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Cement shoes, concrete shoes, or Chicago overcoat [1] is a method of murder or body disposal, usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia or gangs. It involves weighing down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body
4 maj 2016 · On Monday, a dead body washed ashore in Brooklyn wearing a green jacket, blue underwear, and cement shoes. A community college student made the discovery at around 10:30 AM, and police may have...
6 maj 2016 · It’s the stuff of mafia lore – a doomed target thrown into the depths of the ocean, with his feet encased in cement. And yet, on an unseasonably cool morning in Brooklyn, a body with so-called...
5 maj 2016 · "Cement shoes" as they are known, have long been associated with organised crime and the Mafia, but mostly in fictional depictions. Several crime writers have said they believe this to be the...
4 maj 2016 · As legend has it, giving a murder victim “cement shoes” has long been a favored body disposal method of mafia hitmen, and it’s the origin of the phrase “sleeping with the fishes,” which was...
4 maj 2016 · The scene resembles a killing rumored to have happened in the 1930s, but the real body was never found. Countless similar examples exist — cement shoes believed to be worn by men never seen ...
5 maj 2016 · Cement shoes - the stuff of mafia urban myths - have been found on a body that washed up on a New York shoreline. A student found the remains of gang member Peter Martinez on Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn this week. It is thought that strong currents swept the 28-year-old's body to shore.
