John Michael Murphy: The Legacy, The Lesson, The Regret
John Michael “Casey Russell” Murphy December 21, 1989 – December...
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Murph the Surf Today: Still Ready to Rock
Murph the Surf Today – Still Ready to Rock !
The Crown Jewels: Petty Cash, Murphy Style
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – Petty...
The Crown Jewels: The Ring Collection and the Women Who Kept the Story Alive
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – The...
The Crown Jewels: Trinkets, Proof, and Pieces of a Hidden Life
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – Trinkets...
The Crown Jewels: Gold, Secrets, and a Life Well Hidden
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – Tiered...
The Crown Jewels: A Promise Meant for Tomorrow
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – White...
The Crown Jewels: Love, Loss, and the Cost of Forever
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – The...
The Crown Jewels: Hidden for Decades, Found at Last
The Crown Jewels – Murph the Surf Style – The...
Pete’s Last Gift: The Code Only We Understood
One last gift from Peter in Penna. In 2019, Pete...
Peter ‘The Doctor’ Russell: The Man Who Cheated Death—Twice
Peter Michael Russell – Erie Fugitive – My Best Friend...
Prison Flix: Jodi Girl—Confidence, Charm, and a Line I Never Forgot
Murph the Surf – Prison Flix – Jodi Girl –...
Prison Flix: Jan—Dressed to Kill
Murph the Surf – Prison Flix – Jan – One...
Prison Flix: Murph, Jan, and the Unexpected Connections
Murph the Surf – Prison Flix – Murph and Jan...
Little Debbie: The Love That Might Have Been
Murphy the Surf and Little Debbie with Mrs. and Mr....
The Day Everything Changed: Love, Redemption, and a New Beginning
The True Love of My Life – Laura Lynn Sorce...
Visiting Day: The Woman Who Saved Me Twice
The True Love of My Life – Laura Lynn Sorce...
Laura Lynn Murphy: The Love That Brought Me Home—Twice
The True Love of My Life – Laura Lynn Sorce...
Murph the Surf: Holding the Line at Collins
Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy: 85-C-0177 – Collins Correctional Facility...
The Secret Seven: Living Like There Was No Tomorrow
The Secret Seven – Peter “DR the Doctor” Russell on...
The Secret Seven: The Day Loyalty Died
The Secret Seven – Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy on...
Oh What a Party: The Night Niagara Fell After the Score
A modern day view of actual Fallsview Balcony Suites @...
Niagara Falls: The Mini Vegas Behind the Score of a Lifetime
A modern day view of actual Fallsview Balcony Suites @...
The Fallsview Suites: After the Score of a Lifetime
These are the actual Fallsview Balcony Suites @ The Foxhead...
Pete ‘The Doctor’ Russell: In the Wind, Never Forgotten
Murph the Surf and Pete “The Doctor” Russell in Pittsburgh...
Peter Michael Russell: The Erie Fugitive and Nights in Blasdell
Peter Michael Russell – Erie Fugitive (Google it!) My best...
Mitzie at the Playboy Club: Nights in Buffalo’s Fast Lane
Peter’s girlfriend – Mitzie in Uniform – Ready for work...
Murph the Surf: The Duster, the Climb, and the Cash-Lined Life
Murph the Surf circa: early 1980’s in Lackawanna, NY in...
Susan DeSanto Ferritto: The Autograph That Started It All
This is Susan DeSanto Ferritto’s autograph to me and encouraged...
Raymond Ferritto: The Hit, the Betrayal, and the Assassin Who Lived
Ray took the contract and negotiated a deal with the...
Danny Greene, 36 Bombings, and the Call to Kill the Irishman
In 1976 – 78 I lived with my father in...
Anthony ‘Cy’ Ciotti: The Man Who Ran Erie’s Underworld
Anthony “CY” Ciotti with his DiNobili making money. One of...
John Charles Murphy: The Craftsman, The Mind, The Father
John Charles Murphy – My Father – Mold Maker, Tool...
James P. Russell: The Family Man Behind the Mastermind
James P. Russell Family Man – circa:1980 He did love...
The 40-Cent Hustle: JR’s Grift and the Trick Behind the Trick
This was mine and JR’s Grifters’ trick – A quarter,...
JR’s Cadillac: The Starship That Drove the Underworld
“JR”’s 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (Lucerne Aqua Firemist) with a...
Jimmy ‘JR’ Russell: The Mastermind Who Taught Me the Code
Jimmy “JR” Russell – Mastermind – Master Thief – Mentor....
Rum Runners of Erie: From Midnight Whiskey Runs to a Lasting Legacy
After off-loading, and taking his Canadian Whiskey via tunnels under...
Power, Politics, and ‘Da Juice’: The Murphy Name in Erie’s Shadow Government
Thomas Flatley, who became Mayor, Navy Officer, Mom, Dad, Grand...
Grandpa Murphy at Dobbin’s Landing: The Face of Erie’s Prohibition Legacy
Grandpa Murphy on the deck of his tugboat at Dobbin’s...
Mary Ellen DeSanto: The Love That Changed Everything
Mary Ellen DeSanto – the Original Greatest Love of My...
Bootleg Whiskey and Opera Songs: The Prohibition-Era Adventures of Perry Murphy
Grandpa Perry Murphy, circa 1927, Chicago, IL. Grandpa Perry modified...
The Million Dollar Baby of Erie: The Untold Story of Ethel Mae Murphy and the Prohibition Empire
Grandma Ethel Mae Murphy, circa 1923, Erie, Pa. “The Million...
Grandma Murphy: The Quiet Lessons of the Million-Dollar Baby
Grandma Murphy, circa 1960’s as I knew her. She treated...
Grandpa Murphy: Songs, Stories, and the Survivor’s Code
Grandpa Murphy, circa 1960’s as I knew him. Irish tenor,...
Grandpa Murphy at Dobbin’s Landing: The Tugboat Captain of Erie’s Prohibition Era
Grandpa Murphy on the deck of his tugboat at Dobbin’s...
Murph the Surf: Forged in Steel at Collins Correctional Facility
Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy: 85-C-0177 – Collins Correctional Facility...
Murph the Surf: The Black Duster and the Making of an Outlaw
Murph the Surf circa: early 1980’s in Lackawanna, NY in...
Peter Michael Russell: The Erie Fugitive and the Coat That Came Back
Peter Michael Russell – Erie Fugitive (Google it!) My best...
The Secret Seven: The Day the Rat Broke the Code
Three of the Secret Seven – Jimmy “Elmer” DeSanto, Billy...
Murph the Surf and Tony ‘The Ant’: Protected by the Code Behind the Walls
Murph the Surf with Anthony “Tony the Ant” Cangianno in...
John Charles Murphy: War Hero, Inventor, and the Mind Behind the Weebles
John Charles Murphy circa 1946 – Father – War Hero...
A Moment of Grace: Murph the Surf and Laura Lynn at The Tabernacle
Actual photograph taken by Murph the Surf with his wife...
The Night at the Calabrese Club: Cy Ciotti, Maynard Ferguson, and the Power Behind Erie’s Underworld
Backstage of The Calabrese Club Opening Night – Mikey “Mousey...
Tony ‘The Ant’ Cangianno: Lessons in Power, Code, and Consequence
Tony Cangianno and Murph the Surf on visiting day in...