THE BLACK HAND FORUM

If the Boston Mafia does exist, the crazy thing to me is that DeLeo not only cooperated with the feds in that murder-for-hire case, he also provided information about the Boston Mafia. So if the Boston Mafia does still exist, in whatever form, that ought to be a real kick in the balls. DeLeo does a...

Loved the podcast. Always felt their was more to the maffia's history than just 'the cammora ratted on eachother in the 1916 wars and were absorbed in to the sicilian maffia'. As you guys said, this podcast raises many more question. I am very much interested in the culturalaspects of the maffia. Ho...

Does anyone has information on Carmine Franzese, father of John. I read on the interwebs that he was questioned in the 1934 Bocchia murder, allegedly commited by Ernest Rupolo. Who was later allegdly killed by John Franzese. Was Carmine Franzese a maffiosi (or cammorista?) What information do we hav...

Interesting. Tried putting the photo in an AI enhancer but didn't turn out any better. https://www.newspapers.com/image/101339892/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwMTMzOTg5MiwiaWF0IjoxNzAzOTcxMDM1LCJleHAiOjE3MDQwNTc0MzV9._btU-xPnCa_fEQFDBIEP9Hd1BKCgo1DYyCvJglJ4G1...

It always baffled me that a small village like Corleone could birth two families early on, and at the same time have a family in Sicily. Was everyone in the maffia in that town? The members of the 'Corleonesi family' in America that became the Lucchese and Genovese families weren't actually all fro...

It always baffled me that a small village like Corleone could birth two families early on, and at the same time have a family in Sicily.

Was everyone in the maffia in that town?

I really enjoyed listening to this podcast B. Hoor you continue with it and the Mob Archeologist podcast aswell.