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I heard you paint houses : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa  Cover Image Book Book

I heard you paint houses : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa / Charles Brandt.

Brandt, Charles, (author.).

Summary:

Provides an account of the life and activities of hitman Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, including his account of how he killed Jimmy Hoffa. "I heard you paint houses" are the first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheean. To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splattes on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781586422387 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1586422383 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: x, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Expanded paperback edition.
  • Publisher: Hanover, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, [2016]
Subject: Sheeran, Frank.
Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-
Gangsters > United States.
Mafia > United States.
Teamsters > United States.

Available copies

  • 4 of 7 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Albright Memorial Library 364.106 BRANDT (Text) 50686015519767 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 364.106 BRANDT (Text) 50686015519775 Adult Nonfiction Available -
North Pocono Public Library 364.106 BRANDT (Text) 50691010830367 Adult Nonfiction Available -
North Pocono Public Library 364.106 BRANDT (Text) 50691010830375 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Summary: Provides an account of the life and activities of hitman Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, including his account of how he killed Jimmy Hoffa. "I heard you paint houses" are the first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheean. To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splattes on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa.

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