Lumber Camp Cook plus Female Mob Boss

05/09/2025 14 min
Lumber Camp Cook plus Female Mob Boss

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Episode Synopsis

This week, Kate has the story of late 1800's lumber camp cook George Roach. Plus, Paul has the life and gangland death of Besha (Bessie) Starkman, a Canadian female crime boss who together with her partner Rocco Perri ran crime in eastern Canada and the Northern US during the 1920's.
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 or 97.1 and streaming on your computer devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]