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Legs Diamond: The Gangster Who Couldn’t Be Killed
Season 1 Episode 26
Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!
In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bullet-riddled life of Legs Diamond, the Prohibition-era gangster who survived so many assassination attempts that he became known as the man who couldn’t be killed. From bootlegging and bank jobs to his tangled love life and explosive feuds, this is a gangster story for the ages.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
💰 From Street Punk to Crime Boss – How Legs climbed the underworld ladder in New York
🔫 The Nine Lives of Legs – The wildest shootouts and miraculous escapes you’ve ever heard
🍸 Prohibition Power Plays – Booze, speakeasies, and betrayal in the Roaring Twenties
⚰️ The Final Hit – How his luck finally ran out… or did it?
Bloomin’ Legend or Not?
At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Legs Diamond a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just the slipperiest crook in American history?
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