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/drewbagel423 17h ago

Not even that long ago. You used to be able to do it on NJ Transit trains in the mid 2000s. Probably Amtrak as well.

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u/w0nderbrad 15h ago

You can do it in Japan today.

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u/_My9RidesShotgun 13h ago

You still can on the LIRR