Jake Lingle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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reporter
Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1891
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 09-Jun-1930
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Jake Lingle
- Alfred "Jake" Lingle, Jr.
- (July 2, 1891 - June 9, 1930) was an American reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
- He was shot dead gangland-style in the underpass leading to the Illinois Central Randolph Street station on the afternoon on June 9, 1930, as dozens of people watched.
- The man convicted of the murder was German-American mob associate Leo Vincent Brothers.Lingle was initially lionized as a martyred journalist, but it was eventually revealed that he was involved in racketeering with the Capone organization and that his death had more to do with his own criminal activities than his journalism.
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