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THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RUST BELT UNDERWORLD “If Murphy can’t fix it, we’re all in trouble.” THE ELEVATOR PITCHThe Book: One Man Crime SpreeThe Genre: True Crime / MemoirErie, Pennsylvania was the “Switzerland” of the American Mob, a neutral zone exactly 100 miles between the crime families of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo . Operating…

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You saw the movie. You know the bomb. But you don’t know what happened when the hitman came home for Sunday dinner. You’ve seen the movies. You’ve seen Danny Greene, the Celtic warrior who laughed at the Mafia, get blown to pieces in a dentist’s parking lot in Cleveland . You’ve read about the Cleveland…

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COMING SOON: ONE MAN CRIME SPREETHE BOOK “Most of what follows is true… The rest is just how I remember it.” In the dying days of the American Mob, there was a “neutral zone”—Erie, Pennsylvania. It sat about 100 miles from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. It was a sanctuary city for thieves, hitmen, and safecrackers…

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WELCOME TO THE SPREE “Mr. Murphy, on paper you appear to be… A ONE MAN CRIME SPREE.” – The Honorable Judge Penny Wolfgang, NY Supreme Court, 1985 Latest Murph NewsTimothy “Murph The Surf” Murphy is giving his testimony at Southtowns Christian Center in Lake View, NY on November 30th, 2025 at 10am service. You can…

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