AUTOGRAPHED BOOK & BUM’S BONUS BALE
Key West’s Greatest Mystery: Where is Bum Farto?
50 years after he vanished without a trace, Key West's wildest true crime mystery remains officially unsolved. But to find out where he went, you first have to understand who he was. Get an autographed copy directly from the author, uncover the man behind the legendary cold case, and join the search.
Autographed First Edition Copy
Book includes 50+ Pages of Never-Before-Seen Photos and Documents
Bumper Sticker & Replica Business Card
Thematic Novelty Gift Included
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If you want to know where... you have to ask who.
For 50 years, Key West has asked the same question: Where is Bum Farto?
Wrong question.
Before you can solve the disappearance, you have to understand the man—and the man was far more dangerous than the legend. In this explosive first volume of a two-part investigation, the most complete and disturbing portrait of Key West’s missing fire chief is finally revealed.
This is not recycled folklore. Decades of digging through records and chasing leads uncovers a small island town where fire, money, and organized networks collided.
The Man Behind the Caricature
The childhood trauma that shaped his psychology and meteoric rise to power.
Why Bum Farto wore red, what it signaled, and how he earned his name.
The real cast of characters who surrounded him—and helped seal his fate.
The Criminal Underground
The unvarnished truth behind his drug connections and the Tampa Mafia.
Bank robberies hidden in a town riddled with suspicious fires.
The vast smuggling network targeted by federal agents in Operation Conch.
The Evidence
Newly uncovered archival documents and rare photographs.
Over 50 pages of original evidence never before published.
What emerges is a portrait that reframes everything known about the Jimmy Hoffa of Key West.
✔ Autographed First Edition Copy
✔ Book includes 50+ Pages of Never-Before-Seen Photos and Documents
✔ Bumper Sticker & Replica Business Card
✔ Thematic Novelty "Contraband" Included
✔ Free Fast Shipping Nationwide
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If you want to know where... you have to ask who.
For 50 years, Key West has asked the same question: Where is Bum Farto?
Wrong question.
Before you can solve the disappearance, you have to understand the man—and the man was far more dangerous than the legend. In this explosive first volume of a two-part investigation, the most complete and disturbing portrait of Key West’s missing fire chief is finally revealed.
This is not recycled folklore. Decades of digging through records and chasing leads uncovers a small island town where fire, money, and organized networks collided.
If you want to know where... you have to ask who.
For 50 years, Key West has asked the same question: Where is Bum Farto?
Wrong question.
Before you can solve the disappearance, you have to understand the man—and the man was far more dangerous than the legend. In this explosive first volume of a two-part investigation, the most complete and disturbing portrait of Key West’s missing fire chief is finally revealed.
This is not recycled folklore. Decades of digging through records and chasing leads uncovers a small island town where fire, money, and organized networks collided.
The Man Behind the Caricature
The childhood trauma that shaped his psychology and meteoric rise to power.
Why Bum Farto wore red, what it signaled, and how he earned his name.
The real cast of characters who surrounded him—and helped seal his fate.
The Criminal Underground
The unvarnished truth behind his drug connections and the Tampa Mafia.
Bank robberies hidden in a town riddled with suspicious fires.
The vast smuggling network targeted by federal agents in Operation Conch.
The Evidence
Newly uncovered archival documents and rare photographs.
Over 50 pages of original evidence never before published.
What emerges is a portrait that reframes everything known about the Jimmy Hoffa of Key West.
✔ Autographed First Edition Copy
✔ Book includes 50+ Pages of Never-Before-Seen Photos and Documents
✔ Bumper Sticker & Replica Business Card
✔ Thematic Novelty "Contraband" Included
✔ Free Fast Shipping Nationwide
Inside the Book & Bum’s Bonus Bale
Autographed Edition
A personally hand-signed copy of the explosive first volume of Who Is Bum Farto?
50+ Pages of Rare Photos & Documents
Unredacted FBI files, Bum’s personal correspondence, and rare photographs bound directly into the book.
Bum’s Bonus Bale
Includes an exact replica of Farto's original business card, the exclusive Where is Bum Farto? souvenir sticker, and a thematic novelty nod to the Chief.
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About the Author
David L. Sloan IV has spent 30 years investigating Key West's hidden history and unsolved mysteries. As a Key West Weekly columnist who penned the series The Bum Farto Files, he breaks down island legends to find the truth. Who Is Bum Farto? is the culmination of his relentless, decades-long search for the man behind the island's most notorious cold case.
If you want to know where... you have to ask who.
For 50 years, Key West has asked the same question: Where is Bum Farto?
Wrong question.
Before you can solve the disappearance, you have to understand the man—and the man was far more dangerous than the legend. In this explosive first volume of a two-part investigation, the most complete and disturbing portrait of Key West’s missing fire chief is finally revealed.
This is not recycled folklore. Decades of digging through records and chasing leads uncovers a small island town where fire, money, and organized networks collided.
The Man Behind the Caricature
The childhood trauma that shaped his psychology and meteoric rise to power.
Why Bum Farto wore red, what it signaled, and how he earned his name.
The real cast of characters who surrounded him—and helped seal his fate.
The Criminal Underground
The unvarnished truth behind his drug connections and the Tampa Mafia.
Bank robberies hidden in a town riddled with suspicious fires.
The vast smuggling network targeted by federal agents in Operation Conch.
The Evidence
Newly uncovered archival documents and rare photographs.
Over 50 pages of original evidence never before published.
What emerges is a portrait that reframes everything known about the Jimmy Hoffa of Key West.
✔ Autographed First Edition Copy
✔ Book includes 50+ Pages of Never-Before-Seen Photos and Documents
✔ Bumper Sticker & Replica Business Card
✔ Thematic Novelty "Contraband" Included
✔ Free Fast Shipping Nationwide