Friends of Ours

Friends of Ours

Every mob story leaves fingerprints. Some are buried in court records, FBI files, and yellowed newspaper clippings. Others live in the minds of the writers who spend years chasing the truth through smoke-filled histories, whispered legends, and forgotten crimes. Friends of Ours is where those storytellers step out of the shadows. Here, CrimeAndCocktails.net sits down with the authors, historians, and researchers who have dedicated themselves to uncovering the men, murders, betrayals, and empires that shaped organized crime. Through exclusive interviews, we explore the stories behind their books, the investigations behind their discoveries, and the realities hidden beneath decades of myth. Pull up a chair, pour yourself something strong, and meet the people who know where the bodies are buried—even if they only found them in the archives.

The Lansky Legacy
The Lansky Legacy: The Grandson Behind the Name Tells a Different Story
C.F. Marciano
The Lansky Legacy: The Grandson Behind the Name Tells a Different Story By C.F. Marciano Few names from organized crime history have endured like Meyer Lansky. Decades after his death, the man often called...
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Fred "Killer" Burke
The Story That Wouldn't Stay Buried: Chriss Lyon, Fred "Killer" Burke, and the Hunt That Changed a Town
C.F. Marciano
Some stories begin with a newspaper clipping. Others begin with a police file gathering dust in an archive. For author Chriss Lyon, it began with her grandmother. When Lyon was only seven years old, her...
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Vincent Gigante: The Madman Who Outsmarted the Mafia, the FBI, and America

C.F. Marciano

Vincent Gigante: The Madman Who Outsmarted the Mafia, the FBI, and AmericaVincent “The Chin” Gigante wandered the streets of New

From the Boys

Owney “The Killer” Madden: The Gentleman Killer of Broadway

C.F. Marciano

Owney “The Killer” Madden: The Gentleman Killer of BroadwayOwney Madden dressed like a nightclub owner, spoke with polished confidence, and

From the Boys

Meyer Lansky: The Accountant of the Underworld

C.F. Marciano

Meyer Lansky: The Accountant of the UnderworldSome gangsters built reputations with bullets. Others built them with charisma, public violence, or

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Santo Trafficante Jr.: The Shadow King of Havana and Tampa

C.F. Marciano

Santo Trafficante Jr.: The Shadow King of Havana and TampaSanto Trafficante Jr. rarely raised his voice.  He did not need

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Sam “Momo” Giancana: The Smiling Devil of Chicago

C.F. Marciano

Sam “Momo” Giancana: The Smiling Devil of ChicagoSam Giancana looked less like a traditional Mafia don and more like a

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Frank “The Dasher” Abbandando: Murder, Speed, and the Machinery of Murder, Inc.

C.F. Marciano

Frank “The Dasher” Abbandando: Murder, Speed, and the Machinery of Murder, Inc.Frank “The Dasher” Abbandando looked like the kind of

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About Me

C.F Marciano

C.F Marciano

C.F. Marciano is a mob historian with a taste for the dark, smoky corners of New York’s underworld—and the cocktails that fueled it. Known for his gritty, unapologetic style, Marciano writes mafia blogs that bleed with bullets, bourbon, and betrayal. His book Make Him a Drink He Can’t Refuse blends true crime and booze with the precision of a made man mixing a Manhattan. With a razor-sharp focus on the New York Mafia of the 1930s through the 1960s, Marciano doesn’t just tell mob stories—he pours them straight up, no chaser.

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