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Badgerland JournalMob Hideaways and Little BohemiaProhibition during the 1920s made for great business within the Chicago Mob, but what did these outlaws do when the police got too close? They took a vacation to Wisconsin of course! Mobsters and Gangsters Like Al Capone, Jimmy Hoffa, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger all used Wisconsin as a hideout to take a break from their criminal ways... sort of. Listen to find out more and how the FBI had a botched raid to capture some of these criminals. Let us know what you think on Facebook, Instagram, or send an email badgerlandjournal@gmail.com
2022-09-0538 min
Local FeaturesOle Catfish and Baby Face NelsonOle Catfish and his family led quiet, unassuming lives in their home at Lac du Flambeau. They were not remarkable in any way and not the type of people whose names one would expect to find splashed across national newspapers. Yet that is exactly what happened in 1934 when Catfish’s life intersected with that of one of America’s most notorious gangsters. Historian Gary Entz has more: There are several possible birthdates for Ole Catfish, but he likely was born around 1867, which would have made him about 65 years old in 1934. He was a member of the Lac du Flambeau band of L...
2021-08-2503 minLocal FeaturesOle Catfish and Baby Face NelsonOle Catfish and his family led quiet, unassuming lives in their home at Lac du Flambeau. They were not remarkable in any way and not the type of people whose names one would expect to find splashed across national newspapers. Yet that is exactly what happened in 1934 when Catfish’s life intersected with that of one of America’s most notorious gangsters. Historian Gary Entz has more:
2021-08-2503 min