â??The Lufthansa Heistâ?? Daniel Simone National Mafia Historian What: An opportunity to discuss the book â??â??The Lufthansa Heistâ?? with Co-Author, Daniel Simone to discuss what really happened with one of the most fascinating burglaries of all time. This book has been formed in collaboration famous mobster Henry Hill, whose life and criminal career is immortalized in the blockbuster film Goodfellas. On December 11, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked Kennedy Airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars. The perpetrators were never apprehended and thirteen people connected to the crime were murdered in homicides that, like the crime itself, remain unsolved to this day. The burglary has fascinated the public for years, dominating headlines around the globe due to the storyâ??s unending ravel of mysteries that baffled the authorities. Who: Nationally Known Mafia Historian that Co-Wrote with Henry Hill â??The Lufthansa Heist: Behind the Six-Million Dollar Cash Haul That Shook the World.â?? Daniel (born in New York City) is an author who specializes in writing about sensational crimes in collaboration with one of the perpetrators or investigators of the actual event. He has co-written autobiographies and published numerous feature stories on prominent figures in film, theater, and fiction. On August 2015, Lyons Press published The Lufthansa Heist, a book that Mr. Simone co-wrote with Henry Hill, whose life and criminal career is immortalized in the blockbuster film Goodfellas. In another chart topper, â??The Pierre Hotel Affairâ?? discusses what really happened at the exclusive Manhattan Pierre Hotel Robbery. The REELZ Channel is currently producing a documentary series based on Simoneâ??s upcoming book, a revelatory account of thealleged Charles Manson murders.