Send us a text On Part 9 of Episode 57, we finish up our look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Last week, we talked about the complete history of the Compton Executioners. But on today's show we'll be talking about a couple different things. We'll talk about some lesser known groups in the LASD that I haven't touched on so…

Send us a text On Part 8 of Episode 57, we continue our look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Last week, we finished up our look into the Banditos, which is likely the most pervasive deputy gang still active today. But on today's show, we'll talk about the complete history of the Compton Executioners, which is one of, if n…

Send us a text On Part 7 of Episode 57, we continue our look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Last week, we talked about the rise of the Banditos in the East L.A. Station , their take over of the station, and how it allowed them to abuse their co-workers. But on today's show, we'll talk about their reign of terror over the…

Send us a text On Part 6 of Episode 57, we continue our look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Last time, we talked about the run of 2 incredibly violent gangs, in the Spartans and Jump Out Boys. But on today's show, we once again have to go back to the East Los Angeles Station, the home of the Banditos, the most recent gan…

Send us a text On Part 5 of Episode 57, we continue our look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, last time, we talked about the takeover of Deputy Gangs within the L.A. County jail system by the 2000 and 3000 Boys. But on today's show, we'll be talking about what i like to call the 3rd generation of deputy gangs, that would s…

Send us a text On Episode 58, I Interview Aiden Gabor, a former associate of the New Jersey Based DeCavalcante Crime Family, police officer, and informant for the Department of Justice, who would bring down numerous corrupt public officials, including a head of detectives, a police commissioner, and even a mayor, but more then that, his story is on…

Send us a text On Part 4 of Episode 57, we continue or look into deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, last week we talked about the rise of the Century Station Regulators, and how they led a new generation of deputy gangs that preceded the fist generation gangs, like the Lynwood Vikings. But on today's show, we're gonna be talking …

Send us a text On Part 3 of Episode 57, we continue our look into the history of deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, last week we talked about Franky Carrillo's fight for justice against the Lynwood Vikings, as well as their deep deeded corruption, that allowed them to abuse and harass department members all the way up and down th…

Send us a text On Part 2 of Episode 57, we continue our look into the history of Deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, last week we talked about the rise of the first deputy gangs in the department, the culture that this created in the department, and how the Lynwood Vikings rose to prominence and carried it on, leading to a multi m…

Send us a text On Part 1 of Episode 57, we delve into the formation and early history of deputy gangs in the L.A County Sheriff's Department, including the culture within the Sheriff's department that allowed the formation of these groups to start, the very first deputy gangs to form up in the 1970's, like the Little Devils and Cavemen, who crafted…

Send us a text On Episode 56, we delve into the story of gangland involvement in the lives and murders of both Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., we'll talk about their backgrounds, and how they both were put in a position to headline the most notorious rap feud of all time, their rise to the top, that would see Tupac turn into somewhat of a wa…

Send us a text On Episode 55, we delve into the life of infamous Colombian drug lord, Griselda Blanco, she came up hard on the streets of Medellin, running away from home and allegedly committing her first murder at just 11 years old, eventually moving to Queens New York, where she started building her drug empire, currying favor in what would even…

Send us a text On Episode 54, We delve into the history of the Giannini Crew, a mob farm team closely connected to the Bonnano family that ran the streets of Queens throughout the 70's, 80's, and to a lesser extent, the 90's, they were a group of young, rough and tumble, Sicilian American youths, most of whom were the sons and nephews of older mobs…

Send us a text On Episode 53, we delve into the complete true story behind The Wire, one of the greatest TV shows of all time, let alone in the crime genre, we'll be covering the real life inspiration behind not only the shows famed drug dealers, but also those of the police, the politicians, and one very famous stick up boy, more then that, we'll …

Send us a text On Part 2 of Episode 52, we finish up our look into the Latin Kings, last week we talked about the formation of the gang, how it came to prominence, and how it evolved under new leadership, but this week, we talk about the spread of the Latin Kings across the United States, as well as their evolution to a transnational organization, …

Send us a text On Part 1 of Episode 52, we delve into the history of the Latin Kings, one of the largest Latino and Caribbean street gangs in the world, and today we'll be talking about the formation of the gang, including how a group of youth gangs came together in the mid 1950's to create the Kings, how they spread into almost every area of Chica…

Send us a text On Episode 51, we delve into the story of Agha Hasan Abedi and The Bank Of Credit and Commerce International, which has been described as one of the biggest banking scandals in history, including fraud and money laundering. at it's height, BCCI collected more than $20 billion dollars in deposits, and a good case can be made, that in …

Send us a text On Episode 50, We delve into the History of the Genovese Family's New Jersey faction, a sub-group within the family that would go on to include some of their most powerful members, they were deeply embedded in the family's history from the beginning, getting their start under early boss Joe Masseria, but it was members like Willie Mo…

Send us a text On Episode 49, we delve into the life of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, one of the most notorious Chinese gangsters in US history, who ran San Francisco's Chinatown, he came up as a member of a juvenile Chinatown gang known as the Hop Sing Boys, evantually becoming a higher up, giving him the platform to become the second in command of t…

Send us a text On Episode 48, we delve into the life of Manuel Noriega, a former Panamanian dictator, politician, and military officer, who served as the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989, more than that however, Noriega would amass a personal fortune through his drug trafficking operations, and even traded arms on behalf of the United Sta…

Send us a text On Part 2 of Episode 47, We finish up our dive into the world of organized crime in the Golden Triangle region, last week, we covered the extensive drug cultivation and trafficking that happens in the region, but this week,, we'll delve into the other rackets being carried out in the region that serve to prop up the criminal economy …

Send us a text On Part 1 of Episode 47, We delve into the history of drug production and trafficking in the Southeast Asian Region known as the Golden Triangle, we'll talk about the history of how opium cultivation started in the region, how it became profitable, the rise of militia's in the area's drug trafficking, and even the story of one of the…

Send us a text On Episode 46, We delve into the life of Carlo Gambino, former boss of the Gambino family for nearly 20 years, he came up working for both the D'Aquila and Masseria mob organizations, before being made a capo in the Mangano family, following the creation of the 5 families, he continued to garner power, becoming Albert Anastasia's con…

Send us a text On Episode 45, we delve into the story of the Pizza Connection, one of the biggest drug trafficking rings to ever hit the US, but it would really touch almost every part of the globe, it would see Asian morphine processed into heroin in Italian labs, by French scientists, before being smuggled into the US, while Colombian cocaine was…

Send us a text On Episode 44, we delve into the history of MS-13, really one of the most notorious Latino gangs in the US and possibly even the world, and though they got their start in Los Angeles in the mid to late 1970's as a group of satanic stoners, they have since been able to foster a considerable presence in the US, and have essentially tak…

Send us a text On Episode 43, we delve into the Rap Feud turned deadly street conflict between Memphis rappers Yo Gotti and Young Dolph, they both came up with connections to the notorious Memphis gang scene, and when they collided at the peak of their careers, it would create a story that culminated in diss tracks, shot up SUV's, attempted hits, a…

Send us a text On Episode 42, we delve into the life of Joseph Massino, former boss of the Bonnano family from 1991 until 2004, he rose quickly through the family under the tutelage of Philip "Rusty" Rastelli, and by 1981 was really running the family on his behalf, and over the course of his tenure, Massino would prove to be one of the last great …

Send us a text On Part 2 of Episode 41, we talk about the reign of Joseph Zerilli, which would act as a gold age for the family, how the Tocco dynasty retook the throne, and how the Giacolone dynasty finally reached the top, I hope everyone enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next week for Episode 42. PLEASE give us a follow on our socials- In…

Send us a text On Part 1 of Episode 41, we delve into the formation and early history of the Detroit Partnership, it all started in the late 19th century with a man named Pietro Mirabile, and after about 50 years, multiple gangland conflicts, and several power shifts in Detroit, the family would gain some organization with the rise of a man named W…

Send us a text On Episode 40, we delve into the story of Sergeant Wayne Jenkins and The Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force, one of the most corrupt police units possibly to ever have run the streets, before being put in charge of the task force, Jenkins regularly engaged in police brutality, the robbing of citizens, and running drugs on the side, and w…

Send us a text On Episode 39 we delve into life of "Cadillac" Frank Salemme, former boss of the Patriarca Family, who came up as a high end enforcer and evantually wager war on the family's old guard, but his true claim to fame is that despite the fact that he was only half Italian, he still managed to rise to the upper echelons of organized crime,…

Send us a text On Episode 38 we delve into the life of John "White Devil" Willis, a white guy from Dorchester Massachusetts that became a high ranking member of Boston's Chinese mob, before building a drug trafficking network that would be his downfall, i hope everybody enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next week for Episode 39 PLEASE give u…

Send us a text On Episode 37, we delve into the history of The Philadelphia Black mafia, one of/ if not the most successful African American crime syndicate of it's time, and possibly ever, and even though they started as a small criminal collective, by their height of operations in the early 70's until the early 80's, they managed to consolidate p…

Send us a text On Episode 36, we delve into the life of former Gambino family boss Albert Anastasia, by his 20's he had hooked up with Lucky Luciano, which would lead to him becoming one of the preeminent waterfront bosses of his time, as well as the architect behind Murder Inc, the enforcement wing of Luciano's National Crime syndicate, which boos…

Send us a text On Episode 35, we delve into the life of Paul Le Roux, one of few true crime bosses of the 2000's, and really one of the most diverse of all time, he got his start selling porn, and before long started a semi-legal online drug trafficking network, launching his career in arms trafficking, money laundering, and full scale illegal drug…

Send us a text On Episode 34, we delve into the story of the Cowboy Mafia, a group of marijuana traffickers who operated one of the most successful smuggling rings in Texas during the 1970's while being bankrolled by a multi-millionaire named Rex Cauble, I hope everybody enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next week for Episode 35 PLEASE follo…

Send us a text On Episode 33, the first show of Season 2, i wanted to take a break from the biographies and and just take a stab at an interesting concept, and essentially build my Mafia dream team, I'll be picking one boss, underboss, and consigliere, as well as a collection of 4 capos, 8 soldiers, and 6 associates, plus some honorable mentions, i…

Send us a text on Episode 32 we delve into the life of former Gambino family mobster Roy DeMeo who is without a doubt the most prolific hitman in the history of the American mafia with he and his crew being suspected of killing up to 200 people just throughout the 70's and early 80's. but with Episode 32 come the end of season 1 of the Black Hand, …

Send us a text On Episode 31 we delve into the life of former Lucchese family Consigliere and Underboss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso who is one of the most violent mobsters to ever hit the streets, with he himself evantually admitting to playing a role in at least 36 murders, he was also the second in command to one of the most violent regimes in Americ…

Send us a text On Episode 30 we delve into the complete history of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, one of the most infamous criminal organization of it's kind to ever exist, because although they started out as free spirited bikers with a strong position in the hippie movement of the 1960's, they have become one of the most violent, succesful, ex…

Send us a text On Episode 29 we delve into the complete history of the Black Disciples street gang, and even though the Disciples werent the first gang in Chicago nor the most powerful, they did play the most active role in forming what Chicago's gang landscape looks like today and have been able to survive for 65 years, I hope everyone enjoys toda…

Send us a text On Episode 28 we delve into the life of former New York mob boss Carmine Persico, not only did Persico have at least some level of involvement in all three Colombo wars but he also ran the family for nearly 50 years, most of which he spent in prison, i hope everybody enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next Wednesday for Episode…

Send us a text On Episode 27 we delve into the life of corrupt cop Rafael Perez, a key player in the LAPD Rampart Corruption Scandal, he started his career just like any other cop but it was just a matter of time before he fell into the wayside, and by the mid to late 90's, Perez was framing gangbangers, murdering and attempting to murder criminals…

Send us a text On Episode 26, we delve into the life of Freeway Rick Ross, one of the most infamous drug dealers of the 1980's, not only did he flood the streets with close to a billion dollars worth of crack cocaine during his heyday, but he also unknowingly funded a CIA backed rebel army fighting a war 2,000 miles away, I hope everybody enjoys to…

Send us a text On Episode 25, we delve into the life of former Gambino Family Boss John Gotti, as a teenager Gotti came up under a Gambino capo named Carmine Fatico before making a legitimate name for himself as capo of the Bergin Crew which gave him the power to carry out one of the most infamous hits in American Mafia History which catapulted him…

Send us a text On Episode 24 we delve into the life of former Irish mobster Danny Greene, who's infamy rivaled most of his Italian American counterparts, he got his start in Labor Racketeering which helped him pave his way to notoriety and come into contact with a well known Cleveland Gangster named Alex "Shondor" Birns, and towards the end of his …

Send us a text On Episode 23, we delve into the life of Meyer Lansky, one of the most infamous figures in the history of American organized crime, known as the Mob’s Account, Lansky made his fortune in numerous gambling ventures throughout New York, Las Vegas, Florida and Cuba, but more than that Lansky Rubbed elbows with the revolutionizers of the…

Send us a text On Episode 22, we delve into the life of former heavyweight drug trafficker Frank Lucas, not only did he run the heroin trade in Harlem for over 5 years, but was one of the first drug traffickers to work around the five families monopoly on drugs and get his heroin straight from the source, specifically the Golden Triangle Region of …

Send us a text On Episode 21, we delve into the life of Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, the boss of the Philadelphia Crime family from 1981 until 1990, however, Scarfo is most well known for his incredibly treacherous and violent personality, which eventually led to his downfall, I hope everyone enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next Wednesd…

Send us a text on Episode 19, We delve into the life of former arms trafficker Sarkis Soghanalian, who is one of the most prolific gun runners of all time but also had his hand in an incredible amount of important events in history, not only was he the largest arms trafficker of the cold war, but was also the lead seller of firearms to the governme…