“Chicago’s Finest?” Pt. 2: Richard Cain
He saw himself as an enigmatic spy and went so far as to try to play both sides of the FBI and the CIA. Richard Cain’s later career in international espionage in the 1960s nearly crossed paths with Fi...
26 Kesä 202039min
“Chicago’s Finest?” Pt. 1: Richard Cain
He was an infamous Chicago police officer and mobster in the 1950s and 60s. The mean streets of Chicago shaped a young Richard Cain during the Great Depression, and landed him on the radar of mob boss...
19 Kesä 202041min
“The Aryan Brotherhood” Pt. 2: Barry Mills
At the start of the 1980s, Barry Mills wanted to turn the Aryan Brotherhood into more than just a prison gang; he envisioned a nation-wide criminal syndicate that trafficked in drugs. Little did he re...
12 Kesä 202045min
“The Aryan Brotherhood” Pt. 1: Barry Mills
In the mid-1960s, as prisons throughout Southern California were in the midst of desegregation, prison gangs began to form as means for protection across racial lines. One of the gangs was the white n...
5 Kesä 202047min
Kingpins Daily: El Chapo
Today, we’re taking a look at a quote from Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. The once-leader of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, Guzmán used his crime syndicate to sell billions of dollars worth of drugs. Lear...
31 Touko 20207min
Kingpins Daily: Karen Gravano
Today’s quote comes from Karen Gravano, daughter of gangster Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. Gravano was an underboss in the Gambino crime family, helping John Gotti consolidate power in mid-1980s New York ...
30 Touko 20207min
“Before the Medellín Cartel” Pt. 4: Jung & Rivas
Greed and ambition would end up getting the better of both George Jung and Carlos Lehder Rivas, turning them from brothers into enemies. Despite their perceived invincibility, it was this rivalry that...
29 Touko 202045min
