Evel Knievel

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  • Evel Knievel was a motorcycle daredevil whose death-defying stunts earned him a tribute in Washington, DC's Smithsonian Institute as "America's Legendary Daredevil." Knievel died in November of 2007, at the age of 69.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

    Nearly a year after his death, the Associated Press reported that Knievel was invested in the 1970s over possible connections to a crime syndicate.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

  • Evel Knievel's FBI Documents

    In October 2008, the Associated Press acquired FBI documents which revealed that in the 1970's, the daredevil was under investigation into whether he was involved in a string of beatings. According to the documents, the FBI was about to charge Knievel, but he threatened to sue them for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

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