Proud Celtic Warrior
Around the year 1976 there were 21 car bombings in the city of Cleveland.
Say what?
Car bombings. In Cleveland. Twenty-one in within a three-year period, and an additional 16 in the rest of Cuyahoga County. Thank you, Danny Boy.
The year before, Danny Greene (allegedly) settled the score with Shondor Birns. Shondor had put a $25,000 price on Danny's head. On March 29, 1975 after spending some time at a strip club, the 70 year-old mob boss was blown clear through the roof of his Lincoln Continental. His legs landed in a different part of the parking lot from his torso, and even after striking the pavement he was still alive and twitching.
Greene finally bought it on October 7, 1977. He died the way most of us imagine we will, on a visit to the dentist. A Chevy Nova parked next to his car during the appointment exploded. This was in the parking lot of the Brainard Place Medical Center, where today my whole family goes to the dentist.
One of Danny's arms was blown one hundred feet from his car. A witness said his body looked "like a wax dummy."
(Cue the whistle.)
Brainard Place Medical Center
Sources:
cleveland.com
Wikipedia
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