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Oh man I’m so glad somebody else said something. That Gotti movie with Travolta was the first time I walked out in the middle of a movie in probably 30 years!
How much did he actually enjoy his power/money 💰roaming around the lower east side. In a bath robe and slippers residing in a tenament apartment -???😱.
My name is Tommy, I love taking a break from my shinebox and watching these documentary's, I had a customer today--Billy Batts I did a perfect shine job and he refused to pay,I wont forget this
Mickey Featherstone was my first customer. Couldn't pay, so I gave him another 6 months. (Then, I gave him a hot karl and he sucked me off in a broom closet, as he is known to do for rocks)
@@vicvega861 My cousins name is Tony and he loves kissing other men. Does it all the time. He also pleads loyalty to a bunch of gumbas over his own family. Goes through some gay ritual where they burn a Saint's mass card. How gay.
Philly born and raised. This stuff was on the 6 o'clock news everyday. Crazy times. I was 10yrs old when Bruno went down. Channel 6 Action News. My Mom would be cooking dinner while I watched this on a 10" black&white TV in the corner.
He was a dumbass with a child's mentality, like all these gangsters. Yeah, people fear them, but is that all they want from life? They're stuck in adolescence. Schoolyard bullies, all of them, with little boy brains. Why make them out to be more than they are? His downfall was his own childishness. "Mom! Look what I can do!!!"
The Mafia 2 talks about Union and kind of companies they control. This is verybinteresting to me because most average person really never know about this much.
I thought they found out later that Fat Tony Salerno was only a figurehead for Vincent "the Chin" Gigante. Then after that the chin started his crazy "odd-father" routine. Because Salerno went down for him, he became the "capo di tutti capi" or whatever it's name is.
Ill never forget being a little kid and seeing Gotti on channel 7 every night. It was literally every night. People who didn't live through that era in that part of the country don't understand. Big as any other public figure.
I am Belgian, born in '74... was about 10yrs old when my parents let me watch the evening news. Seeing reports about the mafia stunned me. It was so intimidating and spooky. I remember the Paul Castalano murder and trials where these old mobsters were brought in court in wheelchair, hospital beds.. and later all indeed all the Gotti news and also Pablo Escobar came in the spotlight. I followed up on these things even at that age. These guys held jaw dropping power and it was hard to fathom as a kid. Governments seemed truly powerless. I even remember the Mickey Munday gang being arrested.
I believe the original name of this documentary interviews was *War Against The Mafia* On part 1 about 36 mins in is a single frame or two that that shows it was recorded in the uk and says the name ‘war against the mafia’ While coming back from a commercial break
Frank Dichico wasn't the underboss to Big Paul... It was Neil Delecroche then Neil dies December 2nd 85' and that fast Big Paul nominates his bodyguard Tommy Boloti......Single biggest mistake was killing Roy Demeo though........
It was the wise decision, given the scenario, and being a Parent who put his son before himself. The most intelligent decision he had made. Living each day with the facts of countless murders, most of which were unnecessary would be a subject no one has the experience to judge. Ego Mind is where the negatives are found, Higher Mind is where balance and Wisdom resides. . It is clear which was the standard in this story's scenarios.
A full length movie about the Philly mob in the 70s and 80s would be such a hit I think if done right start with Bruno then chicken man testa and finally scarfos reign as boss no need to see Joey merlinos time
mickey is in a few gambino (and gambino big wigs) docs search domminick montiglia,phil leonetti and (one of mickeys associates cant recall his name but they all told on their leaders ,and theres a 2 hour doc on them but its very good
That's an automatic death sentence,they call you turn up or die because why are you hiding?You have done something.Its a rule for security reasons.Your innocent you go your guilty you don't,if they want you dead either way they win.
@geoff edwards. I think he is laughing more at your sentence structure, and grammar...they’re both a little.......not very good. Its a confusing paragraph to say the least buddy.
Not for nothing scarfo was a psycho before he became boss and Gotti had no business being anything above a capo. Due to law enforcement Organized crime's hey dey was way behind us but putting ppl in leadership roles that had absolutely no business being in them didn't help. Scarfo, Gotti, gaspipe, persico list goes on and on these guys single handily destroyed their given family. Families basically helped law enforcement by putting these guys in charge. What made it even worse was when they got life sentences they made their 20yr old sons Boss which further grenaded everything
I agree except Persico! He did well under thr circumstances imo. Gotti was the end of it all. Total clown! They were better served under Paul who was a greedy fk who ignored the street talk he wasn't a fkn idiot celebrity wannabe. The last thing you need in a mafia boss. The chin was the best the had in that time. Shrewed as they come.
@@lancesmith889 exactly... most of them are meat heads. But another serious issue which they themselves don't realize is that they all want to be show offs, capos, bosses. One of the true old world mafia tenet is to not be a show off. This is their demise in America. Its time to go back to mafia school for them.
Agreed on the Gotti comment. People talk about him like he was a god. Guy was a nightmare for the Gambinos. Sammy the bull should have led the family. Whilst he did a lot of hits, he wasn't a psychopath like Scarfo, and unlike Gotti, he knew that keeping a low profile was key to staying out of trouble. Frankie DeCicco would also have been a good pick for the top spot.
LCN shoulda been run as a community. No bosses. No drugs. No killings. Ya kill, ya go away. Ya deal drugs,, ya go away. Prison terms are on your own crimes. MAFIA should be about what it was originally formed for. Protect the people from outsiders.
As much as I dislike criminals and crime, I still don't see how the hell phone tapping and bugging are not only legal, but admissible in court. I personally think it's unconstitutional... And what if an agent sneaks into your house thinking Noone is home and you end up shooting them? Think you'll get away with it as if it were a normal B&E ? Definitely not !
Phone taping or an recording is legal even in a constitution. For one, the police go to a private court and ask the judge for permission to record your convos, if you are involved with murder, or an illegal activity that harms the public safety like drugs and grand theft or fraud, human trafficking/prostitution. If a complaint was made by a citizen the police have to follow thru the process or else they are liable for misfiance/malfiance of the law if someone becomes a victim. Also it it perfectly legal for another country to do secret survellance on any American citizen because that other country does not have the same constitutional laws as America, it is not liable to the American justice system. The foreign country can pass the recordings to America authorities for assessment, and still be within the laws of the country. Snowden has proved this, Obama had passed a law on meta data, this allows any country to collect data on any American citizen. US can do the same, collect data including phone convos of foreign countries citizens and be within the law. Enjoy your constitutional rights while valid, then someone comes and takes it away thru legal loop holes.
They have teams of professional burglars with all kinds of surveillance support. They wouldn't try to break in unless they had seen everyone who is there leave first.
its called probable cause google it for the list, and today everytime you speak in the phone and your smartphones/laptops basically anything that can be connected to the internet record everything you say. even you invent a code and used the market devices the government has code breakers meaning the government dont care about your privacy
That O’Brien dude is a liar they posed as Cable repairmen and put the bug in the cable box while Biloti overwatched they didn’t break in using some magic code breaker
Espionage strageties can be done in many ways. Nowadays even more easier, with less intrusion. Just for example tv antennaes that extend above a house roof can be used to hear conversations. Voices are a vibration and anything that can pick vibrations can be used as a mic. Then an electronic frequency device is pointed at the tv antenae to receive the conversations. These electronic devices can be in a truck or house across the street or even on a communication pole half a mile away. Glass windows can also be used as mics. Even spy drones can be used for video survelance.
If hell is what you believe in. No one ever came back from the dead to say what its like in the other world, heaven or hell, if any. I don't beleive in hell after death. I believe this world is hell. We aĺl go to another realm after death, good and bad.
@@knightstar1312 That'd the scary part... No warning for others who have been there. But it doesn't mean hell is not real ..the word of God is here in the Scripture if we only believe and take heed
A soft-spoken murderer this Leonetti. Quite likeable. Anybody in his shoes would roll facing that kind of time. He wasn't going to be a martyr for Scarfo. Former Catholic altar boy: holy Communion confession & fear of hellfire just like me. From that to Scarfo's world. Reminds me of Dominic Montiglio: Catholic altar boy Vietnam Vet musician nice guy soft spoken. From that to Nino Gaggi's world & all that entailed. Who knows what darkness lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
With all the millions these guys were making you would think they would hire 24/7 security guards to watch over the Ravenite. Nope! They left themselves wide open and they got nailed.
Gotti was once memorably described as a 'stone cold moron' by one of the organised crime detectives in New York. Got caught exactly the same way as Castellano. Why would you not presume surveillance at all times?
Excellent, excellent documentary!! I've read a lot of books about La Cosa Nostra and I've seen a ton of documentaries and videos. These have to be the best documentaries I've seen. I know very much about Chicago but I've read about New York and Philadelphia. This series of documentaries is excellent for anyone who has not read any of that stuff. Obviously you can't get as much depth from film as you do from the books but this is a great primer for what went down with Castellano and Philadelphia. Great job Thanks for posting this
@Charles Andrews hey Charles, which, if any, crew from the Outfit controlled areas such as South Holland, Harvey, Cal City, Gary In and those areas south of the city? Was it the Chicago Heights crew? And do they still have a presence in those areas?
@@rickslick. That would have been Frankie LaPorte from Chicago Heights. He was very tight with the big boys. He was part of the Inner Circle for many years. I don't know how much influence the outfit has anywhere these days.
Crime inc is by far the best mob documentary in my opinion. It covers just about every aspect of the mob in depth over 6 episodes. It's on RU-vid if you haven't seen it.
I was dealing and never been in jail. I was no scarface,,, but was oldschool and had connects that I had known well over 10 years and never messed with certain drugs. H was one I never took or sold. I also never went to a point where I was an addict. H was I think the only one I never took.. but by accident I was on X and back in the day the biz was way diff... and a old dealer said if you have a good time and party is OK but when you are smart just realize drugs will never run out... so you do not need to take them all day and you cannot metabolize anything faster that a certain rate... most die because they take more than their body can burn and if too much what kills is the drug has to now be put in places that you cannot pee out or toxic... a body can burn 1 gram of coke in an hour more risky... and a waste just locate the best buzz and be happy.. and I never went crazy... the H I just never wanted to know I killed someone. I was never ever willing to ... and I made a living and not a single bust as again certain rules keep it from you... and I had 3 kids... wife.. living normal mid class and at 33 get busted ... no more than jail at 19 for climbing a radio tower with a girl ... and this is just as dealing changed... p2p meth was now this really way different thing and people that abused it were just off and even thouht I need to stop the people just were not the same and a guy I had never once have ever any issue and I noticed he was off ... and one day he claims I sold him bunk... which was no way.. I was old school we never cut and was not even once ever scammed... I said that was impossible... and this is that new cook you can not reason and I am like I am certain and I have no clue.. are you sure a buddy gf .. and it just ended with me just say OK well then Iam serious I am not selling to you and said do not call me ever again... and month he calls and since he was saying the right thing said OK and he buys and one its a 8 ball and not ever sold a 8ball but was not too aware and he has the cash and 8 ball and just as soon as he leaves am busted he has made buys to get out of a possession and I end up with 5 yrs flat TDC Texas Pen and never even considered taking down all these people... I was just so pissed I let this guy fuck mr and not me.. I was the only money and always on the up... never once ripped off or short and this was so to aviod.. and this guy takes me down my kids are now ok all great and all made it out all OK ... but I really at a point was so under pressyre and TDC was so crazy and was just not ready but I just was able to learn all the rules and walked out and they made me do all and think it was because I refused to rat and even though I ran into that fuckin POS was not ever going to TDC and said you fucked me and my kids and I want to but my kids are not worth it.. Hearing this guy act still as some mob guy like 2 days in jail... and you caused all this to who all ?? all because you were afraid... lol I am afraid... wow. I was never close to ready for Texas pen... and it was violence I never was even close to even in my wildest ever seen a person die... when it is in TV is just something I had never seen and I never killed but in that system you are not in a separate drug unit.. I was with 10, 30, life... it is not even all violent... it is just a 5 years in my life that I was not once on edge or able to relax and I was in 5 and it is almost impossible to lie and I not sense it... it was 5.. thinking you can bs your way to a 40 yr guy... not a chance...
I was 2 blocks away when they whacked Big Paul Castellano. Sirens were coming from every direction but I kept walking. "I didn't see a thing" so to speak !
These stand up guys seem to gossip about each other more than my grandmother’s sewing circle…..😂. And then sometimes people died from said gossip…. Just crazy…. Sometimes brilliant… always fascinating……
The reason the feds thought Big Paul was untouchable was because he didn't meet with capos left & right.He insulated himself well.That along with the fact that he owned many legit businesses.It turned out he wasn't untouchable to the feds because he was under indictment when he was killed, and he wasn't untouchable to his resentful soldiers & skippers.John wasn't gonna kill Big Paul until Neil died because who knows what Neil would've done had they killed Paul before he passed away.John knew he was old school.
Big Paul had all the Capos visit his mansion weekly to pay tribute. That's how bosses make their money at the top. Some of them sent messengers, like Nino, although Nino frequently went up there personally. Big Paul also held all his mob business meetings right in his kitchen, and that's where the listening device was installed that got him on tape talking about boatloads of incriminating evidence. This practice was fine in the 60s & 70s, and prior, and all the bosses did this. Things changed during the 80s with the introduction of court-ordered wiretaps and bugs that were backed by a sealed warrant, and admissable as evidence in court. This was all new to Castellano and even Gotti, and the bosses in the commission trial. Prior to the 80s, the mob was still being bugged everywhere, but it was on illegal wiretaps, not admissable in court, and only for intelligence gathering, not an active investigation looking to imprison the upper mafia echelon.
in line wit the BBC crime inc documentary definetely one of the best TV features about the US cosa nostra. No silly role play very comprehensive not only focussed on the violence but also how the mafia works. Why are these kind of documentary nowadays not possible anymore?
@@sousafortes9041I believe in the video it said that Frank DeCicco was Castello's underboss. I'm just assuming it said that because I watched this a long time ago and I'm just going by my original comment I posted when my memory was more fresh right after watching this. Anyway, if the video said DeCicco was Castello's underboss, I'm pretty sure they're wrong because DeCicco was John Gotti's underboss.
DeMeo was the psycho of psycho’s! Him, Tommy Karate, Anthony Casso, Tommy DeSimone and Greg Scarpa all running around loose at once. That had to be an extremely dangerous time to be in NY.
Gotti is my least favorite boss. They talk about this guy how good looking he is, what a great dresser he is.. I just don't see it. His daughter is very unattractive also.
Yeah an agent they messed with his cable and sent a cable guy in who planted the bug whilst bilotti was holding the torch helping him....saw an interview with the agent who planted it. Plus there was probably never a time when the whole house was empty of people
G Mont508 Phil was already dead , that’s the reason Nicky took over .... he got car bombed at his house by his underboss a year after he became the boss after Angelo Bruno got killed ...... that’s when New York has Nicky take over
Those rats always try to justify being a rat, they cannot justify anything they knew what they were getting themselves into so they should accept the consequences, they sure as hell weren't complaining when they were rolling in cash and power.
ok I'm almost certain Roy was never a fucking captain. a bit of misinformation here tbh...One thing they got right tho is how fkng ruthlessly savage he was.. Not even Gotti wanted it with Roy...
I am just imagining how fast the Internet would have contributed to the downfall of these crime families back then. Facebook, MySpace, Zoom, IM, etc., all that bragging and conversations -- the feds wouldn't having any problems making their cases!! Oh wait... that happens now as well...
The mafia is still around, especially the NY families. The Gambino and Genovese families are still as large as they used to be, and the families in Italy and Sicily have international interests all over the place.
5:12 Paul taking money from "Genie" knowing damn well the money came from heroin. Funny how he didn't question it, just take, take, take...17:19 Castellano didn't know the money was from heroin? LOL!! Of COURSE he knew.
Heroin is where the money was at in the 80s a lot of those mob guys made millions from it but they kept it to themselves and paid their bosses every week to keep them happy snd out of their business since heroin was looked down on and forbidden in the mob.
Most of you probably know that at the beginning when the FBI agent said they used a “computerized digital scanner” to go through 10,000 possible combinations. According to the new Netflix documentary they used a guy to plant the wire posing as a cable tv repairman and did it right under the nose of Tommy Bilotti.
Nope. That's half the story. They had a problem with the bug and had to jump wires. It's better to read about the mob then documentaries. Documentaries are formatted by PRODUCERS. Not actual historians of the mafia story
I'm obsessed with mob documentaries. I watch them day and night. Even though they did horrific shit, it's so hard not to find this shit interesting. I even have nightmares about this shit because I watch it before sleep.
It was a horrible life. The moments of enjoyment in the Mafia were short lived. Can't imagine existing that way knowing you could be next on the chopping block.
@@sonnybliss easy to say when you're on the outside. When you're locked up and you're facing 100 years and no one's looking after your family when you've killed a bunch of people for your boss, you'd 100% flip. The ones that don't are a special breed of human with a iron mindset.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography news coverage. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. Special thanks to veteran law enforcement officers/mob members/news reporters. Making this documentary more authentic and possible -!!! 😉. Wishing viewers a safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 )🌈🎉😉.
You guys see how short the hunch back is but hey let me tell you that original Sicilian's are that short, about 4 ft 3 ft1/2 " tall no more. That's why they have to be sneaky in their doings.
Yeah but all the 5 NY families were going to him and crew to do,their dirty deeds. DeMeo couldn't refuse their demands or else. When people murder too much they become detached. Military soldiers go through the same thing.
