Robert Barney Baker
Robert Barney Baker (born May 18, 1930 , † November 17, 1995 ) was an American trade unionist, liaison to La Cosa Nostra , bodyguard and contract killer.
biography
The 185-kilogram former boxer worked in the port of New York City and was involved in gambling activities of Cosa Nostra, before the bodyguard of Jimmy Hoffa was. Barney Baker soon became a special friend of his boss and organized for him in 1957 together with his childhood friend Dave Yaras and Rolland McMaster the union branch of the Teamsters "Local 320" in Miami . The mobster Santo Trafficante then moved into an office in the new branch , which in turn worked for the CIA on the coup in Cuba.
As a contract killer, he worked with many of the organized crime bosses of the time , including a. Meyer Lansky , Joe Adonis in New York City, Mike Copola in Miami, Bugsy Siegel in Las Vegas ; John Vitale in St. Louis .
Web links
- "Hoffa's Funny Friend" at www.time.com (English)
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy - Sworn statement of Robert Barney Baker (English)
- Teamsters Organizer is fined $ 400 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 12, 1961 at aufnews.google.com/newspapers
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, Robert Barney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baker, Barney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American unionist and hit man |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1995 |
| Place of death | United States |