05 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
1
The body of George A. Red Smyth, a Chicago gangster and ex convict, was discovered stuffed in the trunk of his blue convertible on a country road near Joliet. Authorities say he was tortured and shot, while Smyth was out on bail for Cook County currency exchange burglaries awaiting trial.
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