Category: True Crime

Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots

The waterfront South Florida mansion gangster Al Capone bought as a family retreat in 1928 is being restored to its Prohibition-era opulence and beginning what the property’s new managers said is a new chapter as a sun-splashed site for video and photo shoots.

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Photo Credit: Huffington Post

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Handout photo of pool house and pool of waterfront mansion previously owned by Al Capone on Palm Island in Miami BeachThe site is actually a collection of three houses: a gate house, a main villa and a cabana overlooking a large pool on one side and Biscayne Bay on the other. Marco Bruzzi, co-founder and chief executive officer of the MB America property investment company, said the purchase price was more than $8 million, with an additional $1.75 million in renovations ongoing.

As many 1920s touches as possible are being kept, including some original light fixtures and a red coral bridge over an outdoor pond. It will have a new name: 93 Palm. Continue reading “Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots”

Incarcerated Rapper Bobby Shmurda Calls Up Radio Station Says Cops That Arrested Him Are Racists

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Rapper Bobby Shmurda and GS9

GS9′s Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel have been sitting behind bars since December of last year on a slew of charges ranging from murder to narcotics trafficking. Shmurda had previously called into Hot 97 to speak with Ebro In The Morning but the call was abruptly cut short due to technical difficulties.

This time, Bobby Shmurda had Rowdy Rebel on the line with him and despite of their current situation, the duo appear to be in good spirits.

“Right now, we just need someone to have some confidence in us,” Rowdy said of the label’s [Epic Records] reluctance to offer bail. “We ain’t ready to run nowhere and fuck up their bail money.” Continue reading “Incarcerated Rapper Bobby Shmurda Calls Up Radio Station Says Cops That Arrested Him Are Racists”

Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s Childhood Home For Sale

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Photo: A&E
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Photo: A&E

The Bath Township, Ohio childhood home of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is on the market and up for grabs.

Don’t worry –I’ll give you time to go and get your checkbook.

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The childhood home and the place where Jeffery Dahmer murdered his first victim in 1978 is again for sale.

While this house has a certain stigma to it, Realtor Rich Lubinski of Stouffer Reality Inc. thinks that selling this house, while tough, isn’t impossible. Continue reading “Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s Childhood Home For Sale”