Gannon, its probably the same guy. Occasionally, one of my friends who I grew up with will bump into him, and acknowledgement is reduced to a nod. I intentionally left out some other details, some quite public back then, hence the low profile.
Gannon, its probably the same guy. Occasionally, one of my friends who I grew up with will bump into him, and acknowledgement is reduced to a nod. I intentionally left out some other details, some quite public back then, hence the low profile.
Here's the story of the 10th Precinct Heroin Conspiracy:
Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, Crime Politics, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Civil Rights Era · Pingree Street Conspiracy · Omeka Beta Service [[umich.edu)
Free Press investigative reporter Howard Kohn broke the story. As a result there were several contracts on his life issued by the mob and DPD who were high-level and mid-level heroin traffickers, respectively. The Free Press buckled under pressure from "business interests" to fire Kohn. He became a reporter for Rolling Stone where he wrote award-winning series on Karen Silkwood and Patty Hearst.
in the annals of reporters on Detroit organized crime, Howard Kohn is comparable to Jerry Buckley, except that the mob assassinated Buckley.
Part I
Interview: Howard Kohn | Ann Arbor District Library [[aadl.org)
Part II
Interview: Howard Kohn | Ann Arbor District Library [[aadl.org)
Perhaps someone here remembers Howard Kohn from those days?
Last edited by Henry Whalley; September-08-21 at 05:18 PM.
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