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19 year-old singer Frank Sinatra, Jr was snatched from his casino dressing room on 10th December, 1962. His famous father was willing to pay the kidnappers a $1 million ransom - but they insisted they only required $240,000.\xa0\nWhen the case went to trial, the defence suggested that the Sinatras may have been in on the crime - a slur that damaged Frank Jr\u2019s reputation for the rest of his life.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly take a peek back through kidnapper Barry Keenan\u2019s infamous 27-page ring binder; explain how the assassination of Kennedy scuppered his earlier attempt at snatching Frank, Jr; and ask how the roadblocks set up specifically to block the bungling criminals failed so spectacularly\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018FBI Cracks Sinatra Kidnapping Case\u2019 (British Path\xe9, 1963): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJm3lXkPZyM\n\u2022 \u2018The story of the bumbling kidnappers who snatched Frank Sinatra\u2019s only son from hotel\u2019 (Mirror Online, 2021): https://www.mirror.co.uk/features/story-bumbling-kidnappers-who-snatched-25280617\n\u2022 \u2018The Bizzare And Terribly Executed Kidnapping Of Frank Sinatra Jr.\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2021): https://allthatsinteresting.com/frank-sinatra-jr-kidnapping\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n\xa0\n#60s #Music #Person #Crime #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices