The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. The Mob (16 page)
Bottom—Sheriff John McCarthy inspects recruits, 1979 (courtesy of John McCarthy).
Top—Bertha’s Gifts & Home Furnishings, 896 East Sahara, 1981 (courtesy of Dennis N. Griffin).
Left—Herb Blitzstein, Tony Spilotro’s trusted lieutenant (courtesy of LVMPD).
Above—2004 prison photo of Lawerence Neumann (courtesy of Illinois Dept. of Corrections).
Left—Bertha’s burglars, July 4, 1981. From left to right: Ernest Davino, Lawrence Neumann, Wayne Matecki, Leo Guardino, Joe Blasko, and Frank Cullotta (courtesy of Gene Smith).
Top—Sgt. Gene Smith of the LVMPD, circa 1975 (courtesy of Gene Smith). Center—Spilotro’s associate Frank Cullotta (courtesy of LVMPD). Bottom—Clark County DA and Organized Crime Prosecutor Jim Erbeck (courtesy of Jim Erbeck).
Clockwise from top left—FBI Agents Dennis Arnoldy, Lynn Ferrin, Gary Magnesen, Charlie Parsons, and Emmet Michaels (all courtesy of subjects).
Left—Gene Smith received this autographed photo of Tony Spilotro anonymously (courtesy of Gene Smith).
Below—Tony Spilotro and Oscar Goodman, April 1, 1980 (courtesy of UNLV Special Collections).
Above—Tony Spilotro’s brothers. John Spilotro, left, moved to Las Vegas and assisted in operating the Gold Rush. Michael Spilotro, right, resided in Chicago and had criminal affiliations there. He was murdered with Tony in June 1986. (courtesy of LVMPD).
Left—Lefty Rosenthal’s car after getting bombed outside Tony Roma’s restaurant (courtesy of Mike Bunker).
Left to right: Special Agent Mark Kaspar, Tony Spilotro, Special Agent Dennis Arnoldy, and Supervisory Special Agent Charlie Parsons (courtesy of
Las Vegas Review journal).
Above—Tony Spilotro’s 1 983 mug shots (courtesy of Gene Smith).
Left—Kent Clifford, Commander of the LVMPD Intelligence Bureau under Sheriff McCarthy (courtesy of Kent Clifford).
Below right—John Moran, Sheriff McCarthy’s undersheriff and political nemesis (courtesy of LVMPD).
Below left—TV reporter and newspaper columnist Ned Day was Tony Spilotro’s antagonist, circa late ’70s (courtesy of UNLV Special Collections).
Tru Hawkins, life-long Las Vegan and host of the “Tru Hawkins Show” on KDWN Radio (courtesy of Tru Hawkins).