Norma McCluskie

The author of "A Decade of Fear" was born Norma Soligo to immigrant parents from Italy in the city of Trail, B.C. Canada. Norma enjoyed adventure and her quest for exitment and her audacious spirt eventually took her to the city of Toronto,Ontario where she met and married her husband Bernard McCluskie who had immigrated from Scotland,U.K. and they soon moved to Chicago, II.for greater opportunities.

In 1960 they bought a small tavern on the North side of Chicago. One day a holdup changed their lives forever. Charles Crimaldi whom they hired as a bartender, not known to them was a hitman who was ruthless and deadly. His weapons of choice were a 38 revolver and a baseball bat.

They crossed paths with the notorious Sam De Stefano a loan shark, a depraved man who had served time for rape and murder. Sam was labeled as the worst torturer in the history of the United States.

This is a true story of love and family and the many difficulties and tragic events that happened to them during this "Deade of Fear"