THE PROHIBITION ERA
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,...
28 Maj 20228min
THE BANANA SOCIETY PART 2/2
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, t...
2 Apr 202210min
THE BANANA SOCIETY PART 1/2
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 ...
6 Mars 202211min
THE FINAL MISSION
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 ...
2 Feb 202214min
THE ITALIAN BRANCH
Petrosino was now aware that he was not just a simple employee of the New York Police Department. The policeman felt the responsibility. He probably became a celebrity was the most famous Italian Amer...
27 Jan 202213min
PETROSINO'S CASES
In addition to the crime of the barrel which we have extensively discussed in previous podcasts, there are so many cases to which the Italian-American policeman devoted himself. As soon as he joined t...
15 Jan 202212min
JOE PETROSINO - THE BIOGRAPHY
In many of the podcasts you have listened to, the name of one of the greatest policemen of all time often recurs, whose exploits are now remembered and narrated. This is Joe Petrosino. He is not a lit...
5 Jan 20228min
THE MURDER OF THE BARREL - THE ARRESTS
The head of the New York agency of services, William Flynn had expressly stated that the best way to proceed is to continue to keep an eye on the butcher shop and the men of Giuseppe Morello's gang wh...
6 Dec 20215min
