Donald Fifield Bolles was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic who was known for his coverage of organized crime in the area, especially by the Chicago Outfit.
10 Facts About Don Bolles
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Donald Fifield Bolles grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and attended Teaneck High School, graduating in the class of 1946.
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Don Bolles pursued a newspaper career, in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
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Don Bolles graduated from Beloit College with a degree in government, where he was editor of the campus newspaper, and received a President's Award for personal achievement.
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Don Bolles was married twice and had a total of seven children.
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Don Bolles then exited the hotel, his car in the adjacent parking lot just south of the hotel on Fourth Avenue.
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Apparently, Don Bolles started the car, even moving a few feet, before 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 identified Arizona resident John Harvey Adamson by photograph while hospitalized and Adamson's former lawyer Mickey Clifton informed the police of Adamson's involvement in the bombing.
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Don Bolles remained in the federal witness protection program and died in an undisclosed location in 2002 at the age of 58.
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Don Bolles was investigating Emprise at the time of his death.