The fall of Murder Inc.
It was the most brutal collection of bloodthirsty characters ever produced by organized crime in America. Murder Inc.’s inception, activities…
Author: Brian Freeman
New John Gotti movie in the works
When Paul Castellano and a top aide were ambushed outside a New York City restaurant on December 16, 1985, a…
As the 75th anniversary of the Flamingo Hotel approaches, The Mob Museum is set to unveil a new exhibit
Ask many Las Vegas newcomers and visitors to identify the city’s origins, and they will say a mobster named Bugsy…
The story of Al Capone and Eliot Ness is headed for Showtime
The shooting death of seven gangsters in Chicago on February 14, 1929, was “the most cold-blooded massacre in the history…
The Jimmy Hoffa disappearance: The 46th anniversary
Editor’s note: Since July 30, 1975, the law enforcement community on the federal, state and local levels, along with an…
Recently released FBI documents tie Whitey Bulger to horse race-fixing scheme
The recent release of FBI documents about the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger does more than shed light on a…
Hoffa’s missing body leads list of top 5 Mob mysteries
Organized crime, by its nature, is a secretive activity, with the threat of violence often reserved for those who might…
The good and evil of Meyer Lansky
Eytan Rockaway is intrigued by complex gangsters. The film director’s new movie, released last week, explores an underworld figure he…
Dennis Griffin, true crime author who chronicled the Mob in Las Vegas and elsewhere, dies
If there was a hall of fame for true crime authors, Dennis Griffin would be in it. He was a…
Eighty-five years ago this week, Lucky Luciano convicted of pandering
A few years after the fall of Chicago’s Al Capone in 1931, a new recognizable face of organized crime emerged…