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George Cohen

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 28, 1927

Victim Details

George Cohen

Male

Detroit

MI

1927-03-28

George

Cohen

06/26/2026

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In the tumultuous era of Prohibition-era Detroit, a man named George Cohen, a male, became a casualty of the city's vicious gang warfare. His life came to a violent end on March 28, 1927, in what would become known as the Milaflores Massacre. Cohen, along with fellow gangsters Frank Wright and Joseph Bloom, was deeply enmeshed in the criminal underworld, with associations to the notorious Purple Gang. Their activities included kidnappings and murders, which ultimately sealed their fates.

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