The LCN in New York would probably never use him (because he was from Detroit and worked almost exclusively in heroin-related crime circles) but there was a Detroit hitman called Chester Wheeler Campbell, an interesting and seriously creepy guy.

Most of his life was behind bars, but he was a fascinating character to study.

Campbell kept extensive hand-written notebooks on everything crime-related in Detroit and surrounding areas, as the Police discovered.

There's a book about him (I haven't read it yet) but I'd love to see his original notes.

If you're interested in Detroit crime, check the guy out.

I lived in Detroit for a while. I'll probably move back there. It's dangerous, but I like it a lot.

Unlike many other cities with a large African American population, Detroit's street thugs aren't really built around organized 'gang' structures - it's much looser and disorganized amongst the younger Detroit criminals.