Home - Crime and Cocktails Mafia History and Information https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Flamingo Fizz – Vegas Emergence Home Al Capone: The King of Prohibition This Day Joe Profaci: The Godfather Who Ruled Through Fear, Faith, and Tribute Chilling the Odds: Frost’s Trail Through the Mob Blood, Family, and Borrowed Truths: How Real Mafia Life Bled Into The Godfather The Fall of Little Nicky: How Fear Devoured Its Master “I Was Just Following Orders”: The Deadliest Lie in Organized Crime Prohibition & the Mob: How America’s Dry Law Built a Criminal Empire in a Glass When the Mob Ran the Block: Crime-Control by the Family “I Am Not a Crook”: Richard Nixon, Denial, and the Shadow of the Mafia Blood, Betrayal, and Retribution: How the Mafia Had Every Reason and the Power to Kill JFK The Shadow of the Post-War Trade: Charles “Lucky” Luciano and the Birth of a Transatlantic Heroin Empire The Canary Who Couldn’t Fly: Abe “Kid Twist” Reles and the Reluctant Cops Who Guarded Him The Dark Tale of the Regina Pacis Robbery and the Shadows of Joe Profaci The Westies and the Body Count: Five Murders That Defined the Gang Carlo Gambino: The Silent Emperor of the American Mafia Kidnapped by Al Capone: The Unbelievable Tale of Fats Waller and a Gangster’s Birthday Bash The Disappearance of Tony Bender: How Anthony Strollo Walked Men to Their Deaths Before Meeting His Own The Code of Silence: How the Mafia Shielded Its Client Lists from Law and Justice The Loyalty Test: How Mickey Featherstone Destroyed the Westies The Westies vs. the Mafia: Why the Five Families Feared a Small Irish Gang A Doorbell to Doom: Anastasia’s Wrath and the Disappearance of the Ferris Joe Sent Me Prohibition Cocktails Craig’s Restaurant The Cloverleaf Pete’s Tavern Place Piqualie Riley’s Arrowhead Inn The Pardon Machine: Harold Hoffman, New Jersey and the Business of Mercy How ’bout a Pardon, Mr. President? The Silver Slipper The Tent The Park Avenue Club Bartender’s Choice — Power Without Words The Gin Rickey — Clean Taste, Dirty Origins The Whiskey Sour – Damage Control in a Glass The Syndicate Sour – Risk and Reward The Ledger Martini – Accounting in Liquid Form The Officer’s Tip – Payoff in Disguise The Enforcer’s Old Fashioned – Muscle Meets Money The Payroll Punch – Cash Flow in a Glass The Speakeasy Spritz – Legacy of the Hidden Bar Hostess’ Velvet Martini – Women in Control Roy DeMeo and the Westies: The Partnership Built on Murder The Jazz Club Julep – Rhythm in a Glass Hell’s Kitchen Before the Westies: The Forgotten Irish Gangsters of New York The Lansky Legacy: The Grandson Behind the Name Tells a Different Story