Bumpy's Driver Was Paid $100K to CRASH the Car — He Crashed It, Then Became Bumpy's PARTNER

Описание: March 12th, 1953, 11:47 PM. Jerome "Quick" Wilson gripped the steering wheel of Bumpy Johnson's Cadillac, fifty thousand dollars burning in his pocket. The Genovese crime family had paid him $100,000 to do one thing: crash the car at high speed and kill Bumpy Johnson. Jerome had been Bumpy's trusted driver for three years. Now he was about to betray that trust.

As they approached the fatal intersection, Jerome pressed the accelerator to 50 mph, aimed for a concrete pillar, and prepared to jump out at the last second. But then Bumpy spoke calmly from the back seat: "Don't jump yet, Quick. We're going to crash together."

Jerome's blood turned to ice. Bumpy knew. Somehow, Bumpy knew everything.

This is the incredible true story of how an assassination attempt became a six-month intelligence operation that destroyed the Genovese family's expansion plans and turned a would-be killer into Bumpy Johnson's most trusted partner.

Discover in this video:

Why Jerome Wilson accepted $100,000 to kill the man he'd served for three years

How the Genovese family threatened Jerome's wife and daughter to force his cooperation;

The secret modifications Bumpy made to the Cadillac that saved his life;

Why Bumpy let everyone believe he was dead for six months;

How Jerome became Bumpy's spy inside the Genovese family operation;

The legendary Commission meeting where Bumpy revealed he was alive;

Why Bumpy chose to make Jerome his partner instead of killing him;

How one act of mercy created a 15-year partnership that changed both their lives;

This isn't just about a car crash or a failed assassination. It's about understanding that the most powerful move isn't always revenge—sometimes it's redemption. Jerome Wilson tried to kill Bumpy Johnson and ended up becoming his partner. The Genovese family thought they'd won and spent six months exposing all their plans to the man they thought was dead.

Bumpy proved that day that intelligence beats violence, that mercy can be more strategic than murder, and that the best way to eliminate an enemy is sometimes to give them a reason to become an ally.

The destroyed Cadillac was preserved and eventually donated to a Harlem museum as a reminder: "This car saved a man's life and changed another's."

If you're fascinated by true crime stories that showcase strategic genius, psychological brilliance, and the possibility of redemption even in the darkest circumstances, this is essential viewing.