Blakeland Inn (Denver, CO)                    
                                    
                        Casino History                    
                                    
                        Colorado                    
                                    
                        Cottonwood Ranch (Denver, CO)                    
                                    
                        Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Bombings                    
                                    
                        Denver--Colorado                    
                                    
                        Gambling History                    
                                    
                        It Really Happened                    
                                    
                        Leo Barnes                    
                                    
                        Ova "Smiling Charlie" Elijah Stephens                    
                                    
                        United States                    
                            
        
        
        
            Series: Car Blast Victim Tied to Gambling, Part II
1936 Gambler Leo Barnes and his wife had only been in Denver, Colorado for about six months, having moved from Kansas City, Missouri. On the night of Dec. 8, the couple got in their car…
 
            







