Piracy became patriotism during the American Revolution
In late 1775, the Thirteen Colonies were in trouble. The British Parliament had enacted the Prohibitory Act in response to…
Author: Joe Henriod
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…
Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana killed 50 years ago
Late in the evening of June 19, 1975, Sam “Momo” Giancana was cooking in his basement apartment, presumably for a…
The life and crimes of a Sinaloa sicario
Ten years ago, the confessions of a California-based hitman revealed new information on decades-old unsolved cases and offered a glimpse…
In 1980s New York, the Mob had its hands in everything — even a museum
This is The Mob Museum, but it has never been a mobbed-up museum. As surprising as it may seem, that…
Mobsters and their four-legged associates: The top 5 pets of organized crime
“You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married and you ask me to do…
Irish drug kingpin’s whereabouts revealed through Google reviews
The longtime head of an Irish drug and weapons cartel has been posting Google restaurant reviews and travel tidbits from…
Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond: The clay pigeon of the underworld
A bootlegger, enforcer, dopeman and erstwhile folk hero, Jack “Legs” Diamond was like a charming archvillain in a lurid detective…
Twenty-five years ago, ‘Analyze This’ offered a comedic take on a Mafia boss under psychiatric care
When the movie Analyze This premiered in theaters 25 years ago, it portrayed a Mob boss far different from the…
Rose Marie: At home with ‘Uncle Al’
Even hardened gangsters have a soft spot for adorable little girls. Rose Marie found that to be true with the…