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not trying to muscle in as head of the syndicate in Chicago. Chicago. in syndicate the of head as in muscle to trying not killed by mistake in belief he was an informer. Cain was was Cain informer. an was he belief in mistake by killed

DeStefano. Cain was not dealing in narcotics. Cain was not not was Cain narcotics. in dealing not was Cain DeStefano.

killers. killers.

destroyed, the Cain murder could be the beginning of mass mass of beginning the be could murder Cain the destroyed, gang warfare on a scale reminiscent of the '30s. '30s. the of reminiscent scale a on warfare gang

If the young bloods are not intimidated by the pictures of of pictures the by intimidated not are bloods young the If their employe, Cain, lying in a pool of blood with his face face his with blood of pool a in lying Cain, employe, their

of,the crime syndicate in Chicago. Chicago. in syndicate crime of,the

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a war between the old dons and the young Turks for control control for Turks young the and dons old the between war a BY JACK MABLEY MABLEY JACK BY

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the young rebels. rebels. young the

And any investigators who think Cain had a secret cache cache secret a had Cain think who investigators any And

Cain was not involved in the earlier murder of Sam Sam of murder earlier the in involved not was Cain

If the warning is taken, the first shot may be the last. last. the be may shot first the taken, is warning the If The killing was done by local gunmen, not by imported imported by not gunmen, local by done was killing The

Cain was gunned down by syndicate killers as a warning warning a as killers syndicate by down gunned was Cain

THE MURDER of Richard Cain was the opening shot of of shot opening the was Cain Richard of MURDER THE

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records in his head. head. his in records

box are probably spinning their wheels. Cain kept his his kept Cain wheels. their spinning probably are box

THIS INFORMATION comes from a source involved involved source a from comes INFORMATION THIS

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translator for gang boss Sam Giancana from Giancanali Giancanali from Giancana Sam boss gang for translator

base in Mexico, before Cain went to prison, and briefly after after briefly and prison, to went Cain before Mexico, in base

lave closets lave

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young Turks. Turks. young

to use It. It. use to

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middle-aged gangster who got out of prison about the same same the about prison of out got who gangster middle-aged

rebels that the old men still have the muscle, and are ready ready are and muscle, the have still men old the that rebels enjoyed neither wealth nor power. He was an employe. employe. an was He power. nor wealth neither enjoyed

willing to put him to work. He was not a big operator. He He operator. big a not was He work. to him put to willing

investments.. investments.. How I I How

living playboy, and anything else they could dream up. up. dream could they else anything and playboy, living

what is known Ls that the killing was a signal to the young young the to signal a was killing the that Ls known is what

time Cain was released, found his sources of power and and power of sources his found released, was Cain time

him as a power broker, aspirant to gang leadership, leadership, gang to aspirant broker, power a as him

tion is not known outside the circles directly involved. But But involved. directly circles the outside known not is tion

run wild with speculation about Cain's activities, pegging pegging activities, Cain's about speculation with wild run

gang intelligence, many many intelligence, gang

body else would hire him. In July, 1971, he wrote from from wrote he 1971, July, In him. hire would else body

income in Chicago dried up, and also cast his lot with the the with lot his cast also and up, dried Chicago in income

name for themselves. themselves. for name

detail is confirmed by the highest investigative authorities. authorities. investigative highest the by confirmed is detail young Mafia operatives who have been dubbed the young young the dubbed been have who operatives Mafia young

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by the old dons—Accardo, Alex, Giancana, and their kin, who who kin, their and Giancana, Alex, dons—Accardo, old the by

Turks by reporters and police. They don't have any special special any have don't They police. and reporters by Turks

. When Cain got got Cain When .

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CAIN WAS AN ADVISER and helper and driver driver and helper and ADVISER AN WAS CAIN

The victim of the warning execution could have been been have could execution warning the of victim The

Cain met daily, literally, with Marshall Caifano, a a Caifano, Marshall with literally, daily, met Cain

The actual act which led to the order for Cain's execu- Cain's for order the to led which act actual The

In a vacuum of accurate informai.ion informai.ion accurate of vacuum a In In Chicago he tied in with the rebels because they were were they because rebels the with in tied he Chicago In

Cain went to work for the young element element young the for work to went Cain

The young gang men have been been have men gang young The

me, with my notoriety, should should notoriety, my with me,

Chicago Chicago

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full of money and are heavily into legitimate legitimate into heavily are and money of full

today, today,

out out

of prison in 1971, he was hired by the the by hired was he 1971, in prison of

Friday, Friday,

investigators and and investigators

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frozen out of the action action the of out frozen

see a psychiatrist...... psychiatrist. a see

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reporters have have reporters

because no- because

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and and

°'/ tet rid of the guy, that solves the problem. Giancana is of of is Giancana problem. the solves that guy, the of rid tet °'/

somebody for a ride' is something out of TV movies. It's It's movies. TV of out something is ride' a for somebody

not not

more into business than violent crime. For them, 'taking 'taking them, For crime. violent than business into more

And he had what they felt was a sense of values. values. of sense a was felt they what had he And

him—that Cain was to be killed. killed. be to was Cain him—that

were assigned by Chucky Nicoletti, the chief executioner. executioner. chief the Nicoletti, Chucky by assigned were

the old schooL" schooL" old the

them before prison. prison. before them

loyalty, any trouble in the ranks, his only word is 'Kill him.' him.' 'Kill is word only his ranks, the in trouble any loyalty,

trigger men were local talent, which abounds. They probably probably They abounds. which talent, local were men trigger

to call call to

theory they feared recognition by local acquaintances. acquaintances. local by recognition feared they theory

points in the Mafia, and there is little doubt that the actual actual the that doubt little is there and Mafia, the in points

He had nowhere else to took for a job. He'd never dealt with with dealt never He'd job. a for took to else nowhere had He

back to Chicago from prison, he went to the young guys. guys. young the to went he prison, from Chicago to back

"The young young "The

their MP,, MP,, their

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"Giancana would have only one reaction_ Any dis- Any reaction_ one only have would "Giancana

"They hired him for two reasons. He had a good mind. mind. good a had He reasons. two for him hired "They

The warning to Cann() Is clear. clear. Is Cann() to warning The

A knowledgeable source recounted, "When Cain got got Cain "When recounted, source knowledgeable A

A WELL-EXECUTED killing is a means of making making of means a is killing WELL-EXECUTED A

The fact they wore ski masks lends credence to the the to credence lends masks ski wore they fact The

man man

Giancana in Mexico and tell him—not ask him, tell tell him, ask him—not tell and Mexico in Giancana

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killing had to clear with Accardo. Then they had had they Then Accardo. with clear to had killing

who knows the workings of the gangs said: said: gangs the of workings the knows who

victim victim

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ending up like Richard Cain? Cain? Richard like up ending

eliminate the hazards of prosecution. But they have to rob rob to have they But prosecution. of hazards the eliminate

common income ranges between $60,000 and $100,000 a year, year, a $100,000 and $60,000 between ranges income common down to the old men, stay in line, take the crumbs, wait for for wait crumbs, the take line, in stay men, old the to down

peace in Chicago and environs are holding their breaths. breaths. their holding are environs and Chicago in peace

methods were better." better." were methods

cash and negotiable securities and real estate investments. investments. estate real and securities negotiable and cash

possible gains. gains. possible

and steal to stay in in stay to steal and they get the message and will will and message the get they There simply is no signal yet from the young Turks whether whether Turks young the from yet signal no is simply There

allegiance. He tried to persuade the old old the persuade to tried He allegiance.

Accardos and Giancanas have literally tens of millions in in millions of tens literally have Giancanas and Accardos

they lose control of him. The risk just doesn't justify the the justify doesn't just risk The him. of control lose they

the old guys to die in their beds? beds? their in die to guys old the

touch heroin. If one of their people gets a life rap for drugs, drugs, for rap life a gets people their of one If heroin. touch

minus expenses. They want to go 100 per cent legit and and legit cent per 100 go to want They expenses. minus

MARSHALL CAIFANO ...Slaying was warning. warning. was ...Slaying CAIFANO MARSHALL

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Or do they get out the artillery and take take and artillery the out get they do Or

Now they face a very tough decision. Do they knuckle knuckle they Do decision. tough very a face they Now

They aren't making the big money their elders got. The The got. elders their money big the making aren't They

The young bloods measure their assets in thousands. A A thousands. in assets their measure bloods young The

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Cain's bad luck that be happened to be In the the In be to happened be that luck bad Cain's

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good little fellows. fellows. little good

guys guys

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a a chance of of chance