Show Notes
A man is shot three times in the head at point-blank range, yet walks away. The cover-up of an organized crime hit accidentally saves a life, but what happens next?
The Cover-Up That Saved a Life
This episode delves into the extraordinary life of Ken Eto, a man who navigated the complexities of identity and survival in 20th-century America. It explores the choices he made when every system around him had already decided who he was.
Person: Ken Eto Date of Birth: October 19, 1919 Location of Birth: Stockton, California Organization: Chicago Outfit Operation: Bolita
- Ken Eto left home before finishing high school, choosing to build a life on his own terms. - During World War II, Eto was interned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho for seven months. - He received a fourteen-year prison sentence for a fraudulent opium deal, maintaining he was deceived. - Eto became the highest-ranking Asian American in the Chicago Outfit, running an illegal lottery. - His bolita operation generated between $150,000 and $200,000 a week, with $3,000 weekly bribes to police.
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