Outlaws & Gunslingers

On April 14th, 2013 15 year old Daniel Marsh wandered the streets looking for anyone with unlocked doors or windows. Unfortunately, that night Claudia Maupin and Oliver Northrup left their window unlocked so Marsh broke in and brutally murdered them and mutilated their bodies. When he finally confessed to the murders, he said he had the "urge to kill" and when he did it gave him a feeling of "true...

This week we take a look at the Gambino Family. From their history and early leaders, to the infamous John Gotti and to their current regime, we explore it all! Stay tuned for deep dives into Gambino members on our Mafia series! Subscribe to our YouTube where we post shorts, clips, full episodes, and exclusives! youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....

On June 4th, 2008 Travis Alexander was found murdered in his bathroom shower. Friends of Travis immediately told investigators if it was anybody, it would have been his crazy ex girlfriend Jodi Arias. Initially saying she had nothing to do with the murder, she gets arrested and heads to trial, where there is a shocking twist to her story. Check us out on YouTube where we post shorts, clips, full e...

On April 22nd, 1974, 3 men entered the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden, Utah to rob it. They ended up taking 5 hostages where the end result ended in a brutal crime scene. *PLUS* An announcement about our Mafia Series and how we will continue forward with it! Check out our YouTube channel where we post shorts, clips, full episodes, and exclusives! youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork Become a supporter of this podcas...

An FBI operation slated for 6 months turned into over 5 years of work that Agent Joseph Pistone put into infiltrating the mob under his alias Donnie Brasco. He quickly gained access to the inner working of the Bonanno family, almost becoming a made men before the FBI pulled the plug on his operation. His work exposed aspects of the mafia never before confirmed and his infiltration resulted in over...

On this episode we wrap up the bosses of the Bonanno Family with the last 4 official and acting bosses. Vincent Basciano took over after Massino went to prison in 2004. When Basciano went to prison in 2007, Salvatore Montagna took over until he was deported in 2009 and Vincent Badalamenti took over until his imprisonment in 2012. Since then, the current and official boss is Michael Mancuso who was...

This week we take a look at longtime Bonanno member and eventual boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino. He was called "The Last Don" due to him being the only boss of the five families not being in prison at the time. He is most widely known as the first sitting boss in the history of the Mafia to turn state's evidence. Check out our YouTube channel where we post shorts, clips, full episodes, and exclusi...

Enjoy this bonus content of one of our other podcasts we do called According To Wikipedia. On the show, we take some of the most popular Wikipedia pages and read them so you don't have to! We know this isn't true crime related but we wanted to give a preview as we just launched a few weeks ago. On this week's episode, we take a look at the Halloween page and see how it started and how it turned in...

We take a look at two more bosses of the Bonanno Family in this episode. First up is Carmine Galante who seized control of the family after Rastelli went to prison in 1976 which led to the other mob bosses ordering a hit. His death picture is one of the most famous Mafia pictures out there. After Galante's death, the Commission appointed Salvatore "Sally Fruits" Farrugia as boss though little is k...

We continue our look into the Bonanno Family with four more men who were either acting boss or permanent boss. DiGregorio and Sciacca came out of the Banana War as bosses following Joe Bonanno. Evola and Rastelli were next in line after those two. All four of their stories are right here! Check out our YouTube channel where we post shorts, clips, full episodes, and exculsives! youtube.com/@bangdan...

As we continue our deeper look into the Bonanno Family, we go back before Joe Bonanno and profile his predecessor Nicolo "Cola" Schiro. He became boss of what would become the Bonanno Family in 1912 and his claim to fame would be orchestrating the Good Killers murders where five of his men took out rivals in New York, New Jersey, and Detroit. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake...

This week we cover the Bonanno Family namesake, Joe "Joe Bananas" Bonanno. From how he got his start in the criminal underworld, to his mysterious disappearance, his death and everything in between, it's all here! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@outlawsandgunslingers

We take a look at the history of the Bonanno Family in this episode. They are the second oldest of the 5 families. They are perhaps most famous for the well known infiltration of FBI agent Joseph Pistone A.K.A. Donnie Brasco. Besides that incident, they were also known for not having any members flip to informant up until the 2000's. Next episode we will cover members more in depth starting with t...

In this episode we wrap up talking about the Genovese family and take a quick look at some former and current members who didn't really have an episode's worth of info. We also talk about some members that became informants. Next episode we will start The Bonanno Family! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support . Subscribe to our You...

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...