Season 1
28 episodes · Jun 5, 2007
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- S1E1
Jack Ruby
Jun 5, 200760mA profile of Jack Ruby (1911-1967), the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Included: a discussion of his possible motives for the murder.
- S1E3
Louis Lepke
Jul 3, 200760mProfiling Louis "Lepke" Buchalter (1897-1944), who became a crime boss in the New York City underworld by controlling the garment industry. He was convicted of murder in 1941 and died in the electric chair.
- S1E4
Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano
Jul 10, 200760mA profile of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, the admitted mob underboss who testified against John Gotti, the head of the Gambino crime family in New York City, in the early 1990s.
- S1E5
Bugsy Siegel
Jul 17, 200760mA profile of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-47) chronicles his rise to fame, including his role in building Las Vegas.
- S1E6
Jimmy Hoffa
Jul 24, 200760mA profile of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975. Included: remarks by his daughter Barbara Crancer and biographer Arthur Sloane.
- S1E7
Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family
Jul 30, 200760mThe Genovese crime family is the subject.
- S1E8
Frank Costello
Aug 6, 200760mA profile of Frank Costello includes an interview with Anthony Quinn. Frank Costello sees himself as a businessman, preferring diplomacy to violence.
- S1E9
Joseph “The Rat” Valachi
Aug 13, 200760mJoseph Valachi is the first syndicate member to testify against the Cosa Nostra and reveal its inner workings.
- S1E10
Meyer Lansky
Aug 20, 202260mFinancial wizard Meyer Lansky survives some 50 years in organized crime.
- S1E11
Al Capone
Sep 2, 200760mA profile of Al Capone, who was Chicago's gangland kingpin in the '20s but was cut down by the IRS in 1931 and spent eight years in Alcatraz.
- S1E12
Vinnie 'The Chin' Gigante
Sep 3, 200760mVincent Gigante attempts to convince the world that he is legally insane.
- S1E13
Joe Bonanno
Sep 17, 202260mMafia crime boss Joseph Bonanno outlives enemies and publishes his memoirs.
- S1E14
The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
Oct 7, 200760mA profile of New York's Gambino crime family examines the rise of its founder, Carlo Gambino, and that of his successors, Paul Castellano and John Gotti.
- S1E15
Henry Hill
Nov 4, 200760mMobster Henry Hill's testimony brings down some of New York's most feared criminals. The mobster-turned-informant Henry Hill, who was portrayed by actor Ray Liotta in the 1990 film "Goodfellas."
- S1E16
Lucky Luciano
May 10, 200860mA profile of Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897-1962), a mob figure in 1930s New York. Salvatore "Lucky" Luciano creates Murder Inc. and makes millions in racketeering and prostitution.
- S1E17
Whitey Bulger
Jun 14, 200860mFugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is profiled. He rose to become a gangster in South Boston, became an informant for the FBI to end the Italian mob in, distract them from his own criminal activities and ended in the largest informant scandal in FBI history.
- S1E18
Murder, Inc.
Jun 21, 200860mThe story of Murder, Inc., a 1930s organized-crime group whose members were mob enforcers. Murder, Inc. was a ruthless gang that carried out an estimate 1,000 mob hits. founded by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, they were assassins that carried out contract killings for the Itailian American, Jewish American mafia, and others
- S1E19
Tommy Lucchese
Jun 28, 200860mGaetano 'Tommy' Lucchese, a mob figure in 1930s New York, is profiled. He was one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia. During Tommy's tenure as underboss and boss of what would come to be known as the Lucchese crime family, he pioneered and perfected labor rackets in New York City's kosher chicken industry, the garment district, and the world of professional boxing which generated millions of dollars.
- S1E20
Paul Castellano
Jul 12, 200860mPaul Castellano, a New York mob boss who was murdered in 1985. Disliked, and distrusted by members of his own crime family, the Gambino crime family, he still rose to be the head of that crime family, however under controversial and disagreeable circumstances.
- S1E21
John Gotti
Jul 19, 200860mThe fifth child of 13 children, John Joseph Gotti Jr was born on 27th October 1940 in the South Bronx. From a very young age, Gotti made a name for himself in the neighbourhood as the leader of the Fulton-Rockaway Boys, a group of young thugs. Gotti soon became 'capo' of the East New York Crew. After a violent coup he went on to take the leadership position of the Gambino Crime family. All of these events would set Gotti on the path to becoming one of the most well-known figures in Mafia history. Gotti's legendary fashion flair made him an interesting character. His rough cunning made his fellow mafiosi respect him. Gotti's volatile temper made them and others fear him.
- S1E22
Carlos Marcello
Jul 26, 200860mCarlos Marcello grew up in the mysterious milieu of New Orleans in the early 20th Century to become the city's mafia boss for almost four decades. Despite his modest beginnings, Carlos joined the mafia at age 26 and quickly climbed in the ranks, aided by success in illegal gambling ventures and a talent for making effective payoffs to public officials. In 1947, Marcello became the longtime boss of New Orleans in a reign marked by absolute power, corruption, and antagonism of the U.S. government. At his height he would be revered as possibly the most powerful mob leader in the nation. One day Congress would even suspect Marcello of participating in a conspiracy to kill the President to of the United States.
- S1E23
Frank Lucas
Oct 3, 200860mHeroin 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.
- S1E24
Santo Trafficante
Oct 10, 200860mIn this shocking episode of mobsters, we deal with the brutal drug trade which flourished during the 1950s and 1960s, typified by the violent yet hugely interesting figure of the 'Santo Traficante'; literally, the saintly or sacred drug dealer.
- S1E25
Mickey Cohen
Oct 17, 200860mMickey Cohen became the king of West Coast mob rackets in 1947, following Bugsy Siegel's death.
- S1E26
Tony Spilotro
Dec 5, 200860mLas Vegas mobster Tony Spilotro is profiled. 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.
- S1E27
Mob Ladies
Dec 12, 200860mWomen with mob ties are profiled. Recounts the roles female mobsters Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman, and Karen Hill all played in their mafia lifestyles.
S1E28Nicodemo Scarfo
Dec 19, 200860mPhiladelphia mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo, known as "Little Nicky." His paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately lead to his demise.