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    Virginia Hill

    American woman who was a Chicago Outfit courier

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  1. Virginia Hill (born Onie Virginia Hill; August 26, 1916 – March 24, 1966) was an American organized crime figure. An Alabama native, she became a Chicago Outfit courier during the mid-1930s. [4] She was famous for being the girlfriend of mobster Bugsy Siegel .

  2. Apr 22, 2021 · Iconic mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel built the Flamingo casino in Las Vegas, igniting an era of glamour, gambling and gangsters in the desert. ... Siegel began dating actress Virginia Hill. They ...

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  3. Virginia Hill, or the “Queen of the Mob,” was an American mafia associate and the girlfriend of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, and career.

  4. Jul 3, 2018 · Hill, a native of Lipscomb, was linked to Bugsy Siegel and a host of other notorious mob figures.

  5. May 25, 2024 · Some historians estimate Hill‘s network handled upwards of $50 million in ill-gotten gains over her career—equivalent to nearly $1 billion today. But it was Hill‘s fateful entanglement with Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel that would come to overshadow everything else in her life—including her own independent success in the underworld.

  6. Sep 12, 2022 · The Flamingo. Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel was born in Brooklyn in 1906. When he met Virginia Hill, he was already the head of a criminal empire which had been built on bootlegging, betting and violence. His success spread to Las Vegas, opening the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. Hill had been nicknamed ‘The Flamingo’ by Al Capone ‘s bookie ...

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  8. Nov 9, 2009 · Bugsy Siegel rose to prominence in the organized-crime ranks of New York City before he was shot to death in his Beverly Hills home in 1947. ... Siegel began dating actress Virginia Hill. They ...

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