The rise of Lawrence Bishnoi and India’s global organized crime syndicate
Sidhu Moose Wala was one of the biggest music stars in the world to come out of the Punjabi music industry. The 28-year-old’s gritty, gunslinging lyrics redefined Indian hip-hop, making him popular across India and the South Asian diaspora. He collaborated with other international artists, including Nigerian singer Burna Boy and British rapper Stefflon Don. The rapper once told an interviewer that he was inspired by Tupac Shakur. Sadly, he would resemble Shakur more than he hoped. On a warm summer evening in 2022, Moose Wala took his black SUV for a spin on the dusty roads outside his village in Punjab ...
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The violent saga of ‘Sally Bugs’
During a rainy Tuesday night in New York City’s Little Italy, two assassins in jackets approached their target from behind,…
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Dueling views of who killed Jimmy Hoffa
Three veteran journalists participating in a panel discussion at The Mob Museum on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa challenged the…
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‘Mob Town’ movie spotlights notorious Mafia summit
One of the major events in organized crime history, the 1957 Apalachin summit, a gathering of Mafia leaders at a…
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Ernest Hemingway on gangsters
Here’s how the story goes: Two hit men, Al and Max, enter Henry’s “lunch-room” in a town outside Chicago, looking…
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Review: ‘The Irishman’ great film despite historical questions
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is a great organized crime movie. It’s right up there with the director’s other great organized…
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Sixty years later, ‘In Cold Blood’ murders still resonate
As the sun set shortly after 5 p.m. on December 30, 1959, a driver stopped a 1956 Chevrolet at the…
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Is the new Martin Scorsese movie based on a true story?
Editor’s note: The Irishman, a Martin Scorsese movie, was released today in a limited number of theaters across North America…
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