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Pietro Scaglione: The First Excellent Corpse
By Thom L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.
Cadaveri Eccellenti: Excellent, or more appropriately, eminent corpses, is a term created by the Italian author Leonardo Sciascia, to denote public or noteworthy figures killed by the Mafia in Sicily. The original victim may have…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on October 16, 2020 at 9:33am
Mexican cartel kingpin added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for brazen Texas murder
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez (photo above), wanted for allegedly directing his associates to track and murder a man in Southlake, Texas, has been added to the…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on October 14, 2020 at 10:00am
Los Castañas: Two brothers and Spain’s most notorious drug cartel
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
Borders and smugglers make for the perfect love hate relationship. On the one hand, the dividing line creates a barrier between them and their product. On the other, it adds a significant value to it. Especially when…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on October 10, 2020 at 7:37am
“The Sopranos… Is that supposed to be us?” – Profile of DeCavalcante Mafia family soldier Joseph Sclafani
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
“The Sopranos… Is that supposed to be us?” Joseph “Tin Ear” Sclafani (photo above) was caught saying on tape. Sclafani, a longtime…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on September 21, 2020 at 11:29am
’Ndrangheta drug trafficking network operating in France and Italy busted, 46 people arrested
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
French and Italian authorities with support from Europol busted 46 individuals on Tuesday for their role in a large-scale…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on September 18, 2020 at 5:55am
“I was the boogeyman” - Former enforcer of the Detroit Mafia shares old war stories on his podcast
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
For a long time, violence and crime were Alan Gunner Lindbloom’s core business. As a relative of the notorious Tocco mob clan in Detroit, he became part of the city’s La Cosa Nostra family. “I was the boogeyman, one…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on September 13, 2020 at 8:30am
Caponeville: How Chicago mob boss Al Capone ruled over the suburbs and two small towns in particular
Al Capone’s life story and violent exploits have filled entire libraries and spawned many movies. Yet the focus is usually on his activities in Chicago. Though his power definitely originated there, his influence reached far beyond the city limits into small towns like Stickney and Forest View. In her new book When Capone Ruled…
Posted by Gangsters Inc. on September 3, 2020 at 3:24pm
Knowing the Way to San Jose: The Mafia family of San Jose
By Thom L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I’ve been away so long. I may go wrong and lose my…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on August 30, 2020 at 7:33am
Like a Gangster Fagin: Rollin’ 60s Crips leader ran robbery crew comprised of juveniles
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
The stories of Charles Dickens continue to live on. Not just because they are such classic stories, but because modern-day equivalents continue to pop up. Like how a leader of the Rollin’ 60s Crips recruited minors to commit…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on August 26, 2020 at 11:00am
The Black Hand and Glass Eye: Mexican cartel sicario Jose Martinez shares stories (video)
By Christian Cipollini for Gangsters Inc.
Early in 2018, I was contacted by a colleague on behalf of an incarcerated man by the name of José Manuel Martinez. My colleague explained that Mr. Martinez, a convicted killer, was interested in telling his story, and…
ContinuePosted by Gangsters Inc. on August 23, 2020 at 6:30am
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