Author Don Billie

On December 5th, 1928, a secretive early meeting of the American Mafia was to take place at Cleveland's Hotel Statler. The Cleveland Police had other ideas and raided the hotel. What happened next has been a topic of mystery and debate for decades.

Author Don Billie has written several Cleveland-focused books, including the recent Margaret Hamilton: From Cleveland, Ohio to the Land of Oz, and has also covered Freddy Krueger's Cleveland roots for Cleveland Magazine.