Flukey Stokes
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William Morris "Flukey" Stokes (December 12, 1937 – November 19, 1986) was an American reputed mobster from Chicago, Illinois. Stokes was from the South Side and well known for his silk suits, diamond rings, and flamboyant lifestyle as a drug trafficking kingpin and pool hall owner. Stokes immortalized himself in Chicago by throwing a US$200,000 party on his 30th wedding anniversary in 1985 and for the decadent funeral he arranged for his murdered 28-year-old son, Willie "the Wimp" Stokes, Jr. in February 1984. The elder Stokes had his son buried in a Cadillac-style coffin with $100 bills stuffed between his diamond ring-laden fingers. Two years later in November 1986, Flukey would also be murdered, along with his chauffeur, sitting inside a 1986 Cadillac limousine while talking on his wir
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Flukey Stokes
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Flukey Stokes
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Flukey Stokes
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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1986-11-19
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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1937-12-12
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1937-12-12
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William Morris Stokes
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Willie Jr.
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b. 1955 – d. 1984
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a) 1979 narcotics conviction
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b) 1985 bribery conviction
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a) 18 months' incarceration
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b) 36 months' probation
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a) Completed sentence
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b) Died before completion
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1986-11-19
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Photograph of Stokes attending his 30th wedding anniversary party from Chicago-based Jet Magazine .
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Willie_Stokes.jpg
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American, USA
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William Morris "Flukey" Stokes (December 12, 1937 – November 19, 1986) was an American reputed mobster from Chicago, Illinois. Stokes was from the South Side and well known for his silk suits, diamond rings, and flamboyant lifestyle as a drug trafficking kingpin and pool hall owner. Stokes immortalized himself in Chicago by throwing a US$200,000 party on his 30th wedding anniversary in 1985 and for the decadent funeral he arranged for his murdered 28-year-old son, Willie "the Wimp" Stokes, Jr. in February 1984. The elder Stokes had his son buried in a Cadillac-style coffin with $100 bills stuffed between his diamond ring-laden fingers. Two years later in November 1986, Flukey would also be murdered, along with his chauffeur, sitting inside a 1986 Cadillac limousine while talking on his wireless telephone. Stokes was 48 years old.
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