Frank Dolezal

Birth Name:
Frank Dolezal
Birth Date:
May 4, 1887
Birth Place:
Bohemia, Slovakia
Death Date:
August 24, 1939
Place of Death:
Cuyahoga County Jail, Cleveland, Ohio
Age:
51
Cause of Death:
Hanging; murdered by police while in custody
Cemetery Name:
West Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Crime and their Victims
Associates:
A Cleveland, Ohio resident who was suspected and awaiting trial as the Cleveland Torso Serial Killer when he was murdered in prison. His name was cleared almost 70 years after his death.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

West Park Cemetery

3942 Ridge Road

Cleveland, Ohio, 44144

USA

North America

Map:

Map of West Park Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
Map of West Park Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Grave Location:

Section 15, Tier 44, Grave 74

Grave Location Description

Park at the Section 15 marker at the corner of the section. With Section 15 on your left, walk 44 rows towards the mobile home park. Now turn to your left and walk another 74 graves (including unmarked) into the section past the large evergreen tree.

Grave Location GPS

41.45019364, -81.74412553

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Read More About Frank Dolezal:

Videos Featuring Frank Dolezal:
The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders
Cleveland Torso Murders - Q+A
The Cleveland Torso Murderer
The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run

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Danny Greene

popular name: Danny Greene

date_of_death: October 6, 1977

age: 43

cause_of_death: Car bombing from a mob hit

claim_to_fame: Crime and their Victims

best_know_for: Danny Green was head of the Irish mob and associate of the Cleveland mobster John Nardi's during the 1970s gang war for the city's criminal operations. He pushed into the Cleveland rackets and began competing with the Italian-American Mafia for control of the city. Upon his assassination by hit-man Ray Ferritto, Jimmy Fratianno and Ferritto were indicted for charges related to the bombing. Fearing for his safety, Ferritto agreed to become a government witness against the mob and within five years the Cleveland outfit was effectively dismantled.

John T. Scalish

popular name: John T. Scalish

date_of_death: May 26, 1976

age: 63

cause_of_death: Died shortly after heart bypass surgery

claim_to_fame: Crime and their Victims

best_know_for: Related to the Lonardo crime family through marriage, Scalish was the head of the Cleveland crime family for over 32 years. His reign were considered the "golden years" for the Cleveland mob, which built an empire of casinos, pinball machines, and loan sharking. The Cleveland mob was so wealthy, it co-funded the construction of Las Vegas casinos, which provided a steady stream of income. His death was followed by a full-scale gang war for control of the Cleveland rackets by James T. Licavoli (Scalish's successor) and Irish mob boss Danny Greene which all but destroyed the Cleveland mob.

John Nardi

popular name: John Nardi

date_of_death: May 17, 1977

age: 61

cause_of_death: Car bombing from a mob hit

claim_to_fame: Crime and their Victims

best_know_for: A high level member of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering, drug trafficking and extortion in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon the death of mob boss John Scalish, the Five Families' decision to appoint James Licavoli as boss of the family and the latter's attempts to confiscate Nardi's rackets leads the Nardi crew to fully align themselves with Danny Greene. After two unsuccessful attempts on his life, Fat Tony Salerno hired hit man Ray Ferritto who killed Nardi with a bomb planted in his car.

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