The Comando Vermelho – Organized Crime in Brazil
Comando Vermelho is a Brazilian criminal organization formed in 1979 under the name “Falange Vermelha” as a kind of alliance between two groups: the common…
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The French Connection
In a time when mafia people used all sorts of means to spread terror and maintain their reign over illegal operations, the French Connection was…
Michael Benson Q&A, co-author of Lord High Executioner
How did you decide to document the trajectory of Murder, Inc.? And Anastasia’s story in particular? All I can say is thank God for the…
On This Day in 1998 Jospeh “JR” Russo Died, Aged 67
On this day in 1998 the consigliere of the Patriarca crime family, JR Russo passed away while serving a 16 year sentence in Lompoc federal…
Waiter, There’s a Body in My Linguini
Below is an excerpt from the latest Frank DiMatteo book, LORD HIGH EXECUTIONER. The excerpt from Chapter 6 delves into the hit on Joe The…
Bugsy Siegel, the Mafioso who built Las Vegas
Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel was born on February 28th 1906 in Brooklyn, New York. The son of Austro-Hungarian Jews who had moved to America in search…
On This Day in 1935 Piersanti Mattarella Was Born
On this day in 1935 Piersanti Mattarella was born in Castellammare del Golfo, in Sicily. He was a politician who held the position of President…
Securing Our Phones and Ourselves
Statistically, the most amount of their time people spends on their phones regardless of their age. Narrowing down, this statistic majorly applies to smartphones which…