One way ride

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

A one way ride, also known by the phrase "take for a ride", is a slang term used by the underworld as an execution method. The usual plan is for the victim, who is lured or forced into a car, to be driven to a remote location where they are killed (either on route or after their arrival) where their bodies are dumped.

First coming into use during Prohibition, the phrase was reportedly first used by Northside Gang member Hymie Weiss who was last seen driving off with Steve Wisniewski, a local criminal who had recently hijacked a Northside beer shipment, in July 1921. After his return, Weiss explaned Wisniewski's disappearance claiming he "..took Stevie for a one way ride."

This method would used in countless gangland executions thoughout the period, particularly by the Northsiders.

[edit] In popular culture

  • A one way ride has often been dipicted in gangster movies such as Miller's Crossing.

[edit] References

  • Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../o/n/e/One_way_ride.html"