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Chad Marks Prison Storyteller

• February 28, 2022
• Tagged as: federal prison, murder, paralegal

Chad Marks Crime Chad Marks tells how a court gave him a forty-year forty sentence in the Federal Prison System. At age 24, Chad Mark was facing most if not all of his life in…

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The Murder of John Lazia

• January 17, 2022
• Tagged as: depression, mafia, mob, murder, pendergast, political boss

John “Brother John” Lazia (spelled Lazio on the tombstone) was born in New York in 1895. He dropped out of high school in the eighth grade. By 1915, Lazia had moved to Kansas City. Lazia’s…

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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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Gerald Scarpelli and the Wild Bunch

• May 27, 2019
• Tagged as: butch petrocelli, frank theo, gerald carusiello, gerald scarpelli, jerry scalise, mark c. thanasouras, michael oliver, murder, richard crofton, richie ferraro, sal catauella, tony borsellino, wild bunchchicago outfit

Scarpelli made several attempts to “go legitimate,” first by investing several thousand into a jewelry boutique, and when that failed, he worked at a shipping company owned by his brother. He ultimately wanted to own…

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Anatomy of an Outfit Murder

• April 15, 2019
• Tagged as: chicago outfit, harry aleman, murder

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…

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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…

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Bob Gross Serial Killer part 1

• March 18, 2019
• Tagged as: horro, kidnap, killer, murder, rape, serial killer

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…

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Harry “The Hook” Aleman Part 3

• December 17, 2018
• Tagged as: Billy logan, Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, cook county, hitman, murder

Lou Almeida 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 how Lou Almeida and Harry…

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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…

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Chicago Outfit Hit Car

• November 6, 2017
• Tagged as: chicago outfit, chuckie typewriter, Milwaukee Phil, murder, tony spilotro

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…