# Don Bolles
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Donald Fifield Bolles (July 10, 1928 – June 13, 1976) was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic whose murder in a car bombing has been linked to his coverage of the Mafia, especially the Chicago Outfit.
== Biography ==
Donald Fifield Bolles grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and attended Teaneck High School, graduating in the class of 1946. He pursued a newspaper career, in the footsteps of his father (chief of the Associated Press bureau in New Jersey) and grandfather.
S1 EP03: The Menace Within
There were two threats brewing for Don Bolles in 1970, at least in his mind. And one was coming from inside the newsroom.
Bolles had begun to suspect that his reporting partner had Mafia ties. Despite a lack of evidence, his partner was taken off the beat.
The Arizona Republic would go public w...
S1 EP06: Legacies
Three men faced charges in the murder of Arizona journalist Don Bolles. But to this day, it’s unknown who put the hit out on him.
For years, the lead investigators on the case would gather at the Clarendon Hotel at 11:30 a.m. every June 2. No grand ceremony. Just a moment of silence.
As the yea...
S1 EP05: It started as a routine day
June 2, 1976, was Don Bolles’ wedding anniversary. He’d planned on celebrating with his wife Rosalie by seeing the movie “All The President’s Men.”
Bolles had been off investigative reporting for three years, although people still fed him tips. One came from a man named John Adamson. Bolles went ...
S1 EP02: Wiretaps and wild allegations
After discovering that the Funk family may have wiretapped his phones, Don Bolles was put in a unique position. He wasn’t so much a reporter as he was trying to solve a crime.
Helping him in this endeavor was his reporting partner, Dom Frasca. Frasca was a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative re...
THE SYNDICATE: THE MURDER OF DON BOLLES EP. 2 >> THE MAFIA COMES TO PHOENIX
When looking at the Bolles case, it’s vitally important to reconstruct the landscape of Arizona at the time of his murder. In the spirit of Don Bolles’ most celebrated investigative series - The Menace Within -we look at the mafia’s infiltration of the state with the assistance of legendary journ...
THE MAFIA COMES TO PHOENIX
When looking at the Bolles case, it’s vitally important to reconstruct the landscape of Arizona at the time of his murder. In the spirit of Don Bolles’ most celebrated investigative series - The Menace Within -we look at the mafia’s infiltration of the state with the assistance of legendary journ...
THE STATE'S THEORY
As we begin to roll up our sleeves in this investigation, it’s time to look at the players of this ugly chapter in Arizona history.
We must look at several key individuals, both according to the STATE’S THEORY of events, as well as several characters we feel need a much closer look.
With the pr...
THE SYNDICATE EP. 5 >> THE STATE'S THEORY
As we begin to roll up our sleeves in this investigation, it’s time to look at the players of this ugly chapter in Arizona history.
We must look at several key individuals, both according to the STATE’S THEORY of events, as well as several characters we feel need a much closer look.
With the pr...
THE SYNDICATE EP. 9 >> KATHY KOLBE ON THE RECORD
As we’ve investigated the murder of Don Bolles for close to a year, we’ve been fortunate to speak to a number of amazing journalists. From Richard Ruelas to Jana Bommersbach and Don Devereux, we’ve been led down a labyrinth of evidence, cover-ups and staggering revelations.
Whenever a journalist...
KATHY KOLBE GOES ON THE RECORD
As we’ve investigated the murder of Don Bolles for close to a year, we’ve been fortunate to speak to a number of amazing journalists. From Richard Ruelas to Jana Bommersbach and Don Devereux, we’ve been led down a labyrinth of evidence, cover-ups and staggering revelations.
Whenever a journalist...
