Frank Schweihs
Reputed mob killer Frank "The German" Schweihs - who had a fearsome reputation even among the most hard-core mobsters - has died.
Schweihs was recently transferred from the Metropolitan Correction Center to Thorek Hospital and Medical Center, where he died Wednesday evening, according to authorities.
Schweihs had been suffering from cancer and had been unable to stand trial with other top mobsters in the Family Secrets case last year. He was finally scheduled to go on trial in October.
Schweihs died from complications related to his cancer, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Marcus Funk, a prosecutor in last summer's Family Secrets trial.
Schweihs' standing among mobsters was legendary.
In one conversation secretly recorded by the feds, Schweihs tells a man that he won't be around because he has to go commit a murder - as most people would say they have to take out the trash.
The late mobster Michael Spilotro once warned his teenage daughter that if she ever saw Schweihs around their home, she was to lock the door and call the cops, according to testimony in the Family Secrets trial.
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Wow the timing couldnt have been better this guy just saved taxpayers a shitload of money ! now its time for good old franky to answer to the man upstairs ! dont worry franky justice is swift up there not like down here
There went one of the last of the Mohicans.
I couldn't imagine the kind of hell this man will endure in eternity. His wrath was brutal and to think there are other people like this that exist.
I've heard numerous odd stories about him that almost always included murder. What's amazing about stories of organized crime--past and present, namely street gangs--is that the people who do all the dirty work end up with nothing.
This guy, who was rumored to kill Marlyn Monroe, not only didn't have anything at the end of his natural life, he'll have hell to face.
Would have liked to see the coverage. we may not have a mob trail in years.
I will bet he's just pretending to be dead to skip the trial!
The German isn't dead; he went into witness protection.
Rest in Peace Mr. Schweihs, may God have mercy on your soul!!!