Rosalie Garcia

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Rosalie Garcia (born c. 1953), also known as Shorty, is a former drug dealer. She headed a deadly heroin ring in the Bronx in New York City in the 1990s.[1] Garcia made $70,000 per week as part of the Hoe Avenue Crew.[2] She was showcased on the TV show Gangsters: America's Most Evil in the episode "Lethal Beauties: Beltran, Henao and Garcia".[3] Garcia was convicted in the 2005 trial United States v. Rosalie Garcia, Manuel Roman, and Ricardo Silva,[4] and she and her son Manuel Roman were sentenced to life in prison.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ "Gangsters: America's Most Evil Series 1". Crime + Investigation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Zambito, Thomas (7 December 2005). "Mom, Son Guilty of 4 Slays". New York Daily News.
  3. ^ "Gangsters: America's Most Evil". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "United States v. Rosalie Garcia, Manuel Roman, and Ricardo Silva - Law.com".
  5. ^ Zambito, Thomas (12 December 2005). "LIKE HELL ON EARTH. Long legacy of drugs and death at one Bronx bldg". New York Daily News.