Anthony Strollo & Thomas Eboli
This week we'll cover two high ranking members of the Genovese Family. Anthony Strollo also known as Tony Bender was a close friend and underboss of Vito Genovese and helped him plan the attempted ass...
26 Jul 202329min
Meyer Lansky
Although Meyer Lansky wasn't technically in the American Mafia, he was a significant figure that helped the Mafia become dominant in the 1950's along with Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel. He was instru...
13 Jul 202334min
Vito Genovese
This week we cover the namesake of the Genovese Family, Vito Genovese. Starting out as an enforcer for Lucky Luciano, he eventually rose through the ranks. After Luciano was deported to Italy, Genoves...
9 Jul 202337min
Frank Costello
This week we cover Frank Costello who ran with Lucky Luciano during the early Mafia days. After Luciano took control of what is now the Genovese family, Frank was his Consigliere and later became the ...
27 Jun 202334min
Atlantic City And Havana Conferences
This week, we cover two major conferences that were attended by the nation's top crime boss. First was the Atlantic City Conference on May 13-16, 1929 and is likely the first organized crime summit ev...
24 Jun 202355min
The Commission
This week we cover The Commission which is the governing body of the Mafia. Consisting of all 5 New York families as well as a couple other families around the country, they decide the most important ...
21 Jun 202339min
Castellammarese War
The Castellammarese War was fought from February 1930 to April 1931 between the rival families of Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. After Maranzano's side wins, he established the infamous 5 famil...
10 Jun 202327min
Five Points Gang And Frankie Yale
his week we will have a 2 for 1 episode with the first half covering the Five Points Gang from NYC. Although not technically part of the Mafia, the gang is where notable Mafia figures like Johnny Torr...
2 Jun 202341min
