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Back to SearchLUCKY LUCIANO | "Exile”
Season 37 Episode 6
Luciano is forced to leave the United States and return to Sicily. But, he immediately makes plans to set up a base of operations near the U.S. With the help of Meyer Lansky, Luciano organizes a meet…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
LUCKY LUCIANO | "Operation: Underworld”
Season 37 Episode 5
Luciano flees New York to evade Thomas E. Dewey. But after months of searching, Dewey’s agents find Luciano and bring him back to face charges related to a prostitution business. Luciano fears he wil…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
LUCKY LUCIANO | "The Commission”
Season 37 Episode 4
After Luciano organizes the removal of Salvatore Maranzano, he institutes significant changes to the American Mafia. Luciano’s most notable innovation is the creation of a governing body known as The…
Published on 7 months ago
LUCKY LUCIANO | "Boss of Bosses”
Season 37 Episode 3
In the spring of 1931, Charles Luciano orchestrates the removal of his boss, Joe Masseria. Luciano cuts a deal with Salvatore Maranzano to become the boss of his own crime family. But when Maranzano …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
LUCKY LUCIANO | “Castellammarese War”
Season 37 Episode 2
After Arnold Rothstein’s murder, Charles Luciano works full time for a Sicilian gangster named Joe “the Boss” Masseria and quickly becomes Masseria’s top lieutenant. Masseria begins to feud with a ri…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
LUCKY LUCIANO | “Five Points Gangster”
Season 37 Episode 1
In the late 1800s, millions of immigrants come to the United States for the opportunity for a better life. Among those who come from Sicily is a boy named Salvatore Lucania who will be known as Charl…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
BOMBINGS | “Harvey’s Casino, Part 2: No Way Out”
Season 36 Episode 6
John Birges’s effort to collect extortion money from Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino does not go well. As he tries to think of another plan, the authorities attempt to disarm his bomb. The res…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
BOMBINGS | “Harvey’s Casino, Part 1: A Simple Plan”
Season 36 Episode 5
In the spring of 1980, John Birges hit rock bottom. For about 10 years, he was living the good life. But then his life started to fall apart. His gambling addiction caused major problems, and he desp…
Published on 9 months ago
BOMBINGS | “Mad Bomber, Part 2: Manhunt”
Season 36 Episode 4
Over the course of five years in the early 1950s, George Metesky escalates a bombing campaign that is designed to hurt his former employer, Consolidated Edison. He writes letters to the press and he …
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
BOMBINGS | “Mad Bomber, Part 1: Vendetta”
Season 36 Episode 3
In 1931, George Metesky suffers a injury while working for Consolidated Edison power company in New York. George feels he is not properly compensated for years of trauma and recovery, and he wants ve…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago