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He was well-dressed, well-connected, with no 'enemy in the world' — until one blew him up

  • Danny Hogan, a mob boss in the Twin Cities, was killed in a car bomb explosion on December 4, 1928.
  • Hogan had left information about a hidden cash stash for his wife before dying, implicating his right-hand man, Harry Sawyer.
  • His murder marked a significant moment in organized crime in the Twin Cities, showcasing its dangers comparable to Chicago.
  • Harry Sawyer is suspected as the mastermind behind Hogan's murder, although no one was ever formally charged.
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He was well-dressed, well-connected, with no 'enemy in the world' — until one blew him up

MINNEAPOLIS — They called him "Dapper Dan." At first glance, Danny Hogan, 48, might have seemed like a well-dressed and gregarious bar owner, proprietor of the Green Lantern Saloon in downtown St. Paul. In reality, Hogan was a mob boss, the linchpin of the Twin Cities criminal underworld in 1928, and something of a beloved one — at least for the time. Headquartered at his bar, Hogan schmoozed gangsters and cops, serving as something of a go-betw…

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