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The Last Days of the Cleveland Mafia, 1978 – 1983

with author Allan R. May
2026-05-06 18:00:00 2026-05-06 19:30:00 America/New_York The Last Days of the Cleveland Mafia, 1978 – 1983 Explore the stories and fallout of the Cleveland Mafia. Garfield Heights Branch - Meeting Room A (40)

Wednesday, May 06
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-06 18:00:00 2026-05-06 19:30:00 America/New_York The Last Days of the Cleveland Mafia, 1978 – 1983 Explore the stories and fallout of the Cleveland Mafia. Garfield Heights Branch - Meeting Room A (40)

Garfield Heights Branch

Meeting Room A (40)

Explore the stories and fallout of the Cleveland Mafia.

See other dates and locations for this program on our events calendar.

The program tracks all the trials and tribulations of the Cleveland Mafia following the murder of Irish mobster Danny Greene on October 6, 1977. The trial participants, convictions and sentences are discussed as well as the aftermath results of Angelo Lonardo, the Cleveland mob boss who was the highest-ranking member of the American Mafia to become a government witness. 

Allan R. May is an authority on the history of organized crime in the United States and has a personal library of over 800 books on the subject. May's earlier works are Mob Stories (2001) and Gangland Gotham (2009). Recent publications include Welcome to the Jungle Inn (2011), Crimetown U.S.A. (2013) and The Sly-Fanner Murders (2014). 

Book sales and signing to follow.

TAGS: | History | Author Event |

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The Garfield Heights Branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Café location. It also offers a green screen video recording studio and an audio recording studio where visitors can make videos and record CDs for personal or business use.

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The Last Days of the Cleveland Mafia, 1978 – 1983 - with author Allan R. May
Wed, May 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A (40)
Explore the stories and fallout of the Cleveland Mafia.
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