Death Summary: Schweihs died from cancer

Who was Francis Schweihs: A.K.A "The German", Schweihs was a hitman who had been linked to "The Outfit", the organized crime family in Chicago. It's been said that he has extensive knowledge of numerous deaths going back decades, including brothers Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and Michael Spilotro, Allen Dorfman of the Teamsters Union, Outfit associate and informant Dick Cain, Outfit boss Salvatore "Sam," "Mooney" Giancana, demented loanshark Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano, Outfit hitman Charles "Chuckie" Nicoletti, and others. Schweihs was convicted of extortion in April 2005 and went on the run. He was eventually captured in Berea, Kentucky on December 16, 2005.

Categories: Criminals.