American Mafia history 1868-1980s. Organized crime timeline, feature articles, biographies of mobsters and crimefighters, mugshots, book notes, web links, maps, bibliography.
Online discussion group relating to the history of the Mafia in the United States. Site includes photos. Forum message text is available as an RSS News Feed.
Author David Critchley identifies mysterious gunman "Buster from Chicago" as Sebastiano Domingo, and explores the impact of gangsters connected with Berrien County, Michigan. The assassination of Chicago's Antonio Lombardo and the career of Fred "Killer" Burke are also featured. Article includes photographs and a Domingo family tree.
Feature article written by Thomas Hunt and Michael Tona on the Castellammarese Mafia network responsible for the 1921 killing of Camillo Caiozzo in New Jersey.
Article by Thomas Hunt and Louis P. Cafiero on an elusive Mafia figure who advised and then betrayed gangland leaders, taking part in the assassinations of Chicago's Dion O'Banion, New York's Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria and others.
Rick Porrello's information and links related to organized crime and the Mafia. Feature articles, city-by-city reports, photographs, salute to "mob-busters," and a forum.
Andrea Giovino's journey from organized crime to independence. A discussion of the mother-of-four's published memoir, some Giovino interviews, and a scrapbook.