Tag: bootlegging

In the Rearview: The Life and Times of OKC’s Most Notorious Bootlegger — Conclusion

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise stated. This week, we wrap up the story of bootlegger, Lindsey Chambless and his cohorts in crime.  To read previous installments, go to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. “On a Job” On the balmy evening of Thursday, July 5, 1956, Lindsey, Mary […]

In the Rearview: The Life and Times of OKC’s Most Notorious Bootlegger — Part 1

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise noted. As you may know, I love a good true crime story, and when I learned about an Oklahoma City bootlegger named Lindsey Chambless, who operated in the Metro throughout the 1940s and 1950s, I decided to do a little Mod Blog post devoted […]