Did Gregory Scarpa Sr. mastermind the attempted assassination of Joe Colombo?
On June 28, 1971, 55 years ago, Mafia boss Joe Colombo’s march in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle would be his last….
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Mark Wahlberg portrays Mafia killer Gregory Scarpa Sr. in ‘By Any Means’
During the summer of 1964, New York City mobster Gregory Scarpa Sr. traveled south to rural Mississippi and, using violent scare…
Chicago Outfit mobster Tony Spilotro and brother Michael murdered 40 years ago this month
Forty years ago, Tony Spilotro’s neon excesses gave way to the cold reality of Midwestern soil. In June 1986, a…
Since World War II, Russian mobsters have traded prison cells for battlefields
“I like watching historical films,” said the Wolf, a middle-aged ex-convict who wished to remain anonymous. “I don’t watch all…