Clem Graver
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Clem Graver | |
|---|---|
| Born | Celinus Graver |
| Disappeared | June 11, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 71 years, 4 months and 29 days |
| Other names | Clem |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, state representative |
| Known for | Breaking with the bloc over what became called McCormick Place, and mysterious kidnapping and disappearance |
Celinus "Clem" Graver was a politician in Illinois who was kidnapped on June 11, 1953,[1][2][3] and was never found.[4]
Background
[edit]He was a precinct captain on Chicago’s west side,[5] and organized voters for Republicans. He served as a state representative who notably broke with the bloc over what became called McCormick Place.[6][further explanation needed] He was known to have been married.[4]
Disappearance and aftermath
[edit]Men escorted him away from his home after he pulled up in his driveway and he was never seen again, nor were there any suspects nor ransom demands.[7] The case remains unsolved.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lindberg, Richard C. (2015-10-15). Gangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy City. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 277–282. ISBN 978-1-4422-3196-2.
- ^ Lindberg, Richard C. (August 1998). To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960. SIU Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-8093-2223-7.
- ^ Johnston, Richard J. H. (June 21, 1953). "CHICAGO'S MYSTERY OF KIDNAPPED LEGISLATOR; Member of a Bloc Linked to Organized Crime Abducted From His Home". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "Political hits Throughout much of the last century, murder lent a special meaning to the term "running for office." by James L. Merriner". www.lib.niu.edu.
- ^ Rakove, Milton L. (August 1976). Don't Make No Waves... Don't Back No Losers: An Insiders' Analysis of the Daley Machine. Indiana University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-253-20202-4.
- ^ Simon, Paul (1999). P.S.: The Autobiography of Paul Simon. Bonus Books, Inc. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-56625-112-9.
- ^ Merriner, James L. (2008-07-21). Grafters and Goo Goos: Corruption and Reform in Chicago. SIU Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8093-2874-1.
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