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The Grave Robbing Mobsters

• October 26, 2020
• Tagged as: chicago, chicago outfit, elizabeth taylor, frank cullotta, hole in the wall gang, mike todd, peter basile, sal romano

The Grave Avron Goldbogen or Michael Todd started in the construction business and then got his start in the film industry when he worked on soundproofing stage sets when the pictures changed from silent to…

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George Freeman – Australian Kingpin

• July 6, 2020
• Tagged as: australian underwold, chicago outfit, joseph dan testa, lennie mcpherson, stan smith, stuart john regan

George Freeman, Lenny McPherson, Stan Smith: Sydney Australian Crime Lords  George Freeman was born in 1935. First arrest was 1947 for theft. Born in 1935, he left school around 1946 and began work as a…

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Ken Eto and the FBI

• June 22, 2020
• Tagged as: Bolito, Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, f.b.i., jasper camise, jasper campise, Joey aiuppa, John gattuso, la cosa nostra, outfit, podcast, Sam Giancana, Turk torrello, vince solano

FBI Agent Elaine Smith and Ken Eto Ken Eto was a Japanese-American who became the highest known Asian-American in any Organized Crime family in the United States. He was called Joe the Jap or Toyko…

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Joe the Shark Lopez – Chicago mob Lawyer

• June 1, 2020
• Tagged as: carmillio grassi, chicago outfit, civil asset forfeiture, cocaine, cocaine pipeline, drug kingpin, drug seizure, frank bonavolante, narcotics, victor pleschia

The Shark Gary was able to land this interview with Joe the Shark Lopez, well known Chicago criminal attorney. He has represented Outfit guys like Frank Calabrese Sr. in the Family secrets trial and many…

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Al Capone Stories – Myth or Reality

• May 25, 2020
• Tagged as: Al Capone, chicago outfit, Egans rats, Frankie yale, fred "Killer" burke", St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Al Capone Myths Exposed Cam Robinson and Gary Jenkins interview Mario Gomes, Al Capone historian and blogger on www.myalcaponemuseum.com .  Mario has made it his mission to expose the various myths that have been perpetrated…

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Richard Cain – Outfit Cop

• May 14, 2020
• Tagged as: audio intercept, Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, la cosa nostra, mafia, murder, organized crime, Sam Giancana, Tony Accardo, wiretap

How did Richard Cain become a Chicago cop Gary interviews Chicago Outfit historian and Administrator of the Chicago Outfit – Old and Current News and Articles Mike Byrne. Richard Cain was born to an Irish-American…

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Michael McCollum and the Hells Angels

• April 13, 2020
• Tagged as: chicago outfit, hells angels, mel chancey

Michael McCollum has a rough start McCollum started early in a life of crime after his father, a motorcycle gang member, was the victim of a murder attempt where a dynamite bomb was detonated at…

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Johnny Roselli and Hollywood

• September 16, 2019
• Tagged as: chicago outfit, mob museum, paul ricca, roselli, willie bioff

Don’t forget to buy me a shot and a beer on my @ganglandwire Venmo app. This week I am joined by Larry Henry, the Mob in Popular Culture blogger for the Las Vegas Mob Museum….

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The Aiuppa Bribery Case

• August 26, 2019
• Tagged as: aiuppa, chicago outfit, corruption, gambling, joey doves, joey obrien, Richard Olgvie

In the 1960s, the Chicago Outfit owned practically all the local government officials and a lot of cops. In this podcast we tell about a failed bribery attempt. An incorruptible Cook County Deputy named Donald…

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Bonus episode The Chicago Tribune and the Outfit

• April 27, 2019
• Tagged as: aiuppa, chicago outfit, chicago tribune, Giancana, paul ricca, Sam Giancana, Tony Accardo

In this special bonus episode, I thank our generous contributors with an extra episode in which our most faithful fan, Chicago resident and mob historian Ben Ellickson does a dramatic read of an in-depth article…