#48: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Three): Prohibition, Bootlegging, Bullets, and the “Bootleg Kings”
This video is Part Three of my History of the Pittsburgh Mob series, focusing on Prohibition and the rise of Pittsburgh’s early bootleg kings—men like Martin M. Burke who transformed decades of politi...
18 Mars 2h 19min
#47: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Two): The Rise & Fall of Gregorio Conti
This episode is Part Two of The Gangland History Podcast’s History of the Pittsburgh Mob, focusing on Gregorio Conti, widely regarded as Pittsburgh’s second Mafia boss. Conti matters because he emerge...
28 Jan 1h 42min
#46: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part One): Immigration, the Black Hand, and the Era of Salvatore Catanzaro
Long before Prohibition, long before speakeasies and Tommy guns, Pittsburgh’s underworld was already taking shape—quietly, violently, and largely unseen.This episode traces the true origins of organiz...
24 Dec 20251h 4min
#45: History of the Tampa Mob: A Discussion with Author, Scott Deitche
In this episode of The Gangland History Podcast, host Jacob Stoops interviews acclaimed author and Mafia historian Scott Deitche, one of the nation’s foremost experts on organized crime in Florida and...
8 Okt 20251h 14min
#44: Frank Costello to Alto Knights | Historical Fiction and the Mob with Author Ron K. Fried
In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by author Ron K. Fried for a deep dive into one of the most compelling figures in organized crime history: Frank Costello, the mob boss who rose to power dur...
27 Aug 20251h 33min
#43: The Gurney's Inn Operation: Roundtable Discussion with Daniel Edward Rosen & Frank DiMatteo
In late August 1979, the FBI's Brooklyn-Queens Metropolitan Resident Agency (the BQ) received a significant tip from a top-echelon informant within the Genovese crime family. This informant, known as ...
25 Juni 202551min
#42: The State of the Mafia (1967): Part Three
In today's episode, we wrap up one of the most detailed and historically rich series we’ve ever done. In Part Three of our special deep dive into the FBI’s 1967 report on La Cosa Nostra, we close the ...
24 Apr 20252h 31min
#41: Paul "The Waiter" Ricca (Part Two)
In Part Two of our deep-dive biography on Paul "The Waiter" Ricca, we chronicle his ascent to the top of the Chicago Outfit from the late 1940s through the early 1970s — a reign that cemented his lega...
6 Mars 20252h 25min
