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Ballas

The **Ballas** are an American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is most notably known for its decades long rivalry with The Families. The Ballas members are identified by their purple clad attire and are comprised of different groups known as "sets".

## History

#### Origins

The Ballas gang was founded by African-American youths from the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Echo Park and Watts during the 1970s. The gang adopted the color purple as its symbol, and its members supported sports teams with purple uniforms such as the Los Angeles Lakers. The gang became rivals with the Grove Street Families gang of Compton due to Grove Street's opposition to the Ballas' involvement with the crack cocaine trade, as well as due to territorial disputes. The Ballas were heavily involved in the cocaine trade, developing ties with Mexican gangs for their drugs and the Russian Mafia for guns. The Ballas became known as an uncontrollable gang. By 1992, the Ballas controlled most of Los Angeles after taking over territories belonging to the Grove Street Families and the Vagos.

#### Sets

The Ballas expanded into several "sets" or groups of members by the 1990s, the Front Yard Ballas, the most well known drug dealers, The Rollin Heights Ballas, the Kilo Tray Ballas, and the Temple Drive Ballas.

The Ballas would almost fully take control of the Los Angeles criminal world in 1992, with Frank Tenpenny's C.R.A.S.H. squad of the LAPD and the treacherous Grove Street OG Big Smoke assisting them. However, Carl Johnson's return from Las Vegas and Sweet Johnson's return from prison led to Grove Street launching a citywide counterattack against the Ballas. The Ballas-held neighborhoods fell in a series of gang wars, and the Ballas were virtually extinct by the year's end.

#### Recovery

In the 2000s, the Ballas made a remarkable come back from their 1992 defeat, taking control of more and more territory as many of the old Families members such as the Johnson brothers had moved on in life and become businessmen, leaving the gangs leadership lose. The two gangs resumed their violent rivalry with each other, frequently getting into shootouts and fights throughout the 2000s and 2010s.

In December 2021, the Ballas and The Families would form a temporary alliance against the Vagos whom possessed a stolen copy of Dr. Dre's music, which Dom McGuire had been hired to recover. The Families, Ballas, and McGuire engaged in a massive shootout with the Vagos and were able to recover the stolen phone.

## Gallery

Ballas logoBallas members, 1992Ballas members in 2013Ballas members in 2021
Brucie Kibbutz

**Bruce Motivation "Brucie" Kibbutz** (4 August 1977-) was an American Entrepreneur, Fitness enthusiast, and Lifestyle coach who owned Brucie's Executive Lifestyle Autos and advertised Bull Shark Testosterone supplements. He was the brother of drug dealer, Mori Kibbutz, and due to this connection, he was involved in various criminal activities.

## Biography

Bruce Kibbutz was born in 1977 to a Jewish-American family in Chicago, Illinois and was the brother of Mori Kibbutz. Kibbutz claimed he was over weight as a child but eventually became a steroid user during his adult years, using the drugs to enhance his performance and physical fitness. Kibbutz was rumored to be a closeted bisexual but it was never fully revealed if it was. He would come to own Brucie's Executive Lifestyle Autos in New York City during the 2000's. During this decade he would also have several arrests, in 2001 for patronizing a prostitute, in 2003 for possession of steroids, in 2003 and 2004 for speeding violations, and in 2005 for the distribution of steroids. In 2008, he was introduced to Niko Bellic, who was the cousin of Roman Bellic, a good friend of Kibbutz'. Bellic helped Kibbutz with his street racing and race fixing operations and also did several other jobs for Kibbutz such as killing a man named Lyle Rivas and his cousin. Through their work, the two would become good friends and engaged in many activities together such as boating, racing, and helicopter flying. By 2013, he had become a legitimate businessman and had set up a large scale steroid distribution company and would regularly advertise on social media and the radio. In July 2019, Kibbutz became the personal trainer for Tao Chang, the owner of the Diamond Casino and Resort and during this time, was introduced to Dom McGuire and Vera Lane whom helped save the casino from the Duggan Crime Family.
Adam Lanza

**Adam Peter Lanza** (22 April 1992-14 December 2012) was an American mass murderer who is responsible for the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting on December 14, 2012.

## Biography

Adam Lanza was born on April 22, 1992 to Nancy and Peter Lanza. Lanza was of Italian decent and lived in Newtown, Connecticut. From a young age, Lanza battled with mental illness, struggling with social interaction and developing repetitive behaviors. In 2004 he began attending Newtown Middle School but upon beginning school there he became overwhelmed, resulting in him being moved from school to school before he eventually became homeschooled where he earned a GED. By 2008 and 2009 he was attending a few classes at Western Connecticut State University. In the final months before the shooting, Lanza was said to have become extremely introverted and isolated, spending much of his time in his room playing video games and only socializing with members of his game communities. His mother was known to be an avid gun collector and had several high powered rifles in the home where her and Lanza were staying.

## Sandy Hook Shooting and Death

Around 9:30 AM on December 14, 2012, Lanza shot and killed his mother in her home and the drove her car to the Sandy Hook Elementary School where he murdered 28 people, most of whom were children aged between six and seven years old. He then committed suicide.
Alan Finder

**Alan Finder** (19 February 1948-24 March 2020) was an American journalist who was a long time member of the *New York Times.* He died during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

## Biography

Alan Finder was born on 19 February 1948 in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Valley Stream South High School, earning his B.A. in history from the University of Rochester in 1969. In 1972, he earned his M.A. from Yale University. From 1974 to 1979, he worked at *The Record* in Hackensack, New Jersey, and then until 1983 at *Newsday* on Long Island. Beginning in 1983, Finder worked for 27 years at the *New York Times* where he was known for his coverage of local news, government, education, urban affairs, sports, international news and politics. He hosted a roundtable on a local New York TV channel, NY1, during which he would talk to other reporters about the current events. He retired in December 2011. He died on 24 March 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Branch Davidians

The **Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists** was an Adventist Christian denomination that was founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden as the result of a split with the Shepherd's Rod group. The Davidians supported a reform of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and they believed that they were the only righteous Adventist group. The movement came to be led by David Koresh in the late 1980s, and he and his followers abandoned several Davidian teachings. The Koreshians took over the Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas following a series of shootouts between Roden and Koresh's factions, and the ATF and the US National Guard laid siege to the compound in 1993 after they discovered that the Davidians were armed and violent. After a 51-day standoff, the ATF raided the compound, leading to the deaths of four ATF agents, as well as those of Koresh and 82 of his followers. The movement declined to just 12 followers by 2012, living in Elk, Texas.
Andrew Yang

**Andrew M. Yang** (13 January 1975-) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who ran for president during the 2020 Presidential Election.

## Biography

Yang was born on January 13, 1975 in Schenectady, New York to a family of Taiwanese immigrants. He grew up as an affiliate of the Reformed Church of America. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and later attended Brown University and Columbia Law School, becoming a corporate attorney in 1999. From 2006-2012, Yang was CEO of Manhattan Prep, aiming to train collage graduates in how to found startups in cities across the country. On November 6, 2017, Yang began preparing for his presidential run, proposing that the government pay all citizens over 18 $1,000 per month in order to reduce unemployment. Yang was also a supporter of Medicare, human-centered capitalism,making Tax Day a national holiday, hiring a white house psychologist, and increasing the salaries of federal regulators but limiting their private work after leaving office. Yang became very popular from 2018-2019 and in June of 2019, Yang announced he was running for president. Yang ran for several months until he dropped out of the race on February 11, 2020 after poor results from the primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa.
Brad Snider

**Bradley "Brad" Snider** (29 October 1964-2004) was an American criminal from Bismark, North Dakota who worked with Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips for many years before his death in 2004.

## Biography

Bradley Snider was born in Bismark, North Dakota on 29 October 1964. He did not commit any major crimes until he was recruited by Trevor Philips to join a heist crew with De Santa. The pair took part in several robberies in the Midwest along with Lester Crest. Townley and Crest disliked and distrusted Snider, while Philips became a close friend. In 2004, he, Townley, Philips and their getaway driver, Skelton Cruze attempted to escape after robbing a money storage facility in Bismark. Cruze was shot and killed and the men attempted to escape before their car was struck by a train. Upon exiting, Snider was shot and killed by FBI agent, Dave Norton. His body was used in place of Michael, who had also gotten shot but agreed to turn states who had survived. Through the years, Philips believed him to still be alive but it was just Norton sending him fake letters. It was not discovered until 2013 that it was actually Brad who had died.
Billy Leotardo

**William "Billy" Leotardo**(September 1960-October 2004) was an American mobster working for the Lupertazzi Crime Family of New York. He was the brother of Phil Leotardo, another well known mobster.

## Biography

#### Criminal Career

Billy was born in 1960 in New York City to an Italian mafia connected family. He grew up with his older brother, Phil in the city and began getting into a life of crime. In 2004 after his brother was released from prison he began assisting him with jobs for the Lupertazzi family. In October of 2004 Billy and Phil pulled over fellow mobster and friend to Tony Blundetto, Angelo Garepe. Garepe was strangled and shot twice in the head in the trunk of Phil's car before his body was disposed of.

### Death

Outraged by the death of Angelo, Tony Blundetto shot Billy on a street in New York, wounding his brother in the process. After Billy's death Leotardo wanted Blundetto dead. Much to his displeasure, Tony's cousin, Tony Soprano, took matters into his own hands and shot Blundetto in the face with a shotgun, killing him. Leotardo came across his body hours later.
Archie Santo

**Archie Santo** (1975-2008) was a Mexican-American loan shark from New York City, New York during the late-2000's. He was known for preying on older women in order to extort them and in 2008, he was murdered by Luis Lopez after threatening to kill his mother.

## Biography

Archie Santo was born in 1975 in New York City, New York to a Mexican-American family and became a loan shark in Upper Manhattan. He became known for preying on old women, extorting and threatening them into owing him money. In 2008, he began targeting, Adriana Yanira, the mother of the criminal Luis Fernando Lopez. Over the course of several days, Santo would force Lopez to fight in an underground fight club under threat of killing his mother. Santo instructed him to "take a dive" on the final round but Lopez refused and won the fight. Following the fight, Santo confronted Lopez in the alleyway behind the club building and Santo drew a knife, Lopez managed to draw his gun and shot Santo several times, killing him.
Bonanno Crime Family

The **Bonanno Crime Family** (formerly known as the **Maranzano crime family**) is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate and one of the "Five Families" of the American Mafia. The family was known as the Maranzano crime family until its founder, Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931. Joseph Bonanno was awarded most of Maranzano's operations. Bonanno was the first boss of the modern family, which had originated in the 1890s. The family was unstable for much of the 1970s and 1980s, and boss Carmine Galante was murdered by Philip Rastelli in 1979. Three members attempted to murder Rastelli in 1981 but were killed before they could act. In 2004, the boss of the family, Joseph Massino, became an informant, and the family became weak. In 2015, the family had around 110 made members and over 500 associates.
Barry Thorne

**Barry "Big Bear" Thorne** was an American gangster who was a member of the Grove Street Families gang.

## Biography

Barry Thorne was born in Compton, California to an African-American family, and he was one of the original members of the Grove Street Families gang. However, he developed an addiction to crack cocaine he became the man servant to Mark "B-Dup" Wayne, who made him scrub his toilets and clean his house. He was eventually freed in 1992 by GSF leaders Sweet Johnson and Carl Johnson when they entered B-Dup's crack palace and decided to put an end to his crack dealing, and Thorne decided to not listen to Wayne any longer. He asked if he could rejoin the gang, and the Johnson brothers delivered him to rehab.
Agatha Baker

Baker in July 2019

### Affiliations

Duggan Crime Family, Diamond Casino and Resort, Cheng Triad, Dom McGuire, Vera Lane

### Succeeding

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**Agatha Baker** was an American businesswoman who was the general manager of the Diamond Casino and Resort from when it opened in July 2019. During the early operations of the casino, Baker struggled to keep the casino from coming under hostile takeover from the Duggan Crime Family, and was then introduced to Dom McGuire and Vera Lane. These two criminals of the Marston Crime Family whom helped her eliminate the Duggans from California, returning ownership to Tao Cheng.

## Biography

Agatha Baker was born in the Western United States, most likely in California, and at some point in her life, she moved to Los Angeles, California. After settling in Los Angeles, Baker became involved in the casino industry, which in turn involved her with criminals such as Tao Cheng, a triad boss from China. In the summer of 2019, Baker was hired as the first General manager of the Diamond Casino and Resort which the triad was hoping to open in California. Baker took the position and in July 2019, the casino officially opened. Despite promising beginnings to the casinos operation, things were soon interrupted by the arrival of the Duggan Crime Family from Texas who were eager to take over the casino from the owners and Cheng.

Because of this looming tension, Baker contacted Dom McGuire, a known criminal and member of Redd Marston's heist crew and hired him, and his associate, Vera Lane to assist with casino affairs with the Duggans after McGuire purchased a penthouse in the building. Together, Lane and McGuire were able to cripple the Duggan's influence in the casino under the orders of Baker and other associates, destroying shipments, killing bodyguards, and even managing to kill the leader of the syndicate, Avery Duggan while he was attempting to escape. After the death of his uncle, Thornton Duggan and Cheng came to an agreement to sell the casino to the Duggan family, with the staff remaining as well as McGuire's membership and penthouse. Baker remained as the manager of the casino after 2019, even meeting Franklin Clinton at some point prior to 2021.
Anthony Cekada

**Anthony J. Cekada** (18 July 1951-11 September 2020) was a Sedevacantist priest and author.

## Biography

Anthony Cekada was born on July 18, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied at St. Francis Roman Catholic Seminary Collage where he graduated in 1973. He also studied music composition at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in 1975. During this time he became a Cistercian Monk and eventually became a priest in 1977. From 1979-1989, he was a citizen of Oyster Bay, New York and during this time he would edit the traditionalist publication of *The Roman Catholic.* In 1983, Cekada and several others formed Society of St. Pius V, though he would leave this group in 1989 to move to Westchester. During his career he would author several books as well and he would become known as a convinced Sedevacantist. On September 11, 2020 he died at the age of 69.
1989 El Espectador bombing

El Espectador building

On 2 September 1989 the paper's offices were bombed by the Medellín Cartel. The blast occurred around 06:30; it blew the building's roof up, destroyed the main entry and affected the newspaper's production. The bomb was hidden in a van parked minutes before it exploded in front of the main entry. The same day, 6 armed men broke into an exclusive island in Islas del Rosario, near Cartagena de Indias, and set fire to the Cano family's summer house.
Aql Hashem

**Aql Hashem** (1952-30 January 2000) was a South Lebanon Army commander during the Lebanese Civil War.

## Biography

Aql Hashem was born in 1952 in Debel, Lebanon to a family of Maronites. He became a Colonel of the South Lebanon Army under Saad Haddad and Antoine Lahad. During this time, he avoided several Hezbollah assassination attempts as he led the SLA against them alongside Israel. On 30 January 2000, he was killed in a bombing attack near his home by the Hezbollah with some Syrian assistance. His family fled to Israel before returning to Lebanon in 2013.
Ben Brooks

**Benjamin “Ben” Brooks** (died December 2021) was an American crypto investor, billionaire and business man from Los Angeles, California.

## Biography

Ben Brooks was born in Los Angeles, California and by the age of 16 had allegedly become a billionaire due to investments in crypto currency. At some point in 2021, he got ahold of a cpoy of Dr. Dre's unreleased demo songs through a rival of Dre's named Johnny Guns. In December of that year, he planned to set up a gathering at his mansion to do a world premiere and put it up for auction as NFT. During the gathering, Dom McGuire infiltrated it using his lawyer's car to gain access and this resulted in a shootout with Brooks' security followed by a helicopter chase that ended with another shootout on Brooks' yacht where he was killed by McGuire with a shotgun.
Bull Moose Party

The **Bull Moose Party** was a political party that existed from 1912-1916. It was founded by United States president, Theodore Roosevelt. It was a progressive, nationalist party that was formed after Roosevelt felt unsatisfied with the transformation of the Republican Party from Liberal to Conservative. In 1912, Roosevelt ran for president with California governor, Hiram Johnson as his running mate. The pair were successful in winning states such as California, Washington, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In 1916, the party dissolved after failing to win public offices.
Alaska

**Alaska** is a non-contiguous US state located in northwestern North America, sharing a maritime border with Russia to the west and a land border with Canada to the east. Alaska was a colony of the Russian Empire from 1648 to 1867, when the USA acquired Alaska from Russia with the Alaska Purchase, paying $7,200,000 for the region. Alaska had abundant oil, natural gas, and fish, and it became a productive state for the rest of the United States despite its remote location. In 2015, Alaska had a population of 738,432 people, making it the third least-populous state in the USA.
Anatoly Kurguz

**Anatoly Kharlampiyovych Kurguz** (12 June 1957-12 May 1986) was a Soviet Engineer who worked as the Senior Reactor Operator at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

## Biography

Kurguz was born on June 12, 1957 in the Soviet Union. As an adult he worked at the Chernobyl power plant as the Senior Reactor Operator. During the disaster he was hit with radio active that entered his control room as it was very near to the explosion. He helped rescue personnel from deeper inside the plant. As a result of being so deep in the plant he died of radiation poisoning on May 12, 1986 in Moscow.
Aleksandr Novyk

**Aleksandr Vasylyovych Novyk** (11 August 1961-26 July 1986) was a Soviet Engineer who worked as the Tubine Machinist Inspector at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

## Biography

Novyk was born on August 11, 1961 in Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. As an adult he began working at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. During the disaster he helped with firefighting and stabilizing the turbine hall. Due to him being deep in the plant he was exposed to a lethal amount of radiation and died of radiation poisoning on July 26, 1986 in Moscow.
Albert Barese

**Albert Barese**was an acting capo in the DiMeo Crime Family from 1999 until 2003.

## Biography

Very little is known of his background as he was very secretive. He took his cousin, Larry Barese's place as capo in 1999 when Larry went to jail. In 2000 he was approached by disloyal capo, Richie Aprile who attempted to talk him into helping over throw Tony Soprano. Barese declined. Barese informed Corrado Soprano whom informed Tony. In 2003 upon his cousins release from prison Barese left the family.
2013 Humane Labs Raid

In the summer of 2013, four members of the Marston Crime Family infiltrated the Humane Labs in southern California. Two members, Dom McGuire and Redd Marston entered the facility on the ground while another two, Joe Harwood and Devon Rosswell remained in a helicopter fighting off hostile forces. The crew had prepared for several days prior, gathering intelligence and supplies for the job, and completed the job in under thirty minutes, with law enforcement barely having time to arrive at the scene before they left. McGuire and Marston used night vision goggles, fighting off the labs' security forces to retrieve a file. The ground team escaped through a cooling tunnel before they regrouped with the helicopter team, escaping back to Los Angeles where they later celebrated at a local strip club.
Archie Van Altena

**Archie Van Altena** was an associate of the Marston Crime Family. He first began his interaction with the Marston Crime Family in December 2019, when members, Redd Marston, Dom McGuire, and Oscar Christianson robbed the Diamond Casino and Resort of a massive amount of gold. Van Altena purchased the gold and would purchase the takings from the casino robbery another time in May 2020 when the crew robbed the casino two more times.
Anatoly Dyatlov

**Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov** (3 March 1931-13 December 1995) was a Soviet Engineer who worked as the Deputy Chief Engineer of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and is widely considered to be the one responsible for the Chernobyl Disaster in 1986.

## Biography

Dyatlov was born on March 3, 1931 in Russia in the Soviet Union to a peasant family who lived near the Yenisei River. At the age of 14, Dyatlov ran away from home and began a life on his own. He first studied at vocational school where he studied in the electrical engineering department of the Mining and Metallurgical Technical School in Norilsk where he worked for 3 years as an electrician before being sent to the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute where he graduated with an honors in 1959.

#### Chernobyl

In 1973, Dyatlov moved to Pripyat, Ukraine to work at the brand new Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant where he quickly became one of the most senior managers due to his 14 year experience. On April 26, 1986, Dyatlov was supervising a safety test at the Reactor #4 of the plant, during the test it went horribly wrong and caused a massive explosion which would expose hundred of people to massive amounts of radiation and cause the deaths of several of his co workers. He himself received a fatal dose trying to rescue fellow co workers, estimated at 4.9Sv. Following the disaster, Dyatlov was tried and sentenced to ten years in prison on 1987 but was granted amnesty in 1990.

## Death

Dyatlov died on December 13, 1995 from heart failure brought on by radiation sickness from years prior.
Anthony Mirra

Mugshot of Mirra, 1972

**Anthony** "**Tony**" **Mirra** (July 18, 1927 — February 18, 1982), also known as "**Tough Tony**", was an American mobster and a soldier in the Bonanno Crime Family. He operated primarily in the Lower East Side, and mainly engaged in drug trafficking along with future acting boss Carmine Galante. He was not well regarded amongst the other members of the Bonanno Family, who saw him as irrational and unpleasant, but he was fundamental in the organization since he produced large quantities of income. Mirra was charged with narcotics trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1962, being paroled in 1974. In 1977, Mirra introduced undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone, alias "Donnie Brasco", into the family. That same year, Mirra went into hiding after learning of a drug trafficking indictment, but was apprehended in Yonkers in 1978 and sentenced to eight years in prison. After being released in 1981, Mirra supported Alphonse Indelicato's faction amid the leadership struggle following Philip Rastelli's appointment as boss, but Indelicato and his loyalists Philip Giaccone and Dominic Trinchera were murdered on capo Dominic Napolitano's orders in May 1981, leaving Rastelli as the undisputed Family leader. Shortly thereafter, Pistone's infiltration into the Family was made public and Mirra hid out fearing retaliation for unknowingly aiding aiding Pistone's operation. However, he was lured back into Manhattan in February 1982 by mobsters Alfred Embarrato, Richard Cantarella and Joseph D'Amico and shot dead in a parking garage.
Angelo Bruno

**Angelo Bruno** (May 21, 1910-March 21, 1980) was the don of the Philadelphia crime family from the 1970s until his death in 1980.

## Biography

Angelo Bruno was born on May 21, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Italian immigrants from Sicily. One of his most famous capos was named Tony Gazzo, one of his most famous soldiers was Joey Leombruno, and two of his most famous enforcers were Rocky Balboa and Paulie Pennino. Angelo Bruno was killed by his advisor named Antonio Caponigro on March 21, 1980 and replaced by his underboss named Philip Testa. Testa killed Antonio as a result and promoted Nicky Scarfo to underboss.
Benny Blanco

**Benito Blanco "Benny" "From the Bronx"** was an up and coming gangster in the Puerto Rican community in New York in the 1970's.

## Biography

Blanco was raised in New York in the Bronx, earning him his nickname at some point. In 1975 he had several run ins with gangster, Carlito Brigante, at one point Brigante almost killed him though he chose not to. In November of 1975 he shot and killed Brigante as he was fleeing from several members of the Taglialici Crime Family. Blanco then fled the scene.
2001 Aesir Building shootout

The **2001 Aesir Building Shootout** took place in January 2001 in New York City, New York. After battling his way through a three day war with various criminal organizations, Max Payne, an undercover NYPD detective entered the building and engaged in a massive shootout with the security forces of Aesir Corporation CEO, Nicole Horne. Payne killed 66 men before killing Horne as she attempted to escape from the building via helicopter, resulting in a large explosion.
1995 Motaba Outbreak

The **1995 Motaba Outbreak** was an outbreak of the Motaba virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a second outbreak Ferndale, California, United States from June 29-September 6, 1995.

## History

The virus resurfaced after twenty eight years in Africa in June 1995 and was investigated by Sam Daniels and his team of medics. Daniels warned his superiors of the danger of the virus, unaware that it was making its way to the country by September 1. The first reported case in the United States was of a man named Jimbo Scott who stole an infected white-headed capuchin monkey in a black market animal trade in San Francisco who later became infected from the monkey along with his girlfriend. Before leaving on a plane journey, Scott released the monkey outside of the town of Ferndale, California, along the road before leaving to visit his girlfriend. Both Scott and his girlfriend later died from the virus when he travelled to Boston, Massachusetts. Upon an autopsy of Scott's corpse, CDC analyst, Roberta Keough discovered the virus and warned her co-workers of the danger of the infection back at the CDC. A second case later emerged in the town of Ferndale, California where Scott had attempted to sell the monkey to a pet shop owner named Rudy Alvarez. Alvarez collapsed the morning after having been scratched by the monkey, and died at the Ferndale Hospital that afternoon. Later, a hospital worker became infected after breaking a vile of infected blood, this infection allowed the disease to mutate into an airborne virus, capable of spreading like the flu. The next evening, hundreds of people began flooding in to the local hospital with signs of the disease. It was later discovered that all the infected cases had come from a movie theater. Several members of Daniels team got infected with the disease and soon died. He eventually learned that the US military was planning to firebomb the town. Daniels and Major Salt raced down the coast to locate the monkey, which they believed held the antibodies for a cure. On their return flight, Daniels and Salt were chased in another helicopter. Once back in town, Salt mixed the monkey's antibodies with Ford's serum to create an antiserum. They saved Keough. With Ford's help, Daniels persuaded the bomber's flight crew to detonate the bomb over water and spare the town. Before McClintock could order another bombing, Ford relieved him of command and ordered his arrest. Daniels and Keough reconciled as Ferndale's residents were cured.
2008 Bronx garage bombing

The **2008 Bronx Garage Bombing** was a bombing attack that occurred in The Bronx, New York City when the Faustin Crime Family used a truck bomb to blow up a garage owned by the Petrovic Crime family. Hired gun, Niko Bellic drove a truck of explosives into the building and walked away before detonating them with a phone call. No one was killed but around four people were injured on the sidewalk. Local media was quick to blame the actions of terrorists for the explosion.
Alex Balder

**Alex Balder** (1965-January 2001) was an American DEA agent and the partner of famous detective, Max Payne who was murdered for investigating the Valkyr Case in January of 2001.

## Biography

Balder was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1965. In the early 1990's. Balder joined the NYPD as an officer, while in the NYPD he met Max Payne, another detective, the two would become best friends over the course of their careers. By the mid 1990's the two were investigating the Punchinello Crime Family, in one incident, Balder and Payne oversaw a drug deal involving the Punchinello's, during the deal, Balder was captured at gun point and was saved by Payne.

In 1997, Balder moved to the DEA and became an agent. He became interested in Payne moving over as well to help him with his undercover cases.

#### The Valkyr Case

On August 22, 1998, as Payne was leaving work, Balder yet again tried to convince Payne to join the DEA and once again, Payne declined. That night Payne would return to his home to find his family murdered by Valkyr Junkies.

Following the death of his family, Payne would join the DEA in an attempt to avenge the deaths of his wife and baby daughter. For three years afterward, Payne and Balder kept tabs on Jack Lupino's Hotel and Valkyr until 2000 when Payne went undercover to gather more evidence against the Punchinello's, Balder wouldn't see Payne face to face until January of 2001.

## Death

In January of 2001, Balder and Payne were set to meet in the Roscoe Street Subway Station with another agent, Brady Bradford, also known as B.B, the two found themselves in the middle of a bank robbery executed by associates of the Punchinello Family. After meeting up, Balder was shot and killed in front of Payne by B.B who had been working with the Punchinello's the whole time. After Balder's death, Payne was framed for the murder but was cleared the next morning. Balder's death had a deep effect on Payne and in 2012 when asked about Balder's death, Payne replied with "Alex was my partner and my best friend".
Kira Yukimura

**Kira Yukimura** was a main character on the MTV series *Teen Wolf*. She is a thunder kitsune, the close friend/ex-girlfriend and second love interest of Scott McCall and a friend of Allison Argent, Malia Tate, Lydia Martin and Stiles Stilinski. Derek Hale states she is a young kitsune (Fox spirit), and therefore has little control over the aura she gives off.

However, Kira left the show at the end of Season 5 to train with the skinwalkers after saving Beacon Hills from the Beast. Like her mother, Kira wields a special katana capable of banishing people to the underworld.

## Powers and abilities

* Manipulates electricity
* Healing
* Longevity

## Relationships

### Family

* Mrs. Yukimura † (Maternal Grandmother)
* Noshiko Yukimura (Mother)
* Ken Yukimura (Father)

### Friends

* Stiles Stilinsky
* Lydia Martin
* Derek Hale
* Isaac Lahey
* Malia Tate
* Allison Argent †
* Liam Dunbar
* Mason Hewitt

### Enemies

* Doctors of Horror †
* Oni
* Nogitsune
Belisario Betancur

**Belisario Betancur Cuartas** (4 February 1923 – 7 December 2018) was a Colombian politician who served as the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986. He was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. His presidency was noted for its attempted peace talks with several Colombian guerilla groups. He was also one of the few presidents to abstain from participating in politics after leaving office.

## Biography

Betancur traveled to the city of Medellín, where he enrolled in the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. In 1955, Betancur graduated in jurisprudence and obtained a degree in law and economics.

### Politics

Betancur began his political career as a deputy in the Antioquia Departmental Assembly, where he served from 1945 to 1947. He served as a Representative to the National Chamber for the departments of Cundinamarca and Antioquia, and was a member of the National Constituent Assembly from 1953 to 1957.

Betancur was the Minister of Labor in 1963 and Ambassador to Spain from 1975 to 1977.

He ran for president as an independent Conservative candidate in the election of 1970, coming in third. He again ran as the official Conservative candidate in the election of 1978, but was defeated by Julio César Turbay Ayala.

### Presidency

Betancur was finally elected President in 1982 and served until 1986. As President, he helped found the Contadora Group to bring about peace in Central America, began democratic reforms by incorporating the principal armed movements into civil life, promoted low-cost housing and open universities, began a literacy campaign and endorsed tax amnesty.

During his administration he initiated peace talks with several Colombian guerilla groups. He was President during the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, which killed over 20,000 people.

### Later Life & Death

Betancur retired from politics after he left office in 1986.

Betancur was an Honorary Member of the Club of Rome for Latin America, Chairman of the Truth Commission for El Salvador, and President of the Santillana for Latin America Foundation in Bogotá. He also was a founding member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

On 6 December 2018, Betancur was hospitalized in Bogotá in a critical condition, suffering from a kidney infection. Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez prematurely announced his death on Twitter, but later retracted her statement. Betancur died the following day from the illness, aged 95.
Bindy Johal

**Bhupinder "Bindy" Singh Johal** (17 January 1971-20 December 1998) was an Indian-Canadian gangster who operated in British Columbia, Canada as a hitman, drug dealer, and debt collector for the Punjabi Mafia. He was shot and killed in a Vancouver nightclub in 1998.

## Biography

Bhupinder Singh Johal was born in Punjab, India on 17 January 1971 and he was known to be temperamental and to hate discipline. He was quickly expelled from secondary school in 1989 for assaulting the vice-principal and he dropped out of college during the first semester to become a hitman for the Punjabi Mafia in Canada. He was employed by the brothers Jimmy Dosanjh and Ron Dosanjh, both of whom he would kill in February–April of 1994. He was engaged in murder-for-hire, drug dealing, and debt collecting. When he was tried for the murders, Johal was acquitted, but he another trial was due to be held. However, this was not to be. On 20 December 1998, Johal was shot by Bal Buttar's hitmen at the Palladium nightclub in Vancouver.
Alfred Pleasanton

**Alfred Pleasanton** (July 7, 1824-February 17, 1897) was a Union soldier during the American Civil War.

## Biography

Alfred Pleasanton was a Major General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was good friends with George Armstrong Custer, Myles Keogh, James Calhoun, George B. McClellan, Marcus Reno, and Frederick Benteen. In 1897, he died from throat cancer.
1998 East Harlem Bombing

In the fall of 1998, Toni Cipriani entered an abandoned subway tunnel in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City and planted several large scale explosives. This was an act of revenge against the Forelli Crime Family who controlled the predominantly Italian-American neighborhood, and earlier had tried to kill Donald Love during his campaign for mayor. Cipriani detonated the explosives, destroying a large portion of the surrounding area and killing thousands of people and injuring a further number of people around 10,000. The attack was the largest in terms of scale and death in a series of mafia related attacks tied to the 1998 New York Mafia Wars and is most likely to have killed Forelli Crime Family boss, Franco Forelli, though it is unknown as his remains were never recovered.
Bob Ross

**Robert Norman “Bob” Ross** (October 29, 1942-July 4, 1995) was an artist and television personality from Orlando, Florida.

## Biography

Bob Ross was born October 29, 1942 in Orlando, Florida. He was of Cherokee descent. As a teenager, he cared for injured snakes, alligators, armadillos, dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, and sea creatures. He served in the United States Air Force from 1961-1981. Later on in life, he became a painter and television host on PBS. He died on July 4, 1995 from lymphoma.
Adrian Pennino

**Adrianna “Adrian” Pennino** (March 10, 1950-January 11, 2002) was the wife of Rocky Balboa, younger sister of Paulie Pennino, and mother of Rocky Balboa Junior. She is a former employee at a pet store who married Rocky Balboa after he became a boxer. Rocky was a regular customer. She even bought Rocky a bullmastiff dog named Butkus. Adrian was a vegan and environmentalist who also enjoyed ice skating. On January 11, 2002, she died from ovarian cancer.
Ellis Robinson

**Ellis Robinson** (17 January 1946-27 February 1968) was an American mobster and member of Sammy Robinson's Black mob as well as well as the only biological son of Robinson and step brother to future crime boss, Lincoln Clay.

## Biography

Robinson was born on January 17, 1946 to Sammy Robinson and his wife Perla. Robinson was raised with Lincoln Clay, another boy who had been orphaned at a young age who was taken in by his father in 1958. While Clay was fighting in the Vietnam War during the 1960's, Robinson became involved with his father's Black Mob that ran criminal operations in the city. In 1967, Robinson was asked by his close friend, Giorgi Marcano, a capo of the Marcano Crime Family to enter the drug trade but Ellis' father forbid it.

#### Federal Reserve Robbery

On February 27, 1968 during Mardi Gras, Robinson, along with Clay, Marcano and another close friend, Danny Burke committed a large scale robbery of the Federal Reserve in New Orleans to help pay of their father's debts to the Italian mafia, with Clay and Marcano dressing up as reserve guards and Burke and Robinson drilling a hole in the floor of the vault. The heist crew escaped in a boat through the sewer, eventually ending up in the middle of a Mardi Gras celebration in the French Ward where they escaped back to Sammy's Bar via car.

## Death

The same night of the robbery, the heist crew returned to the bar where they met with Sammy. Eventually the group was joined by Sal Marcano, Giorgi's father and Richie Doucet, the boss of the Dixie Mafia. After the money was counted, Giorgi pulled his gun and shot Clay in the forehead along with Burke, while Sal and Doucet killed Ellis and Sammy, burning the bar to the ground with Clay barely escaping thanks to father James Ballard, a local priest.
Andrea Raggiunti

Raggiunti, 2008

**Andrea Raggiunti** (1965–2008) was an American mobster and an enforcer for the Ancelotti Crime Family. He was killed by criminal Niko Bellic in 2008 after a high-speed car chase where Raggiunti and other Family mobsters tried saving Family Boss Giovanni Ancelotti's daughter Gracie, whom Bellic had kidnapped.

## Biography

Andrea Raggiunti was born to an Italian-American family in New York City in 1965. As an adult, he joined the Ancelotti Crime Family, led by Giovanni Ancelotti. In 2008, Ancelotti's daughter Gracie was kidnapped by independent criminal Niko Bellic on the orders of the McReary Crime Family, and when Ancelotti received information concerning his daughter's location in Englewood, New Jersey, he sent a rescue team comprised of Raggiunti and others, to retrieve her and dispatch her kidnappers. Bellic himself learned of Ancelotti's plan and escaped in his car with Gracie tied up in the trunk to move her to another hiding spot in South Kearny. During the automobile chase, Raggiunti took aim and fired at Bellic's car, but he missed Bellic himself, and the latter shot Raggiunti to death.
Andrei Gromyko

**Andrei Gromyko** (18 July 1909-2 July 1989) was Foreign Minister of the USSR from 15 February 1957-2 July 1985, succeeding Dmitri Shepilov and preceding Eduard Shevardnadze as the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 24 March 1983 until 2 July 1985, succeeding Heydar Aliyev and preceding Nikolai Talyzin, and the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 27 July 1985 until 1 October 1988, succeeding Konstantin Chernenko (Vasily Kuznetsov as acting chairman) and preding Mikhail Gorbachev.

## Biography

Andrei Gromyko was born in Staryya Hramyki, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Gomel, Belarus) in 1909, and joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1931. He studied at Minsk where he became an economist for the USSR academy of science. In 1943, he was appointed as the ambassador of the United States for the USSR and would later represent the USSR at the Dumbarton Oaks conference from 1946-48 following his induction into the diplomatic service in 1939. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1949-1952 before serving as the ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1952-53, and again deputy minster of foreign affairs from 1953-1957 when he succeeded Vyacheslav Molotov. Through the 1950's, he became very loyal to Nikita Khrushchev and then Leonid Brezhnev as his power grew. He gained major political power during the rule of Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko and in 1985, supported Mikhail Gorbachev's appointment as General Secretary. He was later replaced by Eduard Shevardnadze as an effort to improve the strained relations with the USA during the final years of the Cold War, being moved to head of state and served from 1985-1989, being removed from office shortly before he died on 2 July 1989 at the age of 79.
Barry Haydu

**Barry Haydu** (died 2002) was a Clifton, New Jersey police Lieutenant-Detective who was responsible for the killing of Dickie Moltisanti.

## Biography

Barry Haydu was born in Clifton, New Jersey and worked for the police department there for many years. He became a heavy gambler, collecting many debts that backed up throughout his career. He became a contract killer as a second job to pay off his debts. After Dickie Moltisanti gouged out Jilly Ruffalo's eye, Ruffalo hired Haydu and He killed Moltisanti as he carried tv trays to his home and was then assigned to investigate his killing. The DiMeo Crime Family kept using his services as a killer until 2002 when he retired from active duty, making him useless to the family. Street Boss, Tony Soprano informed his nephew and Dickie's son, Christopher that Haydu had killed his father. Christopher broke into his home, handcuffing him to his stairway before he executed Haydu with a gunshot to the head.
Boris Nashkov

**Boris Ivanovich Nashkov** (16 September 1991-) was a Russian-American businessman, mobster, and former Russian army soldier who was a member of the Marston Crime Family after he came to America in 2020.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Boris Nashkov was born in 1991 in Moscow, Soviet Union to a local family. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, Nashkov's brothers enlisted in the Russian Army to help fight in the Chechen Wars. In 1996, one of his brothers was killed by an enemy sniper. By 2006, Nashkov had run away home and was living homeless in Moscow.

#### Military Career

In 2009, Nashkov enlisted in the Russian Army and saw military action in the Second Chechen War during it's final weeks. From 2009-2019, Nashkov served in the Army, seeing action in several firefights during the Insurgency in North Caucasus.

#### Criminal Career and Move to America

In February of 2020, Nashkov immigrated to America, settling in Los Angeles and became a member of the Marston Crime Family, mostly working alongside Dom McGuire and Vera Lane. Nashkov became known for his cowboy like antics and questionable behavior. In May 2020, Nashkov assisted Redd Marston, McGuire, and Peyton Thompson in robbing the Diamond Casino and Resort for a second time before Redd Marston vanished. Boris remained in Los Angeles, buying a luxery apartment and enjoying his mass amounts of money.
Aldo Moltisanti

**Aldo "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti** (1902 - July 14, 1967) was one of the original members and an associate of the DiMeo Crime Family. Moltisanti was the brother of fellow DiMeo mobster, Salvatore "Sally" Moltisanti and the father of Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti as well as the grandfather to Christopher Moltisanti.
Anthony Corrado

**Anthony Corrado** (23 January 1980-2008) was a member of the Pegorino Crime Family who was the personal bodyguard and adopted son of Jimmy Pegorino.

## Biography

Anthony Corrado was born on January 23, 1980 to an Italian-American family in Weehawken, New Jersey. When he was young, his parents both died and he was adopted by mob boss, Jimmy Pegorino and his wife Angie and taken in as their son as their own son had committed suicide recently. At a young age he became involved in crime as he was arrested in 1995 for hijacking, in 1996 for assault, and in 1997 for manslaughter, all of which were duties for the Pegorino Crime Family. As he got older he became the personal bodyguard of Pegorino and would under take frequent verbal and physical abuse. In 2008, Corrado was unhappy with his place in society and decided to join the Witness Protection Program. Upon hearing this, his father, Pegorino phoned Corrado and screamed at him and out of fear, Corrado suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to the hospital in Jersey City where he was placed under 24 hour watch by the New Jersey State Police.

## Death

Corrado manged to survive his heart attack and remained at the hospital until Pegorino family associate, Niko Bellic who was dressed as a doctor unplugged his life support which caused Corrado to have a seizure and die, with Bellic simply walking out and leaving.