Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
“The message was simple: pay...or else!”
2009•2h 8m•Released
CrimeDocumentaryHistory
The film shines a light on Kansas City’s less glorious past when it was a major distribution hub for heroin in the 1930s and 1940s. Black Hand Strawman explains how Kansas City’s Mafia exercised control over the Teamsters Union Local 41 from the 1950s into the 1980s.
Director
Terence Michael O'Malley
Languages
English
Cast
Terence Michael O'Malley
Narrator
Bill Ouseley
Interviewee 1
Production
Producer
Terence Michael O'Malley
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