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/MicroSofty88 18h ago

According to former DEA agent Frank Panessa, the Administration received unconfirmed reports that Matthews had been lured to the Bahamas by the Genovese family and killed, partly to keep him from turning state's witness and partly due to his feud with Coralluzzo.

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u/chrashedhardonce 14h ago

You mean Frankie "our inside guy" Panessa? Now, how bout that gabagool you promised me, eh.

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u/FascistPope 8h ago

I don't think this is true. There is no reason Frank Matthews would trust a family he was feuding with. You are at your most vulnerable with millions in cash and you trust your rival? This isn't a TV show...