Since receiving the DiFonzo package I have been able to contact individuals pertinent to the Purolator case. This robbery is literally the beginning of the Dante’s end. This individual has knowledge from being involved in the case.

I know what people claim, I am looking for what I can prove. What do I want to prove, is merely that Dante clearly had a hand in the crime, that this bad decision is the thing that eventually led to his demise, whether by poison or the stress of trauma from bleeding ulcers.

It is ironic that DiFonzo made more money from the reward and being an informant that he would have made for laundering the money for the Outfit guys.

The inside man, Ralph Ronald Marrera, who was the lone guard on duty the night of Oct. 20, 1974, when the money, in small bills, disappeared from the money warehouse of Purolator Security, got $650.000 from Cook County for medical malpractice. There were several attempts to poison him and claims of his making suicide attempts. Marrera stood by as the reportedly, $4.3 million, 1000 lbs of stolen money, was loaded into a van and driven off. At that time it was largest cash theft in U.S. history.

This is all too much for me to go into in the film. It runs far afield of who Dante was. What matters is Dante may have participated or facilitated this event. It is a fact he was called before the Grand Jury investigating his knowledge of the case. A family member has told me his death came a few days before he was to return to the Grand Jury.

There is a peanut gallery out there in the blogosphere who will never get what I am doing. This is not necessarily about perpetuating mythologies, it is about debunking them and putting a throughly human face onto a slippery mythic character. It is about the times and his impact upon it, so much that he still invokes such praise and ire, in equal quantities.

There is a bigger story here. That is what I am looking for.

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  1. I don’t believe you. Mini-me says he knows the real story. Also the real story can be yours, for the low low price of one BBBIIILLLLIIIIOOONNNN dollars.<BR/><BR/>I hate to say it Floyd, but when I think of "Honesty and Integrity" all I can say is "Fall River is its nexus". They represent all that is noble an honorable about the martial arts. They would never do things like "sentimentally miss the

  2. This is just for you mini-me, (Creeden).<BR/><BR/><B>"1 In Songtan that one, or the one outside of Camp Hovey. The one in Sontang theirs The Young Chon and the UN. "</B> Um yeah like, uh, that one ..<BR/><BR/>How is that similar to "walk out the main gate (of Osan AB)grab a cab to "X" and it’s on the right". I have NO friggin’ clue what you’re talking about here.<BR/><B><BR/>"2. The Curfew {

  3. Creeden,<BR/>This fact that you are a liar isn’t over. <BR/>If you have any honor as a man you really only have two choices.<BR/>1. In the open forum (that you see as your pulpit) admit this fact, <B>you are a liar. And a poor one that got busted.</B><BR/><BR/>2. Prove it. Since you like posting images so much post a copy of your orders to Korea.<BR/><BR/>All GIs have tons of copies for in & out

  4. Hey Princess,<BR/>I said, "a copy of you orders" or "admit you are a liar". Not some freakin’ "Where’s Waldo" picture of a bunch GIs at what looks to be nothing more than a boot camp group photo.<BR/><BR/>How do I know your in that picture. Shaved heads in uniform all look the same. See, your word is no good anymore. Now your pride & honor as a man is no longer any good.<BR/><BR/>With that I will

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