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Lawman-Turned-Mobster Cain Slain by Chicago Gunmen
Richard Cain a former Cook County sheriff's investigator turned chauffeur for mobster Sam Giancana was gunned down in a Rose's sandwich shop near the Loop. Two ski masked shooters plus a lookout staged a robbery style attack injuring no one else. Cain had recently returned to Chicago from Mexico and was linked to Ogilvie.
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