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You have Rocco's letter, one seat on the last train - do you board?
This episode explores the extraordinary life and sudden disappearance of Rocco Perri, a figure who rose from humble beginnings to become Canada's undisputed bootlegging king. It delves into the unanswered questions surrounding his vanishing act and the enduring legacy of his criminal empire.
Person: Rocco Perri
Date: April 23, 1944
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Status: Missing
Event: Disappearance
- Rocco Perri, born in Platì, Italy in 1887, immigrated to North America at 15, working as a laborer in New York and Ontario.
- In 1912, Perri met Bessie Starkman, who left her husband and children to join him and became the financial architect of his bootlegging operation.
- Bessie Starkman identified the opportunity in the Ontario Temperance Act of 1916, suggesting bootlegging and building the financial network from her kitchen table.
- Perri's operation supplied whiskey from legal Canadian distilleries like Seagram and Gooderham and Worts to the Chicago Outfit.
- At its peak in 1924, Perri's bootlegging empire generated one million dollars a year, with him openly stating he sold to judges, bankers, and senators.
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