Crime Blogs

Ya see, this Life we’re livin’ in, it’s a real dirty game. It’s all about treachery, back-stabbin’, and bloodshed. But I gotta admit, it’s kinda mesmerizin’ watchin’ it all from the outside. So here’s the deal; every week, we’re gonna toss in a fresh article ‘about some notorious events, shine a light on some real interestin’ folks, and teach ya on things ya never even knew existed.  And ‘cause we’re talkin’ about “Crime & Cocktails” here, we ain’t forgettin’ the drinks, my friend. So grab a seat, raise your glass, and let’s dive into this twisted world together. Salut!   
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Harry Anslinger: The Relentless Bureaucrat Who Declared War on the Underworld

In the shadowed alleys of early 20th-century America, where the proletarian poor hustled for survival and the criminal elite built empires from narcotics, gambling, and...

Crossing the Line: The Mann Act and the Mob’s Most Dangerous Weakness

There are weapons you see coming—bullets, indictments, rivals with knives. And then there are the quiet assassins, cloaked in morality and bureaucracy. For the American...

Kings Without Crowns: The Defining Traits of the Old Mafia Dons

The Mafia dons of the mid-20th century were not the wild-eyed street killers of Hollywood imagination. They were sculpted out of patience, style, and control—a breed of...

Salvatore “Sally Bugs” Briguglio — a Portrait in Brutality

In the dim underworld of New Jersey and New York’s combined labor-racketeering and Mafia circuits, few figures cut a chilling silhouette quite like Salvatore Briguglio...

THE ABDUCTION, THE MOB OFFER, AND THE SILENCE IN THE SHADOWS

March 1932 – the crime that rattled America. The 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was taken from his nursery in the family’s estate...

The Shadow of the Post-War Trade: Charles “Lucky” Luciano and the Birth of a Transatlantic Heroin Empire

In the smoky twilight of post-World War II Europe, a specter crept across the Mediterranean and into the alleys of New York, Chicago and Miami. Its architect was Charles...

The Wolves in the Blue: Detectives Turned Hit Men

In a tale of betrayal and bloodlust, the line between badge and bullet was shattered by two men sworn to protect. Under the city’s neon glare, Louis Eppolito and...

Carmine Lombardozzi: The Doctor Dined at the Golden Gate Inn

The Golden Gate Inn was the kind of place where shadows outnumbered the candles. The tablecloths were spotless, the waiters silent, and the back booths—those were...

The Disappearance of Tony Bender: How Anthony Strollo Walked Men to Their Deaths Before Meeting His Own

On the night of April 8, 1962, Anthony “Tony Bender” Strollo, a mobster who had spent decades in the shadows of America’s criminal elite, walked out of his home in Fort...