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      • In addition to her strange arrangement with Roland West and Jewel Carmen, Todd was also linked to the infamous mobster Lucky Luciano. The two were known to have a torturous relationship. Luciano allegedly beat the actress and got her hooked on amphetamines.
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    Jan 10, 2020 · The two were known to have a torturous relationship. Luciano allegedly beat the actress and got her hooked on amphetamines. On top of that, Luciano reportedly wanted Thelma Todd to let him open up a gambling casino in her restaurant.

  4. www.chicagotribune.com › 1991/05/05 › murder-of-30sMURDER OF `30S STARLET THELMA TODD NO LONGER MYSTERY

    May 5, 1991 · Todd had a torturous relationship with the mobster, which included beatings. He also got her hooked on amphetamines. – Alice Todd, Thelma`s mother.

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    Jul 15, 2022 · The relationship between Todd and her mother hadn’t always been the best, but could Todd really leave her mother back in Massachusetts on her own? Todd still maybe held a grudge about her mother forcing her into show business, but she swallowed it and invited her mother to come live in California.

  7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1991/05/05-tvUnsolved Hollywood Mystery : NBC Explores The Killing of ...

    May 5, 1991 · The writer’s conclusion after 10 years of on-and-off investigation was that the volcanic Luciano ordered Todd’s death by a Big Julie contract killer from the notorious Purple Gang in Detroit.

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    Oct 17, 2016 · Luciano was involved in prostitution, gambling and extortion in Los Angeles and Him and Todd had a torturous relationship. He was allegedly the one who got her hooked on amphetamines. According to reports, Luciano flew out of Los Angeles at 7:45am on the Monday morning before Todd’s body was even found… he never returned.

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    Apr 12, 2023 · West’s estranged wife, silent movie star Jewel Carmen, was living there at the time. West and Carmen were also Todd’s business partners. They had established a restaurant in a Spanish-style building called Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café at 17575 Pacific Coast Highway (then known as the Roosevelt Highway).

  10. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyle'WHITE HOT' THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF THELMA TODD

    May 5, 1991 · Thelma Todd did not prove to be cooperative, however. Edmonds said Todd told Luciano, "'You'll take over my restaurant over my dead body.' He said, 'That can be arranged.'