Abner "Longie" Zwillman FBI Files, Congressional Material & Newspaper Coverage

Abner "Longie" Zwillman FBI Files, Congressional Material & Newspaper Coverage

2,587 pages of FBI files, newspaper articles and Congressional hearings and reports covering Abner "Longie" Zwillman, often called the Al Capone of New Jersey, he was one of six bosses of Murder, Incorporated, and the established boss of New Jersey's underworld, until his suicide in 1959. He counted among his friends and associates Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.  

The collection includes:

FBI Files

775 pages of files copied from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., covering Abner "Longie" Zwillman.

Files date from 1935 to 1960 compiling information concerning Abner Zwillman's activities involving, illegal liquor, racketeering, New York City waterfront extortion, income tax evasion, jury tampering, obstruction of justice, contempt of court, and corruption of public officials. All of which earned him "Top Hoodlum Coverage" by the FBI.

Files chronicles Zwillman's personal history, background criminal record, associates, legitimate enterprises, informants, FBI trouble in securing informants, information gathered through phone taps and listening devices, and his interest in Hollywood film actress Jean Harlow.

 
Newspapers

61 full-sheet newspaper pages dating from 1930 to 1959 with content covering Zwillman. Includes Washington D.C.'S The Evening Star, Detroit Evening Times and regional newspapers from Indiana, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida.
 

Kefauver Committee - Congressional Hearings & Reports 

1,707 pages of reports and excerpts from congressional committees on organized crime connected to Zwillman.

The Senate's Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce also known as the Kefauver Committee, operated from May 2, 1950 to September 1, 1951.  During the 15-month investigation, the committee met in 14 major U.S. cities and interviewed hundreds of witnesses in open and executive sessions.  The Kefauver Committee hearings became the most widely viewed congressional investigation to that date. An estimated 30 million Americans tuned in to watch the live proceedings in March 1951.