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Hello there Kaylie! Thank you for listening. Are you related by chance? There's another episode where I talk to Sam Carlino who is the grandson of Pete.

Thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching Chris!

Thank you! Yes, many things have changed over the years, though some are the same.

Thank you for watching Chucky as always! I'm going to assume you're jesting, but are you related to the Robert I referenced? Had to ask...

@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast Yeah Jacob I was joking although it's a common clan name in Ireland 😂

Thank you Anders! I always appreciate your support.

Thank you Darnell! I do what I can.

Thanks for the support Murray!

Thank you as always Daniel!!!

Hope you enjoy it Rick! Part Three will be a whopper, and I can't wait to get going on that one.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast I definitely did! You never fail to expand beyond what I thought I knew!! I would add Sammy Gravano to your list of transfers; I'm fuzzy on what was behind it, but am positive it involved a dispute.

Thank you! I try. I should have added Gravano, but I felt like I had enough. His transfer was allegedly related to a beef with Ralph Spero, and after that his transfer to the Gambino's was arranged.

Thank you for the kind words Simon! I work really hard to put the content together end-to-end, and I think the main reason my channel isn't as significant is that my time between episodes is greater than many other content creators. That's primarily because I spend a ton of time doing research before I put anything to paper so to speak, but then I do all other aspects myself which takes a lot of time as well. Additionally, I have a day-job, kids to care for, etc., so this is really my (really awesome) side hobby. I would love to move faster than I do currently, but the larger the channel, the greater the expectations. Therefore, I'm comfortable building my catalog of content and subscriber-base slow-and-steady. That said, it's people like you that make it worth the grind.

Dont forget Gary Jenkins

Who can forget Gary? He's the best.

P.S you also got information wrong on the Lufthansa heist...Anthony Ruggiano said his father Fat Andy fenced the Lufthansa jewelry and his end was 500 thousand from it ..he split that with a very infamous member of the columbo crime family.. therefore it had to be over a million dollars worth of jewelry not 800 thousand...do yourself a favor tap into all resources for information not just fbi files

Hi Shawn! I'm not sure I mentioned Lufthansa in this episode, but I probably mentioned it elsewhere (likely in the Billy Batts episode). I may have gotten the numbers wrong and who the split went to. It happens. I do my best to use a diverse range of sources and to put information together as best as I can, but in this case I hadn't heard Anthony's comments regarding his Dad's take from the heist. So, you can't include what you aren't aware of. That said, I'll continue to do my best to look at as many sources as possible prior to putting information forth.

Thank you for sharing this information Veronica! It's always welcome. I have not read the book, but now I know something worth asking for during the holidays. Carmine Lombardozzi is another guy I'd like to do an episode on at some point. He was regularly in and out of favor, was allegedly a confidential informant for many years, had trouble with the family and was nearly killed as a result of an extra-marital affair, but through it all managed to navigate the waters and stay alive until he died a natural death in 1992. He had a very interesting life story.

Thanks Erik! I'm glad you found my channel as well. I hope you enjoy the content going forward. Lots of good stuff planned.

Thanks for watching Thomas! I'm not 100% sure of the context of your comment, but I'll assume it's relating to the note around narcotics.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast i'm old. the old dogs are gone.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast mob is DOPE dealing since the 1800's.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast FBI IS ASSHOE

"One by one, our old friends are gone."

L’organizzazione è cambiata molto nel corso degli anni, ma per molti aspetti non è cambiata affatto.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast A mio parere è cambiato il folklore, i mafiosi sono maggiormente infiltrati nelle università, nelle forze di polizia, nelle istituzioni, e reggono il gioco in modo diretto a parenti e affiliati che lavorano sulla strada. In Italia abbiamo figli di boss che fanno indagini antimafia sulla decina del padre.

Remus is very good at uncovering loopholes and exploiting them.

Hi Mel! First, thank you for watching the video! I appreciate the support. Regarding your comments on Joe Kennedy, you're right, I didn't present a lot of evidence in this particular episode to prove that he is indeed a "scumbag." This episode was more focused on the wiretaps than the entirety of the Kennedy situation, so it wasn't what I was trying to do. However, if you do some digging on Joe Kennedy, you'd uncover some pretty shady stuff very quickly. Not even shady, just plain evil. Maybe I'll do an episode on it someday. If you want to learn more, Jeff Canarise covered Joe Kennedy and all of his misdeeds at length on his paid podcast roughly 6-12 months ago. It's well worth the listen. Regarding whether or not Kennedy knew his sons would go after the mob before making a deal, I would hazard a guess that he knew their stance, but believed he could control them. Regarding the margin of victory and how it was won, I personally believe the mob did just enough to put him over the edge, but not too much so as to arouse larger suspicions of election fraud. I also believe that the entire mob wasn't in on it, but that may be naieve of me. In any event, thank you for commenting and please don't take my reply as saying you're wrong. You're absolutely welcomed to share your opinion, and I enjoy replying to well-thought out commenters like yourself.

Thank you for the kind words John! I will be coming back with Ricca Part Two in the near future. That said, there are so many characters to cover in Chicago.

Thank you for watching and commenting! Interesting thoughts for sure. This story in particular was one that I just found so odd that a high-ranking guy like Neil would be beaten to a pulp and basically nothing happened about it (until later).

Thank you as well for watching!

Again, you're absolutely right with the Ceritto pronunciation. I hadn't realized that, and went with the American way of saying it. As for the Bonanno's, they were more active than people suspect in Arizona when Joe, Sr. was supposed to be "retired." The Bonanno family were always in the drug business, so this comment doesn't surprise me at all.

Thanks for watching Tommy! I learned about the Sciortino pronunciation only after I'd recorded the episodes. That's been a sore spot for me and something I've really been trying hard to work on over the course of this podcast.

First, thank you for watching! Yes, I've been told I'm long-winded. Since episode #14, I've been trying to cut back on the preamble, but because this older episode seems to be one of my more popular pieces of content, you're getting me while I was still honing the craft a little bit. In any event, I hope you enjoyed the story (once I got on with it).

Thank you for watching! I'm sure you have some great stories.

Thanks for watching Nappa! While you may have been aware, I certainly was not at this point. I'd venture to guess that most casual mob genre listeners also weren't, which is why I covered it.

First, thank you for watching Joe! Yes, I've been told I'm long-winded. Since episode #14, I've been trying to cut back on the preamble, but because this older episode seems to be one of my more popular pieces of content, you're getting me while I was still honing the craft a little bit. In any event, I hope you enjoyed the story (once I got on with it).

You're right, there should be mugshots. However, locating and getting access to those mugshots has been something I've not been able to do. That being said, maybe a year or more after I posted this video, the channel Brazen Breeds came out with a video in which they were able to find a picture of the real William Bentvena. I urge you to head on over there and check it out.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast thanks for the info & love the show too!

New episode dropping tomorrow.

Thank you Anthony! Over time I've gotten better about worrying less what others are doing.

Again, can't refute anything you're saying here (nor do I want to). It's relatively spot on.

I can't refute anything you're saying here (nor do I want to). It's also relatively spot on.

I can't refute anything you're saying here (nor do I want to). It's relatively spot on.

Hi John! Thank you for watching my show and thank you for providing additional context around the John “Skip” LaGuardia murder. There are times like these where you can do all the diligence and look for all the paperwork, but it's not the same as being there. I'm sure you have many stories.

Giovanni is most definitely a badass!

I plan to at some point. Waiting on some paperwork.

@@TheGanglandHistoryPodcast Yes!!! Can’t wait

Yeah, I royally messed up the pronunciation there. Doing my best to get better, but it's a work in progress.

Father O'Neil as they called him

lol funny u mention the KKK next. It was big in a city where I’m near when my parents moved to NC back in 79 there was a big sign that said “welcome to Smithfield, original home Of the klan!” Or some such thing. Huge KKK guy, wrote “birth of a nation” About how the kkk lived and died in Raleigh lol. Crazy how their tentacles like the mobs went everywhere they could. Politics. It’s something else. One person says “this guys gotta go” And it’s done 1000 miles away that’s nutty.

Thank you! I went pretty deep here. Luckily, there were some great resources to lean on for my research.