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Loading ...The Barker Karpis Gang-Seventy-Seven years Ago in History
Seventy-seven years ago on January 16, 1935, the Barker Karpis Gang, one of the most notorious gangs of the times met their end. The group was led by Alvin Karpis, Fred and Arthur "Doc" Barker, and a gang of about 25 others. They did not hesitate to kill anyone who got in their way....
Bonnie and Clyde’s Guns Going to Auction
Two weapons once owned by notorious gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are scheduled to go to auction this month. A .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun – also known as a Tommy gun – and a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun dating back to 1897 could fetch thousands. They were seized by police after a failed...
The Story Of Prohibition On PBS
PBS will be airing the three-part series Prohibition on October 2nd, 3rd & 4th at 8 PM. The five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. Prohibition turned...
Bones of Infamous Aussie Bandit Ned Kelly ID’d
Scientists have identified the skeletal remains of Australia's infamous 19th century criminal Ned Kelly. But the whereabouts of his skull remain a mystery. Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Irish Australian outlaw, considered by some merely a cold-blooded killer, while by others a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against oppression by the...
“Goodfellas don’t sue goodfellas, Goodfellas kill goodfellas”
"Goodfellas don't sue goodfellas, Goodfellas kill goodfellas." Salvatore Profaci One of the more memorable quotes made in recent times uttered by a “Goodfella.” Here is a two part video detailing the history of the circumstances surrounding the statement and the man who made it. addGooglePlusOne(9825, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/goodfellas-dont-sue-goodfellas-goodfellas-kill-goodfellas/");
Cosa Nostra And The Mexican Mafia
Virginia Hill, a woman sent to Mexico by the Cosa Nostra, infiltrated the highest levels of the Mexican government in the post-war period and turned that country into a large-scale supplier of drugs to the United States, journalist and writer Juan Alberto Cedillo told Efe. “Mexico became one of the main suppliers of drugs...
Al Capone Takes Unusual Route to Alcatraz
The six-car train with barred windows was dubbed the “Forty Thieves Special” as it rolled across the land carrying 40 of the country’s most notorious convicts to the new federal prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay. Among the 40 inmates from the Atlanta Penitentiary being moved to Alcatraz were Al Capone, former...
Mob Talk-Nicky Scarfo Goes Down: A Blast From The Past
The feds indicted Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo twenty-four years ago. Dave Schratwieser from WTXF and George Anastasia from the Inquirer walk us down memory lane. addGooglePlusOne(6403, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/mob-talk-nicky-scarfo-goes-down-a-blast-from-the-past/");
Mob Experience Wipes Away the Blood,Highlights the Puppies
Call me a not-so-wise guy, but I went to the Tropicana recently to get the Las Vegas Mob Experience. It wasn’t the real mob experience, of course. But who wants to pay good money to take a bullet behind the ear or play squat-and-rot in a prison cell? This Mob Experience was touted as...
Historically Notable Mob Busts
In light of Thursday's record bust of 127 mobsters involving seven Northeast Mafia families, ABC News has put up a rogues gallery of fourteen infamous gangsters from the past including the politically-connected Frank Costello,the heroin trafficking Vito Genovese, and the murderous Albert Anastasia. Great reading for those with an interest in history. addGooglePlusOne(5301,...
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