Leave no trace
In 1934, John Dillinger was one of America’s most wanted. He was in hiding in Chicago and looking for a…
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The Don of Silicon Valley
Joe Cerrito died on September 7, 1978, from a heart attack at age 67. He was a successful businessman in…
A Midwestern Mob Murder Mystery
Amid heavy snowfall during the winter of 1963, FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, worked together to…
Forty years ago, Jimmy “The Weasel” Fratianno turned on his Mob family
Some mobsters left their legacy by the gun, some by the knife, but Jimmy “the Weasel” Fratianno is best known…
Too early for obituaries
The recent indictments of 46 bosses, capos and members of several marquee New York organized crime families suggests that the…
Blinded by acid
On April 2, 1956, Charles Tuso, former armed robber and associate of New York labor racketeer Johnny Dio, entered a…
San Francisco crime boss ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow convicted of racketeering and murder
The two-month federal racketeering trial of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, alleged boss of a San Francisco organized crime group, ended…
Author disputes Mafia witness testimony in Lufthansa robbery case
Written: January 6, 2016 — Scroll to the bottom for a story update On November 12, in a stunning upset for the…
Slaying of singer Barbara McNair’s Mob-connected husband in Las Vegas remains a mystery since 1976
Who killed Rick Manzie, husband of popular singer and actress Barbara McNair, in the couple’s Las Vegas home 39 years…
“Black Mass” film, Johnny Depp makeup artistry bring Whitey Bulger to life on screen
Black Mass, the cinematic saga of convicted Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who gamed a crooked FBI to obtain…