<p>Frank was a self taught master criminal. As a teenager he took a locksmith course to learn to open locks without keys; he made friends with an electronics expert and learned how to make a portable police radio long before police scanners became available to the public; he cultivated people who worked for alarm companies and learned how their systems worked and how they could be defeated; he invented a tool to access Ace alarm boxes that also worked to open money drawers of pay telephones; he had a passion for cars and learned how to modify them to secrete weapons, burglary tools and stolen merchandise; and he learned about explosives and how to start fires and make them appear to be accidental. Frank assembled a crew of expert thieves, arsonists and killers who became known as the Hole in the Wall Gang because of their penchant for breaking into buildings by making a hole in the wall. For three years they were the most powerful players in the Las Vegas underworld. With the help of informants working in hotels and insurance agencies they made tens of thousands of dollars from tourists and locals. They also extorted money from illegal bookies and drug dealers by using violence or the treat of violence. Arson for hire was on their menu and if a person had to be roughed up or killed in order to protect their operations, no problem.</p>

Hole in the Wall Gang, in My Own Words: A Memoir

CULLOTTA, FRANK as told to dennis n. griffin

Houdini Pub.

<p>Gerry McCambridge is The Mentalist. His peculiar gift sets him apart from the average magician. He reads minds, manipulates people's thoughts and completely leaves his audience spellbound, and he does it without a magic wand, pretty show girls or elaborate props. Gerry's incredible stage presence is what led NBC to offer him a one-hour network prime time television special which aired internationally to millions around the world in countries such as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., South Korea, Canada, Africa, Thailand, India, the Netherlands and the Middle East. Gerry has been a professional mentalist for more than twenty-five years. He has been hired by many Fortune 500 companies. Gerry has been a Las Vegas Strip headliner since June, 2005. He is the longest running mentalist show in the history of Las Vegas. In 2014, the Las Vegas Review Journal Reader's Poll voted Gerry as the "Best Magic Show" in Las Vegas. What makes Gerry even more endearing is his life story and why he had to learn to read people's minds. Gerry used his newly developed magic skills to not only control his own destiny but to control the world around him. Like the Phoenix, he rose from his own ashes. Anyone who has faced adversity will gain inspiration from Gerry's compelling story. They will be melted by his candor, amazed at his resourcefulness and goal setting ability and warmed by his magic. Through his story, they will learn to find their own inner magic.</p>

Making The Mentalist

McCambridge, Gerry

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Hole in the Wall Gang, in My Own Words: A Memoir

Making The Mentalist