Where is the Hoffa Kill House?
The Original Gangsters Podcast is back with new episode for the new year!! We're focusing on the Giacalone crew in Detroit and their alleged involvement in the disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoff...
5 Jan 20221h 3min
The Mob and the Music Industry with CM Kushins
This episode is pop culture extravaganza with author CM Kushins! We start by discussing the legacy of crime writer and Detroit native Elmore Leonard. This discussion includes an examination of Quentin...
15 Dec 20211h 19min
Layton "the Beast" Simon: Detroit OG
An Original Gangsters Podcast exclusive!! The fellas interviewed former Detroit kingpin and street legend Layton "the Beast" Simon. Layton is the inspiration for the BMF tv show character "Lamar Silas...
8 Dec 202158min
Ricardo "Monkey" Morales and the CIA/Cocaine Connection
Ric Morales joins us for this episode as we examine the extraordinary life of Ricardo "Monkey" Morales. Morales Sr. started off as an anti-Castro guerilla fighter and CIA intelligence asset based in M...
1 Dec 20211h 7min
The Giacalone Crew with FBI Agent Mike Carone
FBI agent Mike Carone joins us to discuss the infamous Giacalone brothers crew in Detroit. We start off by examining the Capital Street Social Club, a multicultural subunit of the Giacalone gambling o...
23 Nov 20211h 12min
Alpo Martinez and the Drug Lords of Harlem
Today's episode examines the recent assassination of street legend Alpo Martinez. To contextualize the Martinez case study, we look at other Harlem drug lords, such as Rich Porter, Azie Faison, Clare...
17 Nov 202159min
John "No Nose" DiFronzo and the Chicago Outfit
The week's episode examines the legacy of former Chicago Mafia boss John "No Nose" DiFronzo. For example, was he involved in the brutal murders of the Spilotro brothers (as depicted in the film Casino...
11 Nov 20211h 10min
The Purple Gang with author Daniel Waugh
James Buccellato sits down with author Daniel Waugh to discuss Detroit's legendary Purple Gang. Did the Jewish Purple Gang get along with the Italian Mafia? Did the Purple Gang work with Al Capone? We...
3 Nov 20211h 6min
