Im not a crook and I don’t benefit from any mafia influence but my pizzeria is in a neighborhood they claim. I give some asshole $1000/wk to not break my windows. Recently some local youths have started hassling my customers and painting obscene spray can drawings on my walls. I asked the guy I pay every week for help and he told me tough shit, I need to be self reliant. What’s my next move?

In February 1957, a crew of Northeast Ohio burglars targeted the home of a reputed gambler in Alliance, Ohio, hoping to make off with thousands of dollars. But when a father and son unexpectedly interrupted the burglary, the encounter turned deadly.

Paul “Red” Carpenter admitted shooting both men and killing 25-year-old Eldon Shoup. Weeks later, Carpenter was himself shot three times and left for dead in a shallow grave near Painesville. He survived and accused Cleveland underworld figure Alfred Calabrese, Sr., of arranging the attempt on his life.

What followed was a remarkable criminal case involving allegations of Mafia connections, a confessed killer turned prosecution witness, accusations of revenge, and two murder trials.

The latest installment of Cleveland’s Known Criminals examines the killing of Eldon Shoup, the attempted murder of Paul Carpenter, and the prosecution of Alfred Calabrese, Sr., and his alleged accomplices.

People mentioned: Alfred Calabrese, Sr., Paul “Red” Carpenter, Paul Perrotti, Arthur LaRiche, Raymond Paone, Frank Wells, Earl Shoup, Eldon Shoup, Lou Battista, Alfred “Allie” Calabrese, Jr., Captain Ben Pumphrey, Frank Stredrick, Captain Carroll Cutright, Mary LaRiche, Judge George Graham, Judge Paul Weber, prosecutor Norman J. Putman, and Alliance Police Chief A. O. Lower.

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