Talk:Johnny Torrio

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Actually, consumption of alcohol wasn't illegal, just purchase & sale. That's a myth. Also, wh does the North Side link go to a diambig page that doesn't mention Chi or gangsters...? Are they the Purple Gang, or am I thinking of somebody else? Trekphiler 08:42, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

The article says John Died April 16, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, USA

but at the end it says under: Later years In his later years, Torrio returned to America to live in New York City, his hometown. In 1957, he had a heart attack while sitting in a barber's chair waiting for a haircut. Johnny Torrio died several hours later in an oxygen tent at the hospital. The media did not find out about his death until three weeks after his burial.

Did he die in NY or Chicago? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.67.145.5 (talk) 13:56, 10 January 2008 (UTC)