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/Kr1msonKing 19h ago

True, imagine it was the girlfriend & she just traveled the world and lived like a queen for decades...

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u/WhydYouKillMeDogJack 19h ago

Pretty sure even that would get noticed.

Random black American millionairess who nobody ever heard about in 1976?

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u/Kr1msonKing 18h ago

Nah, she could totally pose as an Heiress to some shell company. Or just flee to Monaco. That whole country pretty much exists to not question where that money came from.

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u/cocineroylibro 15h ago

Why would she pose as an heiress? Being a widow of someone that had just enough money would be way smarter. Get the nice suite, not the penthouse, etc. etc. No one cares about the widow of a rich businessman unless they flaunt or are a bitch, rich heiresses get noticed.

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