There's a problem with your theory. These people do exist. They're not just some literary invention. Now their level of involvement or notoriety is debatable
As for them hyped up to be super-mobsters. Yeah some writers do take that liberty, extrapolating assumptions. Probably very nutty.
"The German's Facebook": http://www.facebook.com/Jesse3James?sk=photos A self proclaimed businessman. He supposedly is involved in several ventures, companies in consultations. However seems to hav e acertain grit about himself.
He appears to have several ties to Irish Republican organizations, and the Philly, New York and Florida areas
Edward Harding's dead. SO no facebook there. And Burke prolly wouldn't have one.
I take all the stories on various message boards with a very big grain of salt. I don't really know the motive someone would trump up the underworld reputations of themselve via a bunch of sock-puppets online. It serves no purprose. And to put the rumour out there that he was a gangster would hurt Shundler's reputation I'm sure. Also, if you can take his word for it italiancutz apparently knows of him. What would be really helpful is a reliable source, to obtain the Lexis-Newxis information, which so many people seem to source, on various message boards.
I don't know. But that's what this thread is about. To boil down all the bullshit until the truth is revealed
