“Mad Sam” DeStefano in Court
Submitted by Paul Scharff on Sunday, 8 December 2013No Comment
1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA — Each year, a memorial appears in Chicago newspapers for the late Sam DeStefano, reputed to be one of the crime syndicate’s bloodiest butchers. DeStefano (center arms waving), in 1964 file photo, shows him as he leaves Criminal Court after being sentenced to jail for illegal voting, was gunned down on April 14, 1973. Other persons in photo are unidentified. — Image by © Bettmann/Corbis