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Murder of Gambino boss triggered flawed theories

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Murder of Gambino boss triggered flawed theories

Posted on September 18, 2019February 28, 2020 by Jackie Apoyan

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

Posted on August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

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

Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

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

Posted on February 21, 2019April 8, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

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

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

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

Posted on September 21, 2017March 9, 2018 by Misha Ray

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

Posted on November 14, 2016January 5, 2017 by Misha Ray

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


Too early for obituaries

Posted on August 15, 2016September 29, 2016 by Brenda Hengel

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


Undercover, under stress

Posted on July 1, 2016September 30, 2016 by Brenda Hengel

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?

Posted on February 3, 2016January 19, 2018 by Brenda Hengel

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


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