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  1. 25. Apr. 2024 · In the 1950s, The United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce (also known as the Kefauver committee), led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN), examined...

  2. 13. Apr. 2024 · April 13, 2024. Congress Investigates. Organized Crime. In the 1950s, a Senate committee led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) examined organized crime around the country. Report Video Issue....

  3. 5. Mai 2024 · Kefauvers crime investigation, the first such investigation to capture the popular imagination of the public as it was broadcast on the relatively new medium of television, had helped to bring about the defeat of Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas of Illinois. Kefauver and his committee had revealed some quite embarrassing facts ...

  4. Vor 2 Tagen · Kefauver won all but three primaries but failed to win the nomination. Truman's main opponent was the populist Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, who had chaired a nationally televised investigation of organized crime in 1951 and was known as a crusader against crime and corruption.

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  5. 22. Apr. 2024 · In 1951, a congressional investigation into organized crime headed by Senator Estes Kefauver brought numerous suspected mafioso to testify during televised public hearings. Of note was Frank Costello's testimony, described as intense with Costello twisting and clenching his hands while mumbling and defiantly dodging questions.

  6. Vor 3 Tagen · Special Report: The Kefauver Hearings: William O'Dwyer Testifies About Albert Anastasia & Murder INC (1951)Audio fixFor Educational Purposes

  7. 3. Mai 2024 · Crime Documents from Estes Kefauver Collection Includes press releases, speeches, article drafts, and government publications penned by Estes Kefauver and colleagues on the organized crime and juvenile delinquency commissions.