The Actual Tommy Guns Used in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Marcy Kennedy Knight is an award-winning writer who has written for television, theater, publications and the web.  Hours after the…


The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre Triggermen – As Claimed by One of the Wives

Marcy Kennedy Knight is an award-winning writer who has written for television, theater, publications and the web. William Helmer, recognized Mob…


Dean O’Banion, Bugs Moran and the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

Marcy Kennedy Knight is an award-winning writer who has written for television, theater, publications and the web. Movies have a…


Tuesday, Jan. 14-No Happy Ending for Bulger’s “Love Story”

Bad boys redeemed by the love of a good woman are the stuff of romance novels. Just check out Good…


Friday, Jan. 10th-Mobsters 2013: A Year in the Life

As we turn the calendar on another year, it’s time to reflect on our favorite – and not-so-favorite – mob…


Organized crime finds its way to North Dakota

Take lots and lots of guys, put them out in the sticks with little to do and pay them well….


The Kefauver Committee in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas hearing of the Kefauver Committee, on November 15, 1950, was not among the most gripping of the…


Twenty-five years ago, FBI bug unveiled Mafia induction ceremony

It’s like something from a movie. The hushed, serious tones, the pricking of a finger to draw blood, the burning…


New York mobster, a murder suspect, nabbed in Las Vegas

The New York Mafia may be a thing of the past in the Las Vegas casino industry, but its associates…


Monday, August 4, 2014: The Havana Underworld: Raul Gonzalez Jerez

You can hear more about Raul, Santo Trafficante Jr. and other Cuban gangsters at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 9, when…