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The Chicago Tribune John Kass column.
Byline: John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Dec. 21--In a few days, U.S. marshals will drive the fugitive Chicago Outfit enforcer Frank "The German" Schweihs from Kentucky back to Chicago. Here, he will stand trial for two gangland murders that are part of the FBI's Family Secrets investigation of unsolved mob killings.
But once in the Chicago area, on the way to the federal lockup, the marshals might think about taking a short detour to Elmwood Cemetery in suburban River Grove.
They should drive about a half-mile past the cemetery office and start looking for a giant Norwegian pine that throws shade on the gravestones in the afternoon. From the road, with that tree as a marker, it is only a few paces to Section 47-Lot 15-Grave 2.
After that long drive up from Kentucky, it might be good for Schweihs to stretch his ...
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...mob enforcers Frank "The German" Schweihs and Paul Schiro, and overlord Joseph...Christmas in 1962 after she had been dating Schweihs over the objections of her family. Missing...Chicago River by a tugboat captain. Schweihs was brought in for questioning by Richard...
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