1.   Escobar then set the young men on rival gangsters, government officials, anyone who challenged or irritated him.

2.   In an era when mob figures were forever being gunned down by rival gangsters or sent to prison by determined prosecutors, Korshak seemed to lead a charmed life.

3.   Victims include rival gangsters, disloyal underlings, hostile witnesses and crusading Mexican politicians.

4.   A rival gangster was arrested on the spot, police said.

5.   Gangland disputes in Japan often involve drive-by shootings directed not at the rival gangsters themselves but at their residences, headquarters or cars.

6.   Ronnie was convicted at the Old Bailey in London for the murder of rival gangster George Cornell.