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Apr 19, 2023 · The real-life counterpart to Jimmy Conway was James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, who (like in the film) was sentenced to prison on the testimony of Henry Hill in 1982, specifically in relation to the...
Apr 17, 1996 · He was 64. The cause was cancer, his lawyer, Judd Burstein, said. Mr. Burke was serving 20 years to life for the murder of a drug dealer when he became ill in February at the Wende Correctional...
Jan 20, 2023 · Krugman passed the tip to mid-level drug-dealing gangster Henry Hill, who pulled in his mentor Jimmy “the Gent” Burke, whose crew was known for hijacking and robbing cargo trucks coming from...
Burke began to love being a gangster. He began to turn a profit through extortion, bribery, drug dealing, loan sharking, hijacking, and armed robbery. In 1962 Burke’s fiancée was being stalked by her ex-boyfriend so Burke decided to murder him. When police found his body, it was chopped into 12 separate pieces.
James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as " Jimmy the Gent ", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time.
Apr 17, 2024 · Dive into the intriguing true story of James Burke, the real-life gangster who inspired the iconic film "Goodfellas." From his notorious criminal activities to his larger-than-life...
By Staff. Apr 17, 1996. James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, one of New York's legendary gangsters and suspected mastermind of the 1978 Lufthansa heist that netted a record $5.8 million in cash,...
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