Virginia Hill (August 26, 1916 - March 24, 1966) was a Chicago Outfit courier who was famous for being the steady girlfriend of Los Angeles mob boss and Genovese crime family associate Bugsy Siegel, following the breakdown of his marriage. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA. A courier is a Person or company employed to deliver Messages packages and Mail. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
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Early life
Virginia Hill was born 1916 in Lipscomb, Alabama, one of 10 siblings. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lipscomb is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. The family later moved to Marietta, Georgia. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Her mother later left her to take care of other children.
Mob Girl
At the age of 17, Hill moved to Chicago, allegedly to work as a prostitute at the 1933 World's Fair and later became a waitress. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate During this time, she met a mobster named Joseph Epstein, a ranking associate of Chicago Outfit political corruptor Jake Guzik. The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA. Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik ( May 20, 1886 &ndash February 21, 1956) was the financial and legal advisor and later political Hill allegedly became Epstein's mistress, party hostess, and a co-conspirator in his bookmaking ring. A mistress is a man's long term female Sexual partner and companion who is not married to him especially used when the man is married to another woman A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature In the process she became a close associate of several high-ranking Outfit mobsters. She was eventually the mistress of Frank Costello, Frank Nitti, Charles Fishetti and Joe Adonis. Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia (January 26 1891—February 18 1973 was a New York gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld controlled Francesco Raffaele Nitto, better known as "Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti" ( January 27, 1888 – March 19, 1943) was an Joe Adonis ( November 22 1902 - November 26 1971) was a New York mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern She also became a "bag woman", and funnelled Outfit funds into Swiss bank accounts. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
She later denied it, but it is known that she bought a new home for her family in Marietta for $10,000 - in cash.
Bugsy
In the 1940s Hill moved to California, met Bugsy Siegel and, in turn, became his most steady mistress. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Reputedly they fought as much as they made love, but Siegel did not stop his womanizing. There are rumors that they were secretly married in Mexico but Siegel never divorced his wife Esta. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Siegel's nickname for Hill was "The Flamingo," reputedly for her long legs.
Hill maintained a lavish lifestyle also in Hollywood, bought her own mansion in Beverly Hills and entertained Hollywood celebrities there. Reputedly Hill blackmailed several Hollywood celebrities with information about their private vices. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the
Las Vegas
Siegel got into trouble with his superiors in New York City's Genovese crime family when his Las Vegas project, The Flamingo, did not turn a profit fast enough. The City of New York The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 The Flamingo Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada and is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Meyer Lansky allegedly suspected that Siegel was engineering construction woes in order to rip off his Mafia investors for millions of dollars. Meyer Lansky (born Majer Suchowliński, July 4, 1902 &ndash January 15, 1983) was a gangster who with Charles The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century It was further believed that he was using Hill to transfer the money to Swiss bank accounts, serving as only his courier this time. Banking in Switzerland is characterized by stability privacy and protection of clients' assets and information
Murder in LA
After one of their many fights, Hill left for Paris on June 10, 1947. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ten days later, Siegel was shot to death inside her Los Angeles mansion. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Reputedly, when she heard of the murder she fainted. When police later questioned her, she denied that she was his mistress or that she was aware of his ties to the Genovese crime family. The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide She claimed that "His mistress was that Las Vegas Hotel". Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally When someone later suggested that she had helped the Genovese Family to engineer his murder, she was indignant.
The Kefauver Hearings
In 1951, Hill was subpoenaed to testify before the Kefauver hearings and denied having any knowledge of organized crime. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Between 1950 and 1951 the Kefauver Committee, officially the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, held all of America's attention "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. She told investigators that her income came from gifts her boyfriends gave her due to her sexual prowess. [1]
Later life
The IRS determined that Hill had spent $500,000 without paying taxes and sued her. The Hill proceeded to marry a well-known Sun Valley ski instructor Hans Hauser (né Norman Johann Hauser, 1911-1974) and moved with him to Europe. Sun Valley is an affluent resort community in central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. The IRS seized her house and property and auctioned them off for back taxes.
Death
Hill spent her remaining years in Europe. In her last years, when she was separated from her husband, she was supported by their only child, Peter Hauser, who worked as a waiter. She died of an overdose of sleeping pills, an apparent suicide, in Koppel, near Salzburg, Austria on 24 March 1966. A sedative, or more specifically a sedative-hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the Central nervous system (CNS resulting in calmness relaxation sleepiness is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Her body was found in a lone area by a bridge crossing the "Alterbach", a small stream. She was 49 years old.
Murder victim?
According to Andy Edmonds' biography Bugsy's Baby: The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill, Hill's death was suspicious, since her body was found outdoors, near a brook, two days after she met with a former lover, former Genovese family boss Joe Adonis, who reportedly had her escorted home with two of his bodyguards. Joe Adonis ( November 22 1902 - November 26 1971) was a New York mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern
It was highly speculated by the Austrian media, which were rather exactly informed about her former relationship with Siegel, that she tried to get money by using her knowledge of the Italian-American Mafia and the Mexican drug cartels. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Drug cartels are Criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations [2]
She is buried in Aigen Cemetery in Salzburg, Austria. is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
In Popular Culture
Hill is played by Annette Bening in the film Bugsy. Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Screen Actors Guild Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel.
References
- ^ Time magazine reported in its obituary of Hill on 1 April 1966, that Hill spent her time on the witness stand "boggling Senators with her full-grown curves and succinct explanation of just why men would lavish money on a hospitable girl from Bessemer, Ala. A witness box is part of a Court room. It is the section of the room set aside for witnesses to stand or sit in while giving their Testimony or presenting Evidence A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. "
- ^ Compare the Salzburger Nachrichten, Salzburger Volksblatt (defunct since 1979) and the illustrated newspaper Bunte made by Burda - Offenburg in Germany from spring 1966. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bunte is a German weekly magazine coverage includes Celebrity, gossip, News and Lifestyle matters Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Further reading
- Edmonds, Andy. Bugsy's Baby : The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill. Secaucus, New Jersey: Carol Publishing Group, 1993. ISBN 1559721642
External links
- Virginia Hill at Find A Grave
- [1] at Excerpt of testimony
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