Murder of Gambino boss triggered flawed theories

The evening of March 13, 2019, the relative calm of a residential neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City…


Organized Crime Roundup: Mobs killed 1 million from 2000-2017, big Mafia takedown in Italy and more

Criminals kill far more people than do armed conflicts and terrorist attacks put together, and organized crime groups and street…


The Mob hit that wasn’t

It could have been a classic “Mob rub-out,” a new case for the FBI’s Criminal Investigations Division and the U.S….


Top 5 undercover agents who infiltrated the Mob

In law enforcement, working as an undercover officer carries the high risk of discovery by criminal suspects, leading to violence,…


Forensic scientists examine Mob Museum artifacts for evidence of criminal past

Forensic science, including DNA analysis and other fields related to examining blood found at a crime scene, is a powerful…


New York Mob hit man Sammy Gravano released from Arizona prison

The Bull is back on the streets. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, once John Gotti’s loyal underboss until he flipped and…


Journalist tracks history of New York Mafia

In the summer of 1963, Joseph Valachi, longtime Mafia soldier involved in more than a score of gangland killings for…


Too early for obituaries

The recent indictments of 46 bosses, capos and members of several marquee New York organized crime families suggests that the…


Undercover, under stress

On September 28, 1977, 200 state troopers and FBI agents from all over New Jersey met at the armory in…


Did Frank Matthews get away with it?

Written: February 3, 2016 It was the first week of January 1973. Frank Matthews and his young girlfriend had just…