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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Albert Anastasia: The Lord High Executioner of Murder Incorporated

C.F. Marciano

Albert Anastasia: The Lord High Executioner of Murder Incorporated Albert Anastasia terrified other gangsters. That alone says something. The Mafia

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John Gotti: The Dapper Don Who Brought the Mafia Into the Spotlight

C.F. Marciano

John Gotti: The Dapper Don Who Brought the Mafia Into the SpotlightJohn Gotti did not hide from attention.He chased it.While

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Abe Reles: The Canary Who Could Sing — and Fell Out a Window

C.F. Marciano

Abe Reles: The Canary Who Could Sing — and Fell Out a WindowAbe Reles knew where the bodies were buried.Not

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Carlos Marcello: The Swamp King of New Orleans

C.F. Marciano

Carlos Marcello: The Swamp King of New Orleans Carlos Marcello rarely looked impressed.  Not by politicians.  Not by federal agents. 

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Carmine Galante: The Cigar, the Heroin Empire, and the Blood-Soaked Throne

C.F. Marciano

Carmine Galante: The Cigar, the Heroin Empire, and the Blood-Soaked Throne Carmine Galante looked like trouble even standing still. The

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Frank Costello: The Diplomat of the American Mafia

C.F. Marciano

Frank Costello: The Diplomat of the American Mafia There were gangsters who ruled with fear. Others ruled with chaos, bloodshed,

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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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