Back Stories: The Mystery Behind Queens Borough President Donald Manes
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- As WCBS Newsradio 880 celebrates 50 years of covering news in New York, we bring you a new daily series, called WCBS Back Stories, sharing new stories about the people, places and events that marked the past five decades.
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The story of Donald Manes is one of corruption, drama and lies. It is also the story of a rising star prosecutor. Alex Silverman has the backstory on the former Queens borough president and the role Rudy Giuliani played in his prosecution.
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Listen to archived audio of news reports from early 1986 about the mystery surrounding the suicide attempt and ultimate death of Queens Borough President Donald Manes.
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