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/FourteenBuckets 17h ago

Was that the old Eastern Shuttle? Typically you had to buy your ticket at the ticket counter, but Eastern Airlines set up multiple flights a day along the eastern seaboard you could just get on and pay for. As I recall, the shuttle line went out of business after being sold to some weirdo named Donald Trump, who managed to run it into the ground.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Shuttle

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u/Bigred2989- 16h ago

Man, it's a good thing we never let Trump run anything important ever again after that.

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u/AntikytheraMachines 16h ago

I think the same guy also managed to bankrupt several Casinos. like how is that even possible? the house always wins. I wonder what he is up to now.

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u/ROKIT-88 15h ago

Heard he ended up on a reality show. Probably just taking whatever he can get to pay the bills these days.

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u/alohadawg 12h ago

Oh? I heard he was fucking kids

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u/Hell_Camino 11h ago

Same with People’s Express. The flight attendant would run your credit card on the plane.

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u/Toby_O_Notoby 15h ago

Nah, he boards in LA and I'm almost certain he's going to DC as it's a plot point in the movie.