Tim White
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They were on a flight back from Las Vegas. They already had, they had Dussault's confession. They had him on videotape. They had agreed to protect him in the witness protection program. That was all laid out now. The ink was dry. And the detective says to Dussault, what I told you about Chucky, it's not true. He's alive.
They were on a flight back from Las Vegas. They already had, they had Dussault's confession. They had him on videotape. They had agreed to protect him in the witness protection program. That was all laid out now. The ink was dry. And the detective says to Dussault, what I told you about Chucky, it's not true. He's alive.
Ultimately, Deuce's testimony got Chucky convicted, and Chucky was sentenced to life in prison for this.
Ultimately, Deuce's testimony got Chucky convicted, and Chucky was sentenced to life in prison for this.
Authorized by the boss himself. Everybody knew it. On the street level, they knew it. Raymond L.S. Patriarca is never charged. The government is unable to connect the dots all the way to the boss. And that speaks in large part to who he is. This planted the seeds of distrust within the crime family itself because the mob boss approved of the robbery of his own men.
Authorized by the boss himself. Everybody knew it. On the street level, they knew it. Raymond L.S. Patriarca is never charged. The government is unable to connect the dots all the way to the boss. And that speaks in large part to who he is. This planted the seeds of distrust within the crime family itself because the mob boss approved of the robbery of his own men.
of his own soldiers, his own associates from a secret bank that they were told to use because they could keep it out of the reach of the federal government, of the IRS. That started to eat away at the crime family from the inside.
of his own soldiers, his own associates from a secret bank that they were told to use because they could keep it out of the reach of the federal government, of the IRS. That started to eat away at the crime family from the inside.
So my father was an investigative reporter, and he actually reported on this.
So my father was an investigative reporter, and he actually reported on this.
We could tell you, all the players, some who are alive, some who aren't, we couldn't tell you what happened to the lead gunman. Warts and all, he was the lead figure of our story, and we had no idea what happened to him.
We could tell you, all the players, some who are alive, some who aren't, we couldn't tell you what happened to the lead gunman. Warts and all, he was the lead figure of our story, and we had no idea what happened to him.
I don't care how nice you are to the Department of Justice and the federal government. They will not tell you what happened to someone inside the Witness Protection Program. And so we were stuck for a long time.
I don't care how nice you are to the Department of Justice and the federal government. They will not tell you what happened to someone inside the Witness Protection Program. And so we were stuck for a long time.
And in it was an envelope. The envelope was empty, but it was addressed to my dad. The return address was a name I didn't recognize, Robert Dempsey, and it had a number on it. And it was in Colorado. And I'm looking at this envelope and I'm going, wait a minute. Dad told me the federal government got him a job at Coors Brewing. Coors Brewing is in Colorado.
And in it was an envelope. The envelope was empty, but it was addressed to my dad. The return address was a name I didn't recognize, Robert Dempsey, and it had a number on it. And it was in Colorado. And I'm looking at this envelope and I'm going, wait a minute. Dad told me the federal government got him a job at Coors Brewing. Coors Brewing is in Colorado.
There is no way my dad was pen pals with this guy in the witness protection program. That can't be real. Now, it would ring true of my father not to tell his own son because he protected his sources all the way to the end.
There is no way my dad was pen pals with this guy in the witness protection program. That can't be real. Now, it would ring true of my father not to tell his own son because he protected his sources all the way to the end.
It took over a year, but in the mail I got this box of more than 400 pages. In the top sheet, I am not, I kid you not, the top sheet said Robert Dussault, a.k.a. Robert Dempsey. And if my mother had not shown up that day with that box and that envelope, I do not think I'd be talking to you right now. You know, we were able to find out what happened to Robert Dussault, and he didn't change a bit.
It took over a year, but in the mail I got this box of more than 400 pages. In the top sheet, I am not, I kid you not, the top sheet said Robert Dussault, a.k.a. Robert Dempsey. And if my mother had not shown up that day with that box and that envelope, I do not think I'd be talking to you right now. You know, we were able to find out what happened to Robert Dussault, and he didn't change a bit.