The Bookie's Daughter (42 page)
Author about a year before
“
The Troll Under The Bridge” incident
1
Miller, Dave, “Abraham Takes Stand as Chief Prosecuting Witness at Trial,”
The Jeannette News Dispatch
, October 19, 1971, evening edition.
2
Although my parents used the term “Feds,” to describe these officers, I do not know from what branch of law enforcement they worked or if this is an accurate description.
3
Lucky Numbers
, a 2000 film starring Lisa Kudrow and John Travolta, is very loosely based on this event.
4
Thornburgh, Dick.
Where the Evidence Leads: An Autobiography
(Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003), 48.
5
Thornburgh, 41-42.
6
Miller, Dave, “Abraham Finishes Testimony at Trial,”
The
Jeannette News Dispatch,
October 20, 1971.
7
United States v. Riehl,
460 F.2d 454
(1972),
United States v. Michael A. Riehl et al., Appellants. Appeal of Arthur J. Rinaldi. Appeal of James L. Chick.
Nos. 71-2133 to 71-2135.
8
Miller, Dave, “Abraham Finishes Testimony at Trial.”
9
For more on Pittsburghese visit the official website at
http://www.pittsburghese.com/
.
10
Miller, Dave, “Choosing Jury in Jeannette Trial,”
The
Jeannette News Dispatch,
October 18, 1971.
11
Lies, George, “Witness Hints Police Officials Linked to Gambling Conspiracy.”
The Tribune Review
, October 20, 1971, county edition.
12
Miller, Dave. “Abraham Takes the Stand as Chief Prosecuting Witness at Trial.”