had a business dispute with Aronow after buying the latter's USA Racing Team but was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him. Kramer was already in prison on a life sentence with no possibility of parole following 1988 and 1989 convictions for drug smuggling and gun charges, as well as receiving a 1990 conviction for a failed escape attempt by helicopter from a federal prison near Miami. The story was also the basis for the 2009 documentary film Thunder Man: The Don Aronow Story and the 2018 movie Speed Kills with John Travolta. Personal life Aronow married twice. In 1948, he married Shirley Goldin, whom he had met while working as a lifeguard on Coney Island. They had three children: Michael who was a star athlete at the University of Florida until he was severely injured in a car accident in 1970 and used a wheelchair after that. David Claudia is a New York artist and ex-wife of real estate developer Martin Kimmel. Their son is menswear designer Adam Kimmel, who is married to the actress Leelee Sobieski. His second wife was former Wilhelmina model, Lillian Crawford, 24 years his junior. They had two sons, Gavin and Wylie. Wylie is one of the cofounders of Bored Ape Yacht Club, a prominent NFT collection. References Further reading Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, 1994, by Michael Aronow Historic Offshore Race Boat Association - Donald Aronow Blue Thunder: How the Mafia Owned and Finally Murdered Cigarette Boat King Donald Aronow, 1990, Thomas Burdick and Charlene Mitchell "The Murder of Speedboat Builder Don Aronow", Matt Meltzer, Miami Beach 411, September 18, 2007 "Rock around the States: Don Aronow" by Antonio Soccol "30 for 30 Shorts: Collision Course" Documentary on Aronow's Murder 1927 births 1987 deaths American boat builders American people of Russian-Jewish descent Murdered American Jews Deaths by firearm in Florida People murdered in Florida Male murder victims James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni Brooklyn College alumni