Read "Gangsters in Paradise" Series
Courtesy of Wikipedia "In the 1970s and ’80s, state and federal officials proclaimed Palm Springs a Mafia haven, saying it had been that way since the 1960s...." The Desert Sun is running a five-part series that explores how the Mafia established a presence in Southern California's Coachella Valley. Stories in the series so far (see end for link): Gangsters in Paradise Mafia leaders liked to spend their winters in the desert. They didn’t like any dirty business in their backyard, but that didn’t stop them from murdering a PS civic leader in Indiana.