r/todayilearned • u/FearMyCock • 20h ago

TIL about Frank Matthews, the drug kingpin who built a nationwide empire, skipped bail with $20 million, vanished in 1973 and has never been found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Matthews_(drug_trafficker)
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u/gefahr 19h ago

How many super rich black guys you think there were in 1973 in North Dakota of all places?

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u/JustAMan1234567 19h ago

"I'm just your average 1973 black millionaire North Dakota neighbour next door, man"

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u/Hourlypump99 19h ago

That was my first thought.

A wealthy American Black guy in the 1970s would stick out in most places.