Gerald “Gerry” Scarpelli was a Chicago Outfit hit men who specialized in armored car heists and bank robberies. Early FBI records show him as a member of Al Pilotto’s Chicago Height’s crew, but it is…
Kansas City Mafia
August 23, 2012
Outfit Wild Bunch Murder Decade
- May 13, 2019
- Tagged as: Calabrese, chicago, chicago outfit, family secrets, gerald scarpelli, harry aleman, murder, Scalise, wild b unch
In Chicago, law enforcement documented 31 Outfit-connected murders between 1980 and 1989. Scott Burnstein and his Gangster Report article was the inspiration for this podcast. Outfit terrorists named Jerry Scalise, Jerry Scarpelli, William “Butchie” Petrocelli,…
When researching organized crime murders, sometimes there are clues that tip us off to what may have really happened. We recently discussed the Wild Bunch, a crew of Chicago Outfit hitmen in the 1970s, and…
Bob Gross Serial Killer Part 2
- March 25, 2019
- Tagged as: Kansas city, kidnapping, murder, rape
In part 2 of this story of fear and horror on Kansas City streets. Gary and newspaper reporter Ian Cummings examines how Bob Gross once escaped any penalty because a rural deputy sheriff thought he…
Authorities could have predicted that a teenager named Robert “Bob” Gross might end up a suspect in sex crimes. They just did not know how far he would take his obsession. As with many sex…
Harry “The Hook” Aleman Part 3
- December 17, 2018
- Tagged as: Billy logan, Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, cook county, hitman, murder
This is the third of a four part series on one of the most feared enforcers in the history if the Chicago Outfit. In this episode the Gary discusses the Billy Logan hit with Chicago…
Freddy Geas killed Whitey Bulger
- November 2, 2018
- Tagged as: boston, bulger, geas, Hazelton prison, murder, organized crime, slocks
In this podcast, Aaron and I interview our friend who is a former prison guard at the maximum security federal prison at Marion, Illinois. He will talk about the procedures in handling high profile prisoners…
Texas Moonlight Murders Part 2
- March 19, 2018
- Tagged as: Louisana, lovers lane murders, murder, serial killer, Texarkana
The next murder was another double-homicide, occurring exactly three weeks from the Griffin/Moore murders. On Saturday night, April 13, Betty Jo Booker, age 15, was playing her alto saxophone in her regular weekly gig with…
Texas Moonlight Murders Part 1
- March 12, 2018
- Tagged as: Arkansas, Louisana, lovers lanes, murder, serial killer, Texarkana
The 1976 film The Town That Dreaded Sundown was released internationally and is loosely based on true crime Texas Moonlight Murders. The movie claimed that the “story you are about to see is true, where…
On May 2, 1962, Chicago cops responded to a suspicious party radio call at 1750 SupeStor st. in Chicago. They encountered Chicago Outfit members Philip (Milwaukee Phil) Alderisio, an Outfit trigger-man and loan shark, and…
Nick Civella prison conversation
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Gangsters Inc
October 17, 2013
Carl Spero and Nick Civella
October 25, 2013
Bonus episode The Chicago Tribune and the Outfit
April 27, 2019
The Mob in Europe Part 1
July 3, 2017
Joe Broadmeadow on Bobby Walason
October 14, 2019
Joe Broadmeadow on Jerry Tillinghast
October 7, 2019
Raymond Patriarca and the Genovese and Gambino Families
September 30, 2019
Johnny Roselli and Hollywood
September 16, 2019
Carmine Galente
September 9, 2019
The Aiuppa Bribery Case
August 26, 2019
James S. “Jimmy” Duardi
October 8, 2013
Kansas City Mafia
August 23, 2012
Nick Civella – A Reporter’s View
April 2, 2018
Jimmy Duardi
October 22, 2013
Carl Spero and Nick Civella
October 25, 2013
Serial Killers Analzyed Part 2
February 6, 2017