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The Secret Seven: The Day the Rat Broke the Code
Three of the Secret Seven – Jimmy “Elmer” DeSanto, Billy “BJ” DeSanto, and Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy on the day it hi…
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Peter Michael Russell: The Erie Fugitive and the Coat That Came Back
Peter Michael Russell – Erie Fugitive (Google it!) My best friend in life with Joi my girl in Blasdell NY whenever we c…
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Bootleg Whiskey and Opera Songs: The Prohibition-Era Adventures of Perry Murphy
Grandpa Perry Murphy, circa 1927, Chicago, IL. Grandpa Perry modified his tugboat in Erie Pa at the begining of Prohibi…
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Murph the Surf and Tony ‘The Ant’: Protected by the Code Behind the Walls
Murph the Surf with Anthony “Tony the Ant” Cangianno in the yard on visiting day. Tony was made man from Astoria Queens…
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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 Landing dock in Erie Pa. This picture was in “The Erie Story” mag…
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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 Dollar Baby” She controlled Rum Running in Erie with her L…
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Tony ‘The Ant’ Cangianno: Lessons in Power, Code, and Consequence
Tony Cangianno and Murph the Surf on visiting day in Collins Correctional Facility. I was his Lieutenant in the joint –…
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John Charles Murphy: War Hero, Inventor, and the Mind Behind the Weebles
John Charles Murphy circa 1946 – Father – War Hero – Received the Navy Bar for being shot down during World War II flyi…
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