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Detroit entered Prohibition on a war footing, however, it wasn't to last too long. Major changes are afoot, as business minded gangsters find a shaky, but peaceful footing. Plus we explore the biggest non-American liquor supplier that was to
1920 New York City is on the brink of a shift in power, as the former Boss of Bosses Giuseppe Morello is released from prison. The current Boss, Salvatore D'Aquila is looking to maintain his hold of the title, but some don't want him to have i
As Prohibition begins we take a look at how breweries stayed in business. We'll also visit the main territories throughout the United States. from New Orleans to Detroit, From New York to Kansas City. Some are peaceful, some divided and some
A massive Empire is carved from Eastern Europe to the Pacific, but is so large and unwieldy it cannot quite advance. From this Empire the many forces of Socialism take hold, creating a slave labor force which results in an underground gang org
After the unification of Japan, under the Tokugawa Shogun, two groups of low tier society become the seeds planted for the Yakuza. They have a long journey before them, but the inspiration of one man, leads another who lives in the area betwee
As the Progressive Era comes into being, they garner much in the way of the governments ear, but drastically underestimate the realities of the streets and roadways of America. Regardless, it helped women get the right to vote and literally ha
Even before the First Great War, the Socialist Fasci movement in Italy was on the rise along with education. Combined with a Nationalist movement, it will form the core of a new type of governance known as Fascism. Fascism will be the main op
As the world of gangsters is constantly in flux, the world around them is changing too, which has direct implications for their future. World War 1 was one of the biggest and most influential events of the 20th century and it was so massive it
In this final part, we finish up the Mafia-Camorra War. As Salvatore D'Aquila marks some serious advancement, he still gets stoned walled by the other four families. Vincenzo Terranova becomes the head of the Morello Gang and keeps the war go
With the Splintering of the largest Sicilian Gang in the Morello Family, Giosue Gallucci took over, but is now dead. Nicolo Terranova can choose war or peace, while new players make a push for expansion in Harlem, the prize is power, money and
As the Mafia-Camorra War is about to get kicked off, we see what is happening and the effects of many of those decisions.
We see the beginnings of what would one day be known as the Bonnano Crime Family of New York City. Where the Morello Family started in Manhattan, they found their proving ground on the streets of Brooklyn in the area known as Williamsburg, acr
Springing forth from Naples is group whose history and present is riddled with violence, extortion, and murder. The Camorra rose from the fallen Bourbon Government of Italy and opposed the reunified one. They may have also sealed the fate fo
We discuss people and an organization on the periphery of the core of what would become Organized Crime. This includes the initially weak N'Dragheta from Calabria, Madame Stephanie 'Queenie' St Clair and the little heralded son of a doctor and
In this episode, we discuss men who tend to work within the shadows of organized crime. These gentlemen tend to keep the tracks greased,
As we get a glimpse of the early life of the our third founder, we look into one of the catalyst that forced his family to leave Sicily. The twist and turns of intersectionality between politics, power, the Mafia and the populace of that islan
A look at the early days of Johnny Torrio, who was the second of the unifying forces of Organized Crime. From his early days with the James Street Gang in lower Manhattan to his expansion to Coney Island in Brooklyn to his initial move to the
This episode discusses the rise of Paul Kelly, whose Five Points gang was a cobbled grouping of multiple street gangs in Lower Manhattan. His insight into how gangs should work, sets the frame work for the future Commission or the National Syn
When two bumbling brother's attempt to corner a copper company, they accidently set off a massive depression costing the countries money markets to lose half of its value. This led directly to the Morello Crime Family to get back into more agg
A singular figure in the world of Sicilian-Italian Black Hand gangs, who, though physically was deformed, unknowingly begins the first family of the American Mafia. His gang was so extremely organized, they were the only gang that could possib
As small Irish street gangs consolidate into larger ones, the smaller non-Irish ones are forced to work together or be swallowed up. We highlight the beginning of the career of Owney "The Killer" Madden, his association with famed actor George
We see the world of Organized Crime through buffers and fences, as we meet the 19th Century Napolean of the Criminal World, Adam Worth, his teacher Fredricka "Marm" Mandlebaum, and a woman who made him a wanted man for a quarter of a century.
We journey to the Midwest Capitol of Crime, Chicago. Before the rise of the American Mafia in the city, we will see how gangsters lived and survived some of the cities most life changing events. Investigating the Haymarket Affair, the afterm
We delve into the Barbary Coast water front of San Francisco and then head back to the Mississippi to investigate Rats!
Our journey takes south of the Mason-Dixon line to see the rise of gangs and gangsters in the Deep South. With murder, corruption and maybe a little charm?
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