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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The CIA-Mafia Plot to Kill Castro: Spies, Hitmen, and the Dark Marriage of Cold War America

It sounds like a Hollywood thriller: the CIA hires the Mafia to kill a foreign leader. Except it happened. The mission was real. The plot was dirty. And the target was...

Rudy Giuliani: The Mob-Buster Who Could Never Escape the Mob

Rudy Giuliani has spent decades polishing a legend — the fearless prosecutor who smashed New York’s Mafia in the 1980s, the righteous hammer of justice who dragged La...

Blood, Family, and Borrowed Truths: How Real Mafia Life Bled Into The Godfather

When The Godfather arrived in bookstores in 1969—and then detonated across movie screens in 1972—it didn’t feel like fiction. It felt like a confession. Audiences sensed...

The Melrose Diner Hit: When Coffee, Cannoli, and Gunfire Collided

It was just past the quiet hum of late-night business at the Melrose Diner on Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, the kind of greasy-spoon joint where the coffee runs...

Kayfabe and the Mob: Wrestling’s Silent Partnership with Organized Crime

Professional wrestling has always existed in the shadows, a business built on illusion, ritualized violence, and silence. It sold fantasy as truth and demanded loyalty in...

RICO’s First Blood: How a Law Meant for the Mob Toppled a President

Richard Nixon did not go to prison. He was never indicted. He was never formally charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. And yet, in the...

When Silence Breaks — Mafia Spouses Who Turned on Their Own

The world of organized crime has long been painted in masculine strokes — men running rackets, ordering hits, enforcing codes of silence. For decades, wives, girlfriends...

Blood, Betrayal, and Retribution: How the Mafia Had Every Reason and the Power to Kill JFK

The motorcade rolled through Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, beneath a sunlit sky and the cheers of thousands, but behind the polished chrome and smiling faces lay a...

The Loudest Lies: Joe Colombo, Denial-as-Confession, and the Cult of “Fake News”

The Loudest Lies: Joe Colombo, Denial-as-Confession, and the Cult of “Fake News” Joe Colombo was the kind of man who understood that truth could be bullied. He believed...