The Real Gangs of Boardwalk Empire
From Al Capone to Johnny Torrio, TIME takes a look at the real-life gangsters portrayed in Boardwalk Empire
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Gaston Means
Boardwalk Empire's Gaston Means (played by Stephen Root) may have been ordered to kill associate Jess Smith by Harry Daugherty, but in real life, there is no reason to think this order ever happened. And yet, Means was a skilled con man who was eventually found guilty of grand larceny.
