Frank Scalice
Frank Scalice: Loyalty to the Executioner
Frank Scalice: Loyalty to the Executioner “Kiss the Ring. Dig Your Grave” series – Article 2 The Mafia has never lacked ambitious men. Every generation produced gangsters eager to climb…
Thomas Bilotti with Paul Castellano
Thomas “Tommy” Bilotti: The Ultimate “Yes” Man
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti: The Ultimate "Yes" Man “Kiss the Ring. Dig Your Grave” series – Article 1 The Mafia has always sold one powerful illusion: loyalty is rewarded. Keep your…
Martin Buggsy Goldstein
Martin “Buggsy” Goldstein: The Quiet Killer of Murder, Inc.
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein: The Quiet Killer of Murder, Inc.The most dangerous gangsters are not always the loudest men in the room. Some command attention with flashy suits, expensive cars, and…
Louis "Little New York" Campagna
Louis “Little New York” Campagna: Chicago’s Quiet Executioner
Louis “Little New York” Campagna: Chicago’s Quiet ExecutionerLouis Campagna never needed headlines. That was one of the reasons he lasted so long.While louder gangsters turned themselves into newspaper legends through…
Johnny Torrio
Johnny “The Fox” Torrio: The Professor of the Underworld
Johnny “The Fox” Torrio: The Professor of the UnderworldJohnny Torrio did not look like a gangster. That was part of his genius.He dressed conservatively, spoke calmly, avoided unnecessary violence, and…
Joe Valachi
Joe Valachi: The Man Who Broke Omertà
Joe Valachi: The Man Who Broke OmertàJoseph Valachi did something the Mafia considered unforgivable.He talked.Not in whispers behind closed doors. Not secretly to save himself during a quiet plea negotiation.…
Emanuel Mendy Weiss
Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss: The Quiet Butcher of Murder, Inc.
Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss: The Quiet Butcher of Murder, Inc.Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss did not look frightening.That made him frightening.He appeared soft-spoken, almost forgettable at times—a stocky man with heavy features and…
Frankie Yale
Frankie Yale: The Elegant Butcher of Brooklyn
Frankie Yale: The Elegant Butcher of BrooklynFrankie Yale looked like success. Tailored suits. Diamond rings. Perfect grooming. Expensive restaurants. Luxury cars gliding through Brooklyn streets while politicians, businessmen, boxers, and…
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno
Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno: The Last Old-School Boss of East Harlem
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno: The Last Old-School Boss of East HarlemAnthony "Fat Tony" Salerno looked more like a neighborhood shopkeeper than one of the most powerful gangsters in America.He smiled…
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Charles “Lucky” Luciano: The Man Who Organized the Underworld
Charles "Lucky" Luciano: The Man Who Organized the Underworld New York in the early twentieth century was a city built on appetite. Men wanted liquor, gambling, sex, protection, influence, and…
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