Deitche, Scott M., <br/><br/>
Hitmen :  the mafia, drugs, and the east harlem purple gang / 
Scott M. Deitche. 
 - Paperback edition. 
 - x, 179 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index. 
<br/><br/> In the late 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders had law enforcement at their wits' end until they realized several commonalities. The victims were all either Mafia members or potential witnesses of Mafia activity, and they'd all been shot by .22-caliber pistols traced back to a single private sale in Florida. Law enforcement suspected a rogue sect of Mafia hitmen known as the East Harlem Purple Gang. From back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1538196948 9781538196946 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>East Harlem Purple Gang.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mafia--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.<br/>Organized crime--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.<br/>Mafia--Histoire----New York--<br/>--Histoire----New York--
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6452.N72  / E273 2024 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.10609747/1