Hopefully, Gangland Wire is much more informative and KC-centric documentary about organized crime . . . Because the way I've heard it described is kinda like the DVD Extra from Casino.
Still, the local movie is playing for a good cause here in Kansas City next month . . . Check the deets:
CinemaKC Presents: Gangland Wire
From Producer Gary Jenkins, Proceeds benefitting CinemaKC
Locally produced documentary about the Kansas City Mafia and how mistakes within the organization were an integral part of bringing down some of the biggest mob bosses in the country. Produced by a retired veteran of the Intelligence Unit using actual wiretaps.
Where: Screenland Crown Center
When: November 15-21, 1:45 & 6:30pm daily
Gangland Wire, using first hand witnesses and the actual wiretaps from the investigation, tells the real story behind the fictional account told in the popular film, Casino. A dispute over parking rights in Kansas City’s River Quay entertainment district led the F.B.I. and the Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit down a path of dead bodies and bombed buildings. At the end of this path, investigators found evidence leading to the convictions of La Cosa Nostra bosses in Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland and Kansas City. The “Strawman” tapes tell this story.
Retired Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins found audio tapes labeled “Strawman” deep in the bowels of the government archive. He discovered the voices of Kansas City mob boss Nick Civella, underboss Carl “Tuffy” DeLuna, Chicago mob captain Joseph “Joey the Clown” Lombardo, among others, These tapes tell how the Midwest La Cosa Nostra Families lost control of Las Vegas casinos.
CinemaKC is excited to present the theatrical release of Gangland Wire in the city where it all started. Mob and Mafia Aficionados, police officers, local historians, and the movie going public will be interested in this true to facts, behind the scenes account from the officers and witnesses who were actually there. This is a unique opportunity to listen in on some of the biggest players in the Midwest Mob family’s conversations and learn how a local quarrel led to the derailment of the Mafia.
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This sounds awesome!
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