Robert's Lounge

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Robert's Lounge
Robert's Lounge
Address114-45 Lefferts Boulevard
South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City,
United States
TypeSaloon

Robert's Lounge was a saloon located at 114-45 Lefferts Boulevard, in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City.

The saloon was used as a hangout by Paul Vario. The basement was a graveyard for mob victims. A human leg bone and a portion of a human shoulder bone were excavated from the basement on June 6, 1980. The bones were thought to have been those of two of Burke's associates, Thomas DeSimone and Martin Krugman, who went missing a short time after the Lufthansa heist. [1]

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References

  1. "Bones May Be Robbery Clue". Calgary Herald . UPI. 6 June 1980. p. C24. Retrieved 3 March 2011 via Google News.

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