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42. ORGANIZED CRIME: The Assassination of Investigative Reporter Don Bolles Part 2
Manage episode 520101831 series 3564914
Phoenix, AZ | Long before a car bomb ended his life, Don Bolles was already circling danger. For years, he’d been chasing a story about mob money and a greyhound dog racing empire whose ties ran far darker than anyone realized. As he dug deeper, files vanished, witnesses flipped, and suspicious deaths emerged. These questions remain: Was Don Bolles murdered for a story he wrote, or for a story he was about to write? And who ordered the hit?
Special thanks to Jarrod Riddle of Spirit of Arizona Tours https://spiritofarizonatours.com/ (highly recommend!) for sharing insight on Phoenix history and the legacy of Don Bolles.
📚 Sources (Continued from Part 1)
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/blogs/news/on-this-day-in-history-the-day-the-law-finally-caught-up-with-al-capone
bolles/2019/12/03/wiretapping-story-haunted-reporter-don-bolles-until-his-death/4265879002/
Bartlett, N. (Director). (2022). Who Killed Don Bolles? [Film]. Bartlett Films; United States.
https://dondevereux.com/2013/06/30/the-troubling-death-of-tom-sanford-was-don-bolles-editor-also-murdered/
https://dondevereux.com/2019/12/08/sanford-addendum-another-question-on-his-death/
https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/don-bolles/2019/12/17/don-bolles-and-evolution-tracks-mob-and-kemper-marley/2534434001/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-history/2024/03/13/1970s-metro-phoenix-history/72882175007/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/don-bolles-murder-look-back-arizona-project/84446198/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/max-dunlap-supporters-maintain-innocence-after-2-convictions-don-bolles-murder/84446006/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/would-don-bolles-have-survived-car-bombing-today/84446404/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/07/06/james-robison-accused-bombing-republic-reporter-don-bolles-1976-dead-90/86001272/
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/04/21/daughter-convicted-murderer-1976-don-bolles-car-bomb-claims-dad-was-framed/
https://www.kjzz.org/2016-09-14/content-364547-former-arizona-republic-editor-digs-arizonas-organized-crime-history
https://www.kjzz.org/2019-11-05/content-1287966-arizona-republic-podcast-based-lost-tapes-murdered-journalist-don-bolles
https://www.mobmuseum.org/notable_names/michael-malone/
(if this is the same as the one you gave; if not, keep your original link version)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/121259203/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-kemper-nomination-a/183313741/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/one-more-death-in-the-bolles-case-6430177/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-magnate-meets-his-maker-6412300/
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060216_bolles_cast/the-murder-don-bolles-players-guide/
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060222_greyhound_park_closing/6-years-after-live-racing-ends-tucson-greyhound-park-closing-after-off-track-betting-doesnt-pay/
🎵 Music Credits (from Pixabay)
True Crime Podcast Music ‘Hard Case’ by Tomasz Glaza
Strange Things 120 bpm by Dorothe Wouters
Mafioso by PHANTASTICBEATS
Midnight by Jurij, SoundReality
True Crime Mystery Loopable
Emotional Soundscape Music by pianocafe_Kumi
Dramatic Piano and Violin by Universfield
Find a Weapon by Timothy Kulig
Inspiring Cinematic Ambient M
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👏 Special thanks to our talented partners:
Paolo Sbrighi for Musical Composition (instagram.com/paulosbrighi/)
Mario Cintra for Logo Design (instagram.com/alacarala/)
45 episodes
Manage episode 520101831 series 3564914
Phoenix, AZ | Long before a car bomb ended his life, Don Bolles was already circling danger. For years, he’d been chasing a story about mob money and a greyhound dog racing empire whose ties ran far darker than anyone realized. As he dug deeper, files vanished, witnesses flipped, and suspicious deaths emerged. These questions remain: Was Don Bolles murdered for a story he wrote, or for a story he was about to write? And who ordered the hit?
Special thanks to Jarrod Riddle of Spirit of Arizona Tours https://spiritofarizonatours.com/ (highly recommend!) for sharing insight on Phoenix history and the legacy of Don Bolles.
📚 Sources (Continued from Part 1)
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/blogs/news/on-this-day-in-history-the-day-the-law-finally-caught-up-with-al-capone
bolles/2019/12/03/wiretapping-story-haunted-reporter-don-bolles-until-his-death/4265879002/
Bartlett, N. (Director). (2022). Who Killed Don Bolles? [Film]. Bartlett Films; United States.
https://dondevereux.com/2013/06/30/the-troubling-death-of-tom-sanford-was-don-bolles-editor-also-murdered/
https://dondevereux.com/2019/12/08/sanford-addendum-another-question-on-his-death/
https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/don-bolles/2019/12/17/don-bolles-and-evolution-tracks-mob-and-kemper-marley/2534434001/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-history/2024/03/13/1970s-metro-phoenix-history/72882175007/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/don-bolles-murder-look-back-arizona-project/84446198/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/max-dunlap-supporters-maintain-innocence-after-2-convictions-don-bolles-murder/84446006/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/would-don-bolles-have-survived-car-bombing-today/84446404/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/07/06/james-robison-accused-bombing-republic-reporter-don-bolles-1976-dead-90/86001272/
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/04/21/daughter-convicted-murderer-1976-don-bolles-car-bomb-claims-dad-was-framed/
https://www.kjzz.org/2016-09-14/content-364547-former-arizona-republic-editor-digs-arizonas-organized-crime-history
https://www.kjzz.org/2019-11-05/content-1287966-arizona-republic-podcast-based-lost-tapes-murdered-journalist-don-bolles
https://www.mobmuseum.org/notable_names/michael-malone/
(if this is the same as the one you gave; if not, keep your original link version)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/121259203/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-kemper-nomination-a/183313741/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/one-more-death-in-the-bolles-case-6430177/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-magnate-meets-his-maker-6412300/
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060216_bolles_cast/the-murder-don-bolles-players-guide/
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060222_greyhound_park_closing/6-years-after-live-racing-ends-tucson-greyhound-park-closing-after-off-track-betting-doesnt-pay/
🎵 Music Credits (from Pixabay)
True Crime Podcast Music ‘Hard Case’ by Tomasz Glaza
Strange Things 120 bpm by Dorothe Wouters
Mafioso by PHANTASTICBEATS
Midnight by Jurij, SoundReality
True Crime Mystery Loopable
Emotional Soundscape Music by pianocafe_Kumi
Dramatic Piano and Violin by Universfield
Find a Weapon by Timothy Kulig
Inspiring Cinematic Ambient M
Have ideas or suggestion? We would love to hear from you! Send us a text via this link.
👏 Special thanks to our talented partners:
Paolo Sbrighi for Musical Composition (instagram.com/paulosbrighi/)
Mario Cintra for Logo Design (instagram.com/alacarala/)
45 episodes
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