That and a $60,000 reward convince him to accept the dangerous job. Valent is believed responsible for murdering bookkeeper Nelson Kern, who had gone to the newspaper with proof of the criminal activity.īarry hears how Kern's wife then committed suicide and daughter Joyce was committed to an institution. Plot Īccountant and war hero Barry Amsterdam is asked by Chicago newspaper editor David Healey and civic leaders to go undercover and infiltrate the crime syndicate of Arnold Valent, who runs a corrupt insurance business. Sears and starring Dennis O'Keefe and Abbe Lane. And now the water supply is dropping so the bodies are bobbing up,' Green explained to ABC7.ĭespite authorities omitting to discuss the identities of the bodies surfacing in Lake Mead, many continue to speculate the corpses' connection to Chicago mob outfits.Chicago Syndicate is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. So there was always this connection with Lake Mead as a recreation area, and then eventually Lake Mead as the water supply. 'They would have boats on the lake for celebrities, high rollers, people are willing to pay for it. University of Nevada Las Vegas history professor, Michael Green detailed the crucial role that the drought is playing in uncovering these unsolved murders. He worked an 'outfit-run' casino right beside Lake Mead up until his mysterious disappearance in 1976. Smith noted that Johnnie Pappas was one of the mob members that vanished. It was also around this time that a handful of 'mob-linked' men disappeared when business on the strip got stressful.Īuthor John L. Chicago gangsters of the 70's and 80's used to control gambling in many locations across the Las Vegas strip.

Clothing still present on the deceased individual's body is suspected to have been popular 50 years ago.

A total of six bodies have been pulled from the well-known lake that exists as a source of drinking water for 25 million people.ĪBC7 mentioned that one of the bodies that surfaced from the lake had a bullet hole in its skull. According to ABC7, bodies are surfacing as Lake Mead water levels drop, and a few of them could be connected to Chicago mob activity from decades past.

A drought drying up precious natural resources around Las Vegas is beginning to reveal more than just cracked, crumbling Earth.

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