THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA

The Good Killers. Who were the Good Killers ? how did they operate? And who were their victims? Two podcasts, part 1 and part 2 from the series “The history of the American Mafia” written and adapted to podcast by Fabio Fabiano , translated and read by Grace Carlisi, that shed light on the mystery of the criminal group that operated inside the mafia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

29 Jul 202216min

In the history of the American mafia the sinister fame of the criminal group called the “Good killers” is still indelible. The gang was composed in the 20s of the last century by mafia immigrants from the Bonventre and Magaddino families of Castellammare del Golfo, in Sicily, and their allies, namely Stefano Magaddino, his brother-in-law Bartolo Di Gregorio, Vito Bonventre, Giuseppe Lombardi, Mariano Galante, whose family was related to Magaddino, and Francesco Puma. The gang had been in a constant state of war for a decade and a half. The name of the secret coterie was first published in the New York Times edition of August 17, 1921.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

26 Jul 202213min

Today we think of the "mafia" as a synonym for organized crime, in reality at the beginning the American mafia was not that organized. In the early 1900s it was poorly structured. The symptom of this lack of organization was the brutal wars between the minor gangs waged against each other for domination over the various rackets. The gangs formed by the Italians compared to those of the Jews and Irish were much better organized and the components disciplined, ruthless and efficient, especially at times when wars were unleashed over the disputes over territories and customers. The survival of individual criminals required courage, cruelty and a lot of luck. Joe Masseria was one of the few organized crime leaders who embodied these qualities.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

12 Jul 202214min

In the creation of these podcasts dedicated to the history of the American mafia we have given a lot of space to those who have fought against the most powerful criminal association in the world. This was the case of New York Police Lieutenant Joe Petrosino and Detective Frances Dimaio. In this podcast we are dealing with a policeman whose worth, the solved cases and the greening of his memory need to be remembered. Today we are dealing with Michael Fiaschetti. Unjustly known alone and finally as the number two of the Italian Squad. In fact he was the one who inherited the command of the Italian team after the heinous murder of his boss and creator Joe Petrosino. Let's start with some biographical information of Fiaschetti known by friends and colleagues such as Mike.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

11 Jul 20229min

Starting from the twenties, the underworld in the United States of America and consequently the Cosa Nostra changed drastically. The cause of all this was to be attributed to Prohibition. In addition, as regards the American mafia, an important contributing cause should not be overlooked, namely the strong repression of the fascist regime against the Italian mafia, which took place in the same period of time. In fact, this led to the flight of many Sicilian mafia to the new continent. The era of so-called Prohibition comes into force in the United States with the approval of the eighteenth amendment to the American constitution. According to this new law, passed in 1919, the production and distribution and retail sale of any alcoholic beverage was prohibited in the United States of America, essentially the offender committing a federal crime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

28 Mai 20228min

The postal inspector Oldfield investigated the extortion report filed by the Italian-American merchant Giuseppe Amicone. Furthermore, thanks to a director of a post office, he learned that Sam Lima, the head of the criminal organization called the Marion Banana Society, sent large sums of money to Italy via the post office.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

2 Apr 202210min

The cases we have dealt with related to the Black Hand happened in New York. But ignorance and fear and lack of collaboration all concerned the places in the USA where there was urban isolation and a deep, atavistic distrust of authority. However, there were also exceptions like the one in the Midwest. One of these, the subject of our narration today, concerns the story of a man who decides not to bend over and not to keep his mouth shut. This happened in Columbus (Ohio) in January 1909.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

6 Mar 202211min

Theodore Bingham had a secret plan to defeat the Black Hand. it was the development of Petrosino's idea, namely to stem the flow of criminals who emigrated from Italy to the USA. To achieve this, the Police Department would undertake to send the Italian-American police officer to Italy where he would consult the criminal records of the offenders of emigrants to America.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

2 Feb 202214min