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Mobsters

Mobsters

Mob legends, their violent lives, struggles to grab power, wealth and prestige.
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Season 111 of 28 Episodes

  • James "Whitey" Bulger reigned supreme in the Boston underworld for over 20 years, consolidating his power by ratting out rivals to the FBI.

  • A ruthless gang called "Murder, Inc." carried out mob hits during the 1930s; Mob leaders formed The Syndicate, and as their enforcement arm, members of Murder, Inc. killed an estimated 1,000 people from coast to coast.

  • Tommy Lucchese, one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia, pioneered and perfected labor rackets in New York City's kosher chicken industry, the garment district and the world of professional boxing.

  • "Big Paul" Castellano serves as a boss of the Gambino crime family during the '70s and '80s, overseeing rackets in construction, pornography and more.

  • John Gotti starts out as the leader of a group of young thugs in his South Bronx neighborhood and works his way up to a leadership position in the Gambino crime family.

  • Carlos Marcello becomes the mafia boss of New Orleans in 1947 and maintains power for almost four decades.

  • Heroin kingpin Frank Lucas dominated the Harlem drug market from 1968 to 1975, before being busted for conspiracy to distribute heroin and serving 5 year of his 70-year sentence.

  • Two of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses, Santo Trafficante Sr. and his son, ruled a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast to the Caribbean.

  • Tony Spilotro made his name in Chicago's most powerful organized crime family and was given control of the gang's casino interests in Las Vegas.

  • Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman and Karen Hill are mob ladies with looks that could kill and the connections to take out anyone in their way.

  • Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo's paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately led to his demise.

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26 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Tony Spilotro
    Mob's Greatest Hits
    Carlos Marcello
    Big Joey Massino
    Whitey Bulger
    The Westies
    Joey Gallo
    Mafia Cops: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa
    Jimmy "The Gent" Burke
    Frank Nitti
  • Tony Spilotro

    Tony Spilotro made his name in Chicago's most powerful organized crime family and was given control of the gang's casino interests in Las Vegas.
    Upcoming
  • Mob's Greatest Hits

    Six of the most notorious mafia killings of all time and the effects they had on organized crime.
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  • Carlos Marcello

    Carlos Marcello becomes the mafia boss of New Orleans in 1947 and maintains power for almost four decades.
    Upcoming
  • Big Joey Massino

    Joey Massino brought the Bonanno mob family back after it was destroyed by the FBI.
    Upcoming
  • Whitey Bulger

    James "Whitey" Bulger reigned supreme in the Boston underworld for over 20 years, consolidating his power by ratting out rivals to the FBI.
    Upcoming
  • The Westies

    A group of ruthless Irish punks called the "Westies" terrorize Hell's Kitchen in New York City in the 1970s.
    Upcoming
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