Organized crime families began ... most gripping of the 27 investigative hearings held across 14 different cities in the country. Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver and other U.S. senators led ...

That's because researchers were able to demonstrate that the Kefauver hearings helped drive organized crime deeper underground in many places, except Las Vegas. The presence of legalized gambling ...

Charged with contempt of Congress for walking out on the Kefauver crime committee last March, he based his defense on the contentions that i) television hearings are unconstitutional (rejected by ...