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.

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Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss: The Quiet Butcher of Murder, Inc.

C.F. Marciano

Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss: The Quiet Butcher of Murder, Inc.Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss did not look frightening.That made him frightening.He appeared soft-spoken,

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Frankie Yale: The Elegant Butcher of Brooklyn

C.F. Marciano

Frankie Yale: The Elegant Butcher of BrooklynFrankie Yale looked like success.  Tailored suits.  Diamond rings.  Perfect grooming.  Expensive restaurants.  Luxury

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Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno: The Last Old-School Boss of East Harlem

C.F. Marciano

Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno: The Last Old-School Boss of East HarlemAnthony "Fat Tony" Salerno looked more like a neighborhood shopkeeper

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Charles “Lucky” Luciano: The Man Who Organized the Underworld

C.F. Marciano

Charles "Lucky" Luciano: The Man Who Organized the Underworld New York in the early twentieth century was a city built

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Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster Who Built Neon Dreams in the Desert

C.F. Marciano

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel: The Gangster Who Built Neon Dreams in the Desert Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel looked like a Hollywood leading

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Abner “Longie” Zwillman: The Phantom Boss of New Jersey

C.F. Marciano

Abner “Longie” Zwillman: The Phantom Boss of New Jersey Abner “Longie” Zwillman did not fit the Hollywood image of a

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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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