Outlaws & Gunslingers

This week we take a look at Dominick Cirillo, who was the acting boss of the Genovese Family while Gigante was in prison. When Gigante went away, as was the case with Vito, there was a committee of shot callers but Cirillo is said to be the one that had final say. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe to our YouTube! h...

After Phil Lombardo retired due to health issues in 1981, Vincent Gigante took over for him as boss. Gigante, known before this as the man who almost killed Frank Costello for Vito leads the family for the next 24 years up until his death in 2005. During this time he began wandering around the streets talking to himself feigning mental illness to avoid prosecution for over 20 years. This earned hi...

This week we cover another more acting bosses of the Genovese Family who operated while Vito was in prison. Gerardo Catena, Mike Miranda, and Phil Lombardo all ran the family by a "committee" with Vito away. However, it was Phil Lombardo that would break away and become the true leader after Vito died in prison in 1969, a position he would hold until 1981. Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

This week we'll cover two high ranking members of the Genovese Family. Anthony Strollo also known as Tony Bender was a close friend and underboss of Vito Genovese and helped him plan the attempted assassination on Frank Costello. He eventually turned on Vito and he ended up "missing" in 1962. Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli was a former Capo and became "acting boss" when Vito Genovese went to prison. Ho...

Although Meyer Lansky wasn't technically in the American Mafia, he was a significant figure that helped the Mafia become dominant in the 1950's along with Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel. He was instrumental in getting the gambling business started in Cuba before Castro took over which brought the Mafia millions of dollars. Nicknamed "The Mob Accountant" he is said to have been the money man behind...

This week we cover the namesake of the Genovese Family, Vito Genovese. Starting out as an enforcer for Lucky Luciano, he eventually rose through the ranks. After Luciano was deported to Italy, Genovese and Frank Costello became embroiled into a power struggle which Vito won and the rest is history. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/su...

This week we cover Frank Costello who ran with Lucky Luciano during the early Mafia days. After Luciano took control of what is now the Genovese family, Frank was his Consigliere and later became the boss after Luciano was deported back to Italy. He is perhaps more famous for his feud with Vito Genovese for control of the family which he ultimately lost and lived out his life in semi-retirement. H...

This week, we cover two major conferences that were attended by the nation's top crime boss. First was the Atlantic City Conference on May 13-16, 1929 and is likely the first organized crime summit ever held. In Atlantic City, the boss's goal was to curb the violent bootleg wars in New York and Chicago and establish a plan to work together moving forward. The Havana Conference meanwhile, was set u...

This week we cover The Commission which is the governing body of the Mafia. Consisting of all 5 New York families as well as a couple other families around the country, they decide the most important issues facing the Mafia mainly to prevent warfare between families and they also vote on who will become new bosses of families when the situation calls for it. We will go through the forming of the C...

The Castellammarese War was fought from February 1930 to April 1931 between the rival families of Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. After Maranzano's side wins, he established the infamous 5 families of New York and declares himself "capo di tutti capi" or boss of all bosses. However, doing so angers Lucky Luciano who takes Maranzano out and creates "The Commission'' and the Mafia begins to ta...

his week we will have a 2 for 1 episode with the first half covering the Five Points Gang from NYC. Although not technically part of the Mafia, the gang is where notable Mafia figures like Johnny Torrio, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone and Frankie Yale got their start. As for Frankie Yale, we profile him in the second half of the episode. During the 1920's he was a major Mafia player and ran Brooklyn bef...

This week, we profile Giuseppe Morello, who is widely believed to be the first Sicilian mafioso to migrate to the United States and bring Mafia activities with him. We'll take a look at his early "black hand" (extortion) and counterfeiting operations up to his death in the Castellammarese War. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support...

We have finally made it to covering the American Mafia and we start out with a quick history lesson on the mob. From the arrival of the first known Italian mafioso to America up to today's Mafia activities, it's all here! Stay tuned to our upcoming shows because we have in depth profiles on mafia figures and events throughout history. Outlaws & Gunslingers is your new home for Mafia content! S...

In 1993, three eight year old boys were found murdered in a drainage canal. Three teenage boys were eventually charged and convicted for the crimes. By 2011, all three of the now men were released from prison after new evidence and jury misconduct had been found to have happened. To this day, the three men remain out of prison, but the story doesn't end there. There are many who think that someone...

April 19th, 2023 is the 30th anniversary of the end of the Waco Siege. It started February 28th, 1993 as a failed raid by the ATF on the Mount Carmel compound of the Branch Davidians. That turned into a siege which finally ended on April 19th, 1993 when the compound burned to the ground. To this day, it is hotly debated whether the Davidians or law enforcement started the fire. We will take a look...

April 15th, 2023 is the the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing which happened in 2013. We will take a look at the life of the Tsarnaev brothers, the bombing, the subsequent murders, the manhunt and the trial. We also discuss whether or not the FBI knew about, or were involved with the older brother prior to the bombing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podc...

On January 11th, 1992, 12 year old Shanda Sharer was brutally tortured and burned alive by 4 girls between the ages of 15-17. Sharer was dating one of the girls' ex-girlfriend and this is how they decided they would get their "revenge." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@outl...

In our final installment of the Menendez story, the trial has begun where the brothers are tried together but with 2 separate juries. After the first one ends with a mistrial, we head to the second one where they are eventually convicted of the crimes and sent to prison for life. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe t...

In part two of the Menendez Brothers story, we take a look at the murder and the brothers attempt to make it look like a mob hit. They then go on an outrageous spending spree that leads the authorities to suspect them and ultimately arrest them. We'll end the episode with the preparations for their trial, which we will cover on the next episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre...

On August 20th, 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez shot and killed their mother and father in the den of their own house. In a criminal case that captivated the nation, it took two trials for them to be eventually found guilty. In part one of a three part series, we will take a look at the life of all four family members leading up to that fateful day and what could have led to the murders. Become a sup...

On July 20th. 2012, James Holmes opened fire on a crowded movie theater at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. Twelve people were killed and 70 others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. It was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since Columbine. At the time, the 82 killed or injured was the largest number of victims in one shooting in U.S. history. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

This week, we have two massacres in the state of Michigan, both of which rank as two of the top 3 deadliest massacres in the state's history. First up, in June of 1971, 8 people were shot and killed at a house on Hazelwood street in Detroit in a likely drug dispute. This became known as the Hazelwood Massacre. Then, we have the Rock Road Massacre, which occurred in Farwell, MI in 1982. In this one...

On this week's episode we cover the mysterious disappearance of 4 year old Elsie Paroubek in 1911 Chicago. Word on the street was that she was snatched up by Gypsies. Other reports say she was abducted by an unknown person in the neighborhood. Her disappearance and search occupied Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota law enforcement for six weeks. Who took Elsie? Become a supporter of this podcast:...

This week we cover an armored car robbery in 1977 committed by two brothers in which the two drivers of the truck were killed and dumped in Lake Mead. Got a person/event you want us to cover? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com and let us know! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube...

This week we cover the Trinity River Massacre where 5 Dallas police officers were held at gunpoint while investigating a burglary. 3 officers ended up murdered, one injured, and one escaped. The suspects were eventually caught and sentenced to death. Got a person/event you want us to cover? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com and let us know! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea...