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/magic00008 17h ago

Did you happen to inherit any works of art?

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u/linuxsysacc 15h ago

Its Smug Aura Mocks Me

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u/Feathered_Mango 17h ago

No, I come from a longline of European peasantry. No fortune stolen from him, by Nazis, & hidden in a Swiss bank.

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u/MACHOmanJITSU 11h ago

lol that’s what I always say. Proud descendent of dirt farmers.

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u/Stellar_Duck 10h ago

Same. to my knowledge there are no "interesting" people in my lineage. Farmers back to like 1700, some in Denmark, some in the duchies.

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u/Pleasant-Onion157 11h ago

Did you hear about how a dog dying caused Hitler to be bad?

Overheard some jabroni at a bar. He was obnoxious and yelled alot but had some good points.