27, 1962 - A young man ambushed and killed his aunt and uncle in their Iowa farm-house last night, then drove four cousins home from...

May 25, 2022

Frankie Carbo Chooses Alcatraz: "It's Cleaner There"

May 25, 1962 - Frankie Carbo went to Alcatraz Penitentiary today at his own request. The 57-year-old underworld figure had been in Los...

May 23, 2022

Two Members of NYPD Charged with Excessive Use of Force

May 23, 1962 - The New York Civil Liberties Union today asked New York Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy to institute disciplinary...

May 22, 2022

Gov. Rockefeller Backs Police

May 22, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller pledged last night his continuing support of measures needed by the police to combat...

May 17, 2022

Jimmy Hoffa Arrested for Assaulting Subordinate

May 17, 1962 - James R. Hoffa was arrested tonight and charged with assaulting Samuel Baron, a 59-year-old Teamsters Union subordinate,...

May 16, 2022

NYPD Commissioner Murphy Assigns Extra Police to Parks and Recreation Facilities

May 16, 1962 - New York Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy (pictured left with Mayor Wagner) today called on the extra policemen who...

Mar 27, 2022

NYPD: Most Murders in 1961 Committed in Family Disputes

Mar. 27, 1962 - Most of the murders committed in New York City last year were not planned, nor were they associated with underworld...

Mar 6, 2022

NYPD Says Attacks on Policemen Increasing

Mar. 6, 1962 - New York Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Arm told an institute on police and community relations today that there had...

Feb 25, 2022

Massive Heroin Bust in the Bronx

Feb. 25, 1962 - New York City detectives and Federal narcotics agents seized pure heroin worth $20 million last night after subduing a...

Feb 7, 2022

Governor Rockefeller Spares Life of "Capeman" Killer Salvatore Agron

Feb. 7, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller today spared the life of 18-year-old Salvatore Agron (pictured in 1959), who had been...

Jan 31, 2022

D.A. Hogan Urges Governor Rockefeller to Stay Execution of "Capeman"

Jan. 31, 1962 - In an unexpected move, New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan appealed to Governor Rockefeller today to spare the life...

Jan 28, 2022

Alvin "Creepy" Karpis Seeks Deportation Parole from Alcatraz

Jan. 28, 1962 - Alvin “Creepy” Karpis (pictured in 1936), once listed as United States Public Enemy No. 1, is seeking a deportation...

Jan 19, 2022

Two Frenchmen, Three others Held after Massive Heroin Bust in Brooklyn

Jan. 19, 1962 - Five persons were held today in $100,000 bail each as a result of a Brooklyn raid Thursday in which $3,500,000 worth of...

Jan 18, 2022

Narcotics Raiders Discover $3.5 Million Worth of Raw Heroin in Brooklyn Tenement

Jan. 18, 1962 - Raw heroin estimated to be worth $3,500,000 in the illicit market was found in the ceiling of a Brooklyn tenement today...

Jan 11, 2022

"Capeman" Salvatore Agron Set to Be Executed Feb. 15

Jan. 11, 1962 - The New York Court of Appeals today set Feb. 15 for the execution of Salvatore Agron, 18 years old, for the playground...

Nov 7, 2021

Teenager Killers Sentenced to Hang

Nov. 7, 1961 - Two teenage soldiers accused of having killed seven persons were convicted today and sentenced to hang. James D. Latham...