Talk:Black Hand (extortion)

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Changed "blackmail" to "extortion", as no actual blackmail is described in the article. I don't know how to change the title. thx1138 11:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

The black hand was an organization, not a crime! It originated from the Neapolitan Camorra. I have many italian books about this topic. Jackblues 21:58, 31 january 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Murder Stable" & "Shotgun man" are Urban Legend

• Apparently "Shotgun man" is a Urban Legend-a check of the Northwestern University website on "Homicide in Chicago" shows shotgun killings in Chicago-but none in Jan-March 1911-and only one killing at Oak and one at Milton Streets between 1900 and 1920 (Reference only). {Another example of organized crime Urban Legend is that in the turn of the century New York City there was a "Murder Stable" where Gangsters killed one another. However see [[1]] and [[2]] which debunk this legend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.147 (talk) 14:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)