She was also the former wife of comedian Allan Drake, but it was her final love interest, mobster Anthony Carfano who would be responsible for her death, although not directly.Ĭarfano was driving home when they were both shot to death by two Genovese hitmen. Janice Drake was a dancer and gained the title as Miss New Jersey in 1944. Incidentally Amberg died just hours before Dutch Schultz died on 23rd October 1935.Īssociated with: Anthony “Little Augie Pisano” Carfano Needless to say Amberg was found in a burning car in 1935.ĭrake claimed she never knew what Amberg did for a living when questioned by the police, and only knew him as ‘Mr Cohen’. However, at this point in time he was up against the likes of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro. He worked with two of his brothers trying to take over control of Brooklyn’s racketeering scene. Now not many of you will know the name Louis Amberg, but he was around in the 1920’s and early part of 1930’s. Its no surprise that she gained the interest of many male admirers during her career, one of them being mobster Louis Amberg. Hill would die in mysterious circumstances in 1966 at the age of 49, from an overdose of sleeping pills.ĭona Drake went by many stage names in the 1930’s and 1940’s, she was a successful dancer, singer and also a film actress, and she was beautiful. The Flamingo was allegedly named after Virginia Hill as well, a name that Bugsy used to call her. However prior to Bugsy she also dated Joe Adonis, an important mobster who had a hand in the formation of the modern Mafia structure. Most people around the world who aren’t even mob aficionados have heard the name, most notably because she was the glamorous girlfriend of hot-headed mobster Bugsy Siegel, and of course for the controversy surrounding his death in 1947. To start any mob molls article off without featuring Virginia Hill would be pointless. She was sassy, she was smart, she was well dressed…and she was good looking. Associated with: Bugsy Siegel and Joe Adonis

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