Kingpins Rewind: “Diamond Jim” Pt. 1: Vincenzo Colosimo

On the last Sunday of every month, Parcast Rewind replays a classic episode of Kingpins that you might have missed! He had come from nothing, and yet had risen to become Chicago’s most feared and respected crime lord. Everybody knew “Diamond Jim,” and not just for his jewelry and that flashy three-piece suit he always wore. By 1914, Jim Colosimo controlled more than a 100 businesses in Chicago’s Red Light District. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices