#13: Ballplayer to Mafia Hitman: The True Story of Maurice "Pro" Lerner

#13: Ballplayer to Mafia Hitman: The True Story of Maurice "Pro" Lerner

In this episode, we tell the story of a man who once had a blossoming career as a professional ballplayer, and how he became a vicious and respected hitman for the Patriarca Crime Family.

Maurice "Pro" Lerner grew up in Massachusetts and at just 18 years old, he signed his first professional baseball contract with the Washington Senators. He would go on to spend 10 years in the minor leagues, compiling a career batting average of .308 while playing for 21 different minor league ball clubs.

Unfortunately, when his baseball career fizzled out, his penchant for getting into trouble and a violent streak led him to become involved in the criminal underworld in New England. He would ultimately become an enforcer and hitman for the Patriarca Crime Family and would be involved in a number of gangland slayings, including his role as the primary shooter in the infamous double homicide of Rudolph "Rudy" Marfeo and Anthony Melei in 1968.

Ultimately, Lerner would stand trial with several confederates including the Don of the underworld in New England, Raymond Patriarca himself. Lerner and the others would be convicted and sentenced to prison, with Lerner receiving two life sentences.

Maurice "Pro" Lerner would serve 18 years of his life sentence, but would be released in 1988 after his conviction was overturned due to a revelation of significant perjury on the part of the main witness in his case along with corruption from the primary FBI agent on the case.

After release, Lerner would live out the rest of his life in Las Vegas, Nevada, passing away in 2013 at the age of 78. Primary source for this story: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/sports/baseball/maurice-lerner-prospect-turned-mob-hitman.html

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#32: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume III

#32: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume III

In this episode, the third of this series, we cover several mob hits that occurred in and around Philadelphia's Bruno Crime Family of LCN during the 1960's. This video focuses on the battle that occur...

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#31: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume II

#31: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume II

In this episode, the second of this series, we cover several mob hits that occurred in and around Philadelphia's Bruno Crime Family of LCN during the 1960's. Our goal of these episodes is to dispel th...

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#30: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume I

#30: Philadelphia Mob Hits: Volume I

In this episode, we cover several mob hits that occurred in and around Philadelphia's Bruno Crime Family of LCN during the 1960's. Our goal of these episodes is to dispel the myth that Angelo Bruno—"...

10 Touko 202447min

#29: George Remus: The "King of the Bootleggers"

#29: George Remus: The "King of the Bootleggers"

In this episode, featuring myself and Australian lawyer Tony Taouk, we discuss the life and times of George Remus who was famously dubbed, "The King of the Bootleggers" in the 1920's. George Remus, bo...

31 Maalis 202443min

#28: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part Three)

#28: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part Three)

In this episode, we again discuss Joseph Barbara Sr., the mobster who famously hosted the ill-fated Apalachin Mob Meeting in Apalachin, New York. Part Three covers the events leading up to the disastr...

20 Helmi 202459min

#27: Interview with Gary Jenkins, Retired Kansas City Police Detective & Host of the Gangland Wire

#27: Interview with Gary Jenkins, Retired Kansas City Police Detective & Host of the Gangland Wire

We sat down to talk with Gary Jenkins, who is a retired Kansas City Police Detective, lawyer, as well as the host of the extremely popular mob podcast, Gangland Wire. In this episode, we discuss the ...

10 Helmi 20241h 31min

#26: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part Two)

#26: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part Two)

In this episode, we again discuss Joseph Barbara Sr., the mobster who famously hosted the ill-fated Apalachin Mob Meeting in Apalachin, New York. In this second of a three-part series, we discuss: B...

30 Tammi 20241h 2min

#25: Real Attorney Breaks Down Roy Cohn, Vicious Mob & Celebrity Lawyer

#25: Real Attorney Breaks Down Roy Cohn, Vicious Mob & Celebrity Lawyer

In this episode, we discuss Roy Marcus Cohn (1927-1986) with professional attorney, Tony Taouk of Magna Carta Lawyers in Sydney, Australia. Tony and I walk through Roy Cohn's history, and Tony brings...

19 Tammi 202438min

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