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Bootleg Whiskey and Opera Songs: The Prohibition-Era Adventures of Perry Murphy
Grandpa Perry Murphy, circa 1927, Chicago, IL. Grandpa Perry modified...
The Million Dollar Baby of Erie: The Untold Story of Ethel Mae Murphy and the Prohibition Empire
Grandma Ethel Mae Murphy, circa 1923, Erie, Pa. “The Million...
Grandma Murphy: The Quiet Lessons of the Million-Dollar Baby
Grandma Murphy, circa 1960’s as I knew her. She treated...
Grandpa Murphy: Songs, Stories, and the Survivor’s Code
Grandpa Murphy, circa 1960’s as I knew him. Irish tenor,...
Grandpa Murphy at Dobbin’s Landing: The Tugboat Captain of Erie’s Prohibition Era
Grandpa Murphy on the deck of his tugboat at Dobbin’s...
Murph the Surf: Forged in Steel at Collins Correctional Facility
Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy: 85-C-0177 – Collins Correctional Facility...
Murph the Surf: The Black Duster and the Making of an Outlaw
Murph the Surf circa: early 1980’s in Lackawanna, NY in...
Peter Michael Russell: The Erie Fugitive and the Coat That Came Back
Peter Michael Russell – Erie Fugitive (Google it!) My best...
The Secret Seven: The Day the Rat Broke the Code
Three of the Secret Seven – Jimmy “Elmer” DeSanto, Billy...
Murph the Surf and Tony ‘The Ant’: Protected by the Code Behind the Walls
Murph the Surf with Anthony “Tony the Ant” Cangianno in...
John Charles Murphy: War Hero, Inventor, and the Mind Behind the Weebles
John Charles Murphy circa 1946 – Father – War Hero...
A Moment of Grace: Murph the Surf and Laura Lynn at The Tabernacle
Actual photograph taken by Murph the Surf with his wife...
The Night at the Calabrese Club: Cy Ciotti, Maynard Ferguson, and the Power Behind Erie’s Underworld
Backstage of The Calabrese Club Opening Night – Mikey “Mousey...
Tony ‘The Ant’ Cangianno: Lessons in Power, Code, and Consequence
Tony Cangianno and Murph the Surf on visiting day in...