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 Doctor Who Bought Time

Dr. Joseph “Joe” Cefalu and the Medical Shield of the Chicago Outfit Chicago has always understood the value of time. Time to run. Time to hide. Time to forget. The...

The Gallo Brothers: Brooklyn’s Dark Princes of Rebellion and Blood

In the underworld mythology of 20th-century New York, few figures radiate the same anarchic charge as the Gallo brothers—Joey, Larry, and Albert (“Kid Blast”). They...

“Don’t Touch That Route”: How the Mafia Turned Garbage into Blood Money

It wasn’t the drugs. It wasn’t the guns. It wasn’t even the loan sharking that built the quiet fortunes of the Five Families. It was garbage. Rotting fish guts...

Operation Strawman: The Mob’s Paper Empire Crumbles in Las Vegas

In the blazing Nevada sun, where sin cloaked itself in sequins and slot machines, a storm was brewing in the shadows of the 1970s. Glittering on the surface, Las Vegas...

The Outfit vs. the Swastika: Chicago’s Gangsters Fight the Homegrown Nazis

Chicago in the late 1930s was a city of gun smoke, speakeasies, and political backroom deals. Bootleg liquor still flowed faster than justice, and racketeers rubbed...

The Headline Heist: How Public Attention Gets Laundered

Power doesn’t always steal money.Sometimes, it steals attention. And like any good theft, the cleanest ones happen in broad daylight, with everyone watching something...

Blood in the Concrete: Fat Tony Salerno’s Empire

The sound of New York in the 1970s wasn’t jazz drifting out of Harlem clubs or taxis honking on Fifth Avenue. It was concrete—wet, heavy, and constant—pouring into the...

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...