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Eunice Carter and Polly Adler might have joined forces to take down Lucky Luciano.

Eunice Carter and Polly Adler might have joined forces to take down Lucky Luciano.

In the spring of 1935, Eunice Hunton Carter found herself with an assignment that, well, was considered lesser compared to her male peers at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Carter, who made history as New York’s first black female prosecutor, was placed in the women’s courtroom—a section dedicated to prostitution cases. Almost alone, she sifted […]

Polly Holliday, known for her role as Flo on ‘Alice,’ has passed away at 88.

Polly Holliday, known for her role as Flo on 'Alice,' has passed away at 88.

Polly Holiday Passes Away at 88 Polly Holiday, widely recognized for her iconic role as Flo in the sitcom “Alice,” has died at the age of 88. Her talent manager, Dennis Aspland, confirmed that she passed away peacefully at her home in Manhattan on September 9th. Born on July 2, 1937, in Jasper, Alabama, Holiday […]

California judge rejects motion to recall death sentence in Polly Klaas killing

A California judge on Friday rejected a request by a man convicted of killing Polly Klaas to have the death sentence handed down to him vacated. Santa Clara County Judge Benjamin Williams declined to “set aside the jury verdict” at the sentencing of Richard Allen Davis, who was convicted in 1996 of kidnapping and killing […]