Jerry Tarkanian’s Lakers coaching contract vanished after a suspected Mob hit
The 1979 murder of Vic Weiss may have cost Jerry Tarkanian the Lakers job. Explore the Mob ties, Tony Spilotro’s alleged role and the enduring cold case.
Author: James Riter
MS-13’s history of brutality led to killing spree in Las Vegas
At the end of 2017, Richie Gaudio was launching fireworks in his East Las Vegas driveway to ring in the…
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….
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…
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…
Celebrities to compete for cash, get ‘whacked’ in Mob-inspired reality show
A Mob-themed competition show is set to air soon on Hulu and Disney+, featuring celebrity contestants at a luxury Italian…
Mob fashion at its finest: The top 5 best-dressed mobsters
Adjectives that come to mind when people think of the most infamous organized crime figures may include ruthless, intimidating, or…
Robert Blakey, architect of the RICO Act that crippled the Mob, dies at age 90
No one made life more difficult for the Mob than Robert Blakey. In 1969, Blakey, a Notre Dame Law School…
Myth busted: Vietnam War-era drug traffickers did not smuggle heroin in soldiers’ coffins
Fifty years after U.S. officials brought down Leslie “Ike” Atkinson, the claim that heroin was smuggled into the United States…
Geraldo Rivera uncovered ‘The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults’ on live television 40 years ago
On April 21, 1986, television reporter Geraldo Rivera completed his final on-air shot in a live broadcast from the Chicago…