1. Donald Fifield Bolles was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic newspaper who was known for his coverage of organized crime in and around Phoenix, Arizona, especially by the Chicago Outfit.
12 Facts About Don Bolles
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Don Bolles was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 10,1928.
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Don Bolles graduated Teaneck High School in 1946, then obtained a degree in government from Beloit College, where he was editor of the campus newspaper The Round Table and received a President's Award for personal achievement.
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In 1962, Bolles was hired by The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona, published at the time by Eugene C Pulliam, where he quickly found a spot on the investigative beat and gained a reputation for dogged reporting of influence peddling, bribery and real estate fraud.
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Don Bolles was married twice and had a total of seven children.
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Don Bolles spent several minutes waiting in the lobby of the hotel before being summoned by a call to the front desk, where the conversation with Adamson lasted no more than two minutes.
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Don Bolles then exited the hotel, having parked his car, a 1976 Datsun 710, in an adjacent lot on Fourth Avenue.
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Just as Don Bolles was driving out of his parking space, a remote-controlled bomb consisting of six sticks of dynamite, taped to the underside of the car beneath the driver's seat, was detonated.
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Don Bolles remained in the federal witness protection program and died in an undisclosed location on May 22,2002 at the age of 58.
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Don Bolles was investigating Emprise at the time of his death.
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Bradley Funk, an heir to the Emprise fortune and whose ex-wife had dealings with Don Bolles, was said by Devereux to have ordered the hit.
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Don Bolles's notes related to the Mafia and its connections to state officials and corruption were allegedly destroyed.