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Miami True Crime Stories and Shocking Events
Read about Miami's most infamous true crimes:
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While every city has had its instances of corruption,
nowhere else can you compile such an honor roll that has
graced the corridors of City Hall. |
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The shooting of Gianni Versace is perhaps the most visible
and memorable homicide in Miami Beach history. |
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No look back at the 90's would be complete without a recap of tourist shootings. |
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The Miami River Cops case sent 20 cops to prison, marking
it as the most corrupt case in the history of the Miami
Police Department. |
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Miami’s Black residents had long complained about police brutality, but as it does in most places their voice fell on deaf ears. |
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The Doors concert at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove is considered
the beginning of the end of the life and career of Jim
Morrison. |
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For many Americans, the Mariel boatlift will forever
be associated with the movie Scarface; the 1983
classic about a Cuban refugee. |
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In a town used to tales of miraculous escapes from Castro’s
Cuba; the Elian Gonzalez story was over the top. |
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During the summer of '72, Miami Beach hosted both the
Democratic and Republican National conventions in the
same year. |
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Miami, no matter how much we try to convince the nation
otherwise, is incapable of doing anything the way the
rest of the country does it. |
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Michael Platt and William Matix met while stationed at
Ft. Campbell, Kentucky in the early 70’s. Both were
considered exemplary soldiers. |
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The tale of Jacques and Candace Mossler: A young
model enamors an older millionaire. However, their
story takes a darker path. |
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I rarely left except to go to Publix and 7-11. My dealer
delivered. Contine reading Part
II and Part
III. |
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The suburbs of Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay have been the
scene of some horrific cat killings. |
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Alex Daoud is a self-promoter. And no one should hold
that against him; how else do you get elected mayor three
times? |
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"Cocaine Cowboys" shows how Miami went from
a Leisure Village to a Global Village and the growth of
the cocaine trade. |
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The story of poor Stanley Cohen and the cast of characters,
dope fiends, and a fiancée that may or may not
have done him in. |
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I am talking, of course, about SE 2nd Avenue, also known
as Abel Holtz Boulevard. |
Although true crime often centers on sensational, or shocking,
stories, another part of their appeal is social realism that
describes events too mundane, risqué or deviant for other
non-fiction media.
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True Crime Events in Miami Beach 411
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