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The first crack in the Mafia
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:19 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:19 am
The fall of 1963 saw something that had never happened before on national tv: a member of the Mafia squealed. Joe Valachi was living in a cell with none other than Vito Genovese. Genovese gave him the "kiss of death." IN revenge, the made man, Valachi, ratted out the mob to Senator McLelland's committee before all the cameras.
Keep in mind we didn't have the Godfather, Sopranos, Goodfellas, and other shows that told the story of the mob. This was the first glimpse the American public got of the Mafia from the inside, and it made Hoover look pretty damn bad. Here are the first few news stories that appeared in September 1963. I will add more later in the thread so you don't have to drink from a fire hose. ;-)
Keep in mind we didn't have the Godfather, Sopranos, Goodfellas, and other shows that told the story of the mob. This was the first glimpse the American public got of the Mafia from the inside, and it made Hoover look pretty damn bad. Here are the first few news stories that appeared in September 1963. I will add more later in the thread so you don't have to drink from a fire hose. ;-)
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Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:27 am to prplhze2000
I just watched a 3 part Docu-series type thing on Hulu (I think) that had a bit on this.
name of show was American Godfathers: The 5 families.
pretty interesting watch.
name of show was American Godfathers: The 5 families.
pretty interesting watch.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:34 am to prplhze2000
And life in major American cities has never been the same since it's demise. Right or wrong, a public service was removed and replaced with Mogadishu governance
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:56 am to prplhze2000
I had a cousin in the gay mafia. They were savage yet fabulous. Very queer organization.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:42 am to prplhze2000
When the left still believed in free speech.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:58 am to prplhze2000
Interesting story
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:00 am to prplhze2000
There is no Mafia. I advise you to look elsewhere for your true crime entertainment. Good day to you.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:04 am to Jim Rockford
quote:It's a stereotype and its offensive.
There is no Mafia.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:07 am to prplhze2000
The Appalachian meeting was six years prior so this was certainly not the first crack in the mob
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:09 am to L1C4
OP watches too much TV...
A guy's got a vowel in his last name and he's a criminal.
Just trying to sell some fresh produce and olive oil...
Effin' feds camping out in my driveway...
A guy's got a vowel in his last name and he's a criminal.
Just trying to sell some fresh produce and olive oil...
Effin' feds camping out in my driveway...
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:15 am to prplhze2000
McLellan and RFK had been going after the Mafia for a few years. A couple of years prior to Valachi’s testimony, they held their first hearings, but they didn’t produce much information or testimony.
Crazy Joe Gallo helped create the image of the cool gangster during his testimony.
Crazy Joe Gallo helped create the image of the cool gangster during his testimony.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:16 am to OWLFAN86
The first time a member broke Omerta.
If there was such a thing.
Which there isn't....
If there was such a thing.
Which there isn't....
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:20 am to Ghost of Colby
Posted on 3/19/25 at 3:07 pm to 777Tiger
quote:
777Tiger
What the hell kind of link is this?
Posted on 3/19/25 at 3:09 pm to OWLFAN86
First time from the inside.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 3:11 pm to wfallstiger
Funny you said that. Awhile back I saw on Twitter people posting crime and theft going on in Chicago. One of the comments was, "at what point do we just turn it back over to the mafia? At least then they'll be order". The guy kinda had a point.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 3:23 pm to riverparish
You think bums and addicts would be sleeping on the Strip in Vegas if the mob still ran things?
Posted on 3/19/25 at 3:32 pm to prplhze2000
There is a book called “ The Valachi Papers”.
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 3/19/25 at 4:24 pm to riverparish
Everyone knew the rules and the consequences - inside and outside the enterprise - was a corporation in the truest sense of the word
Posted on 3/24/25 at 9:11 pm to wfallstiger
Picking up where I left off. Here are some more articles that give a glimpse of the mob.
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