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Crimaldi talks about other murder plans Part 4

• July 15, 2021

Charles Crimaldi tells Robert Wiedrich about his day-to-day life. He recounts a situation where he warns off a guy he did not want to kill but warned the guy, if he showed up a certain…

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Day to Day life of a Hitman Part 3

• July 12, 2021
• Tagged as: chicago gambling, Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, chicago tribune

Crimaldi tells about the day-to-day life of working for a maniac like Mad Sam DeStefano. He tells how DeStefano got himself placed in a hospital while incarcerated. He paid off the guards to leave the…

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Charles Crimaldi Part 2 Northlake Hospital

• July 8, 2021
• Tagged as: charles Crimaldi, Charles Grimaldi, chicago outfit, Chuckie Crimaldi, Mad Sam DeStefano

Suburban Hospital Hideout In this episode, Charles Crimaldi tells Chicago Tribune reporter Robert Wiedrich about Northlake Community Hospital. He alleges the Outfit owned a man he knew as Dr. Bruni and this doctor would admit…

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Charles Crimaldi – Outfit Hitman Part 1

• July 5, 2021
• Tagged as: Anita DeStefano, Leo Foreman, Mad Sam DeStefano, mario DeStefano, sam DeStefano, tony spilotro

Charles “Chuckie” Crimaldi – Portrait of a Hitman Chicago mob hitman Charles Crimaldi once explained his job this way: ”I’ve broken arms, and I’ve broken legs, and I’ve watched a man die with a knife…

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Nate Hendley on Dutch Schultz

• June 28, 2021
• Tagged as: Bumpy johnson, Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson, policy racket, stephanie Saint-claire

Nate Hendley Gary interviews the well-known Canadian true crime author Nate Hendley. Recently, He released his book Dutch Schultz: The Brazen Beer Baron of New York on Kindle for the first time. Mr. Hendley tells…

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Carlos Marcello Deported to Guatemala

• June 21, 2021
• Tagged as: David Hennessey, new Orleans mafia lynching, robert kennedy

Ron Rawson on Carlos Marcello Ron Rawson is our resident expert on all things Mafia in New Orleans. He has researched the Marcello crime family for many years. We discuss the origins of the Italian…

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Stephen Metelsky on Hells Angels and other mobs

• June 14, 2021
• Tagged as: bonnano, gambino, hells angels

Stephen Metelsky Gary interviews Stephen Metelsky about his life as an Intelligence Unit officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Stephen left his career as a Mountie and entered the academic world but he…

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Boxing and the Mob with Jeffery Sussman

• May 24, 2021
• Tagged as: frankie carbo, jake lamotta, max baer, owney madden, Primo Carnera, sonny liston

The Mob and Boxing with Jeffrey Sussman Jeffrey Sussman is the author of 15 non-fiction books including the subject of this podcast, Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science. Recently, Gangland Wire…

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David Bowman and Tony Spilotro

• May 17, 2021
• Tagged as: ernie davino, frank cullotta, hole in the wall, tony spilotro

David Bowman and Las Vegas Metro Intelligence David Bowman is one of the unsung heroes in law enforcement’s battle for Las Vegas with the imported Chicago outfit mobsters, Tony Spilotro, Frank Cullotta, Larry Neuman, and…

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Buford Pusser and the Dixie Mafia

• May 10, 2021
• Tagged as: buford pusser, carl douglas white, dixie mafia, kirksey nix, pauline pusser, state line mob, sydney heard, towhead white

Buford Pusser True Crime author and blogger Synova Cantrell tells the true story behind the murder of Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser. The well-known Walking Tall movies depict the story of this tough southern named Sheriff…