Kefauver Hearings

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gptkbp:instanceOf United States Senate hearing
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kefauver_Committee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:William_E._Jenner
gptkb:James_O._Eastland
gptkb:Alexander_Wiley
gptkb:Charles_W._Tobey
gptkb:Frank_J._Lausche
gptkb:Herbert_O'Conor
gptkb:Leslie_C._Dirksen
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
gptkbp:category United States Senate hearings
1950s in American law
History of organized crime in the United States
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Estes_Kefauver
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Congressional_Record
Senate Report 307
gptkbp:endDate 1951
gptkbp:followedBy McClellan Committee hearings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kefauver Hearings
gptkbp:impact influenced later crime legislation
influenced public perception of crime
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableEvent Frank Costello's televised hands
public testimony of mobsters
gptkbp:notableWitness gptkb:Willie_Moretti
gptkb:Mickey_Cohen
gptkb:Albert_Anastasia
gptkb:Frank_Costello
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_States_Senate_Special_Committee_to_Investigate_Crime_in_Interstate_Commerce
gptkbp:precededBy no major federal organized crime investigation
gptkbp:purpose investigate organized crime
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mafia
Senate investigations
organized crime in the United States
gptkbp:resultedIn increased public awareness of organized crime
recommendations for federal anti-crime legislation
gptkbp:startDate 1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_Mob
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6