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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Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss: The Smiling Psychopath of Murder, Inc.

C.F. Marciano

Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss: The Smiling Psychopath of Murder, Inc. Harry Strauss killed people the way other men changed cigarettes.  Casually.  Without visible

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“Crazy” Joey Gallo: The Wild Prophet of Brooklyn

C.F. Marciano

"Crazy" Joey Gallo: The Wild Prophet of Brooklyn Joey Gallo never behaved like a traditional gangster.  That made him fascinating. 

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Louis “Lepke” Buchalter: The Killer in the Tailored Coat

C.F. Marciano

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter: The Killer in the Tailored Coat Louis “Lepke” Buchalter did not look like death.  That was part of

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Louis Capone: The Ice-Cold Killer Behind Murder, Inc.

C.F. Marciano

Louis Capone: The Ice-Cold Killer Behind Murder, Inc. Louis Capone had one of the most misleading names in organized crime

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Mickey Cohen: The Last King of Sunset Strip

C.F. Marciano

Mickey Cohen: The Last King of Sunset Strip Mickey Cohen never looked like a traditional Mafia boss. He was short,

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Thomas “Three-Fingers Brown” Lucchese: The Quiet Strategist of the American Underworld

C.F. Marciano

Thomas “Three-Fingers Brown” Lucchese: The Quiet Strategist of the American Underworld Thomas Lucchese rarely raised his voice.  He did not

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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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