Mobsters

"Big Paul" Castellano served as boss of the Gambino crime family--the largest in New York during the 1970's and 80's. Castellano presented himself as a legitimate...   Read More

The biography of "Nicky Scarfo" reveals the life of one of the most violent American mafia bosses in the past half century. It explores Scarfo's fast rise within...   Read More

He was one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia. During Tommy's tenure as underboss and boss of what would come to be...   Read More

Murder, Inc. is the name for a ruthless gang that carried out mob hits during the 1930s. When mob leaders formed "The Syndicate," they became the "judge and...   Read More

James "Whitey" Bulger is one of Boston's most notorious gangsters, who reigned supreme in Boston's underworld for more than 20 years. His rise to power, as...   Read More

Life of the lowly nightclub manager and hustler who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Experts and historians discuss...   Read More

A look at how the Genovese Family put the "organized" into "organized crime", then backed it up with a ruthless determination to remain all-powerful in the...   Read More

Profile of the ruthless mobster whose testimony brought down some of New York's most feared criminals and whom Ray Liotta played in the movie "Goodfellas"....   Read More

Portrait of the powerful Teamsters Union boss who did business with the mob, improved the lives of his workers, and feuded with Attorney-General Robert Kennedy...   Read More

Sordid tale of the gangster whose life spanned a century of Mafia history. Includes the story of his downfall, when his own mob commission turned against him...   Read More