Mafia's Greatest Hits
Uncovers the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia's most notorious outlaws, and reveals how the FBI and law enforcement developed the techniques to crack the organization and bring it to justice. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Mafia, told by the people who brought it down.
Episodes
Arnold Rothstein schooled the founders of the American Mafia in the ways of organized crime in the 1920s & set the model for running crime business. Infamous for fixing the 1919 Baseball World Series, he was the criminal genius behind a bootleg empire.
As the head of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia would oversee the American Mafia's most violent period in history. As Luciano's go-to killer, Albert and his hitmen committed murder wholesale. He was a psychopath who would outlive his usefulness.
Under the disguise of mental illness Vincent Gigante evaded the authorities and rose to become the most powerful mobster in New York. When FBI realised their mistake they would stop at nothing to take him down. But would he escape one last time?
Joe Massino, the 'Last Don', crushes anyone who goes against the mafia code of omerta. Loyalty to his family, and obedience to their code of silence, is everything. But when the Feds take Massino down, Massino takes everyone down with him.
In the 1980s and '90s, the Mafia controls the New York criminal underworld. But by the early 2000s, evidence surfaces that the mob has gone much further and has people inside the NYPD. Now a dedicated team of detectives must find out who are the Mob Cops.
In the lawless days of Prohibition America one gangster stands out as the black sheep Dutch Schultz. When Dutch threatens to kill a state prosecutor the mob can't risk the fallout. So they send Dutch a special message: a body full of lead.
America's first superstar gangster, Al Capone, dominated headlines and is said to be responsible for the bloody St Valentines' Day Massacre. After being made the face of organized crime by US government Capone's public image brings about his downfall.
The iconoclastic career of Joesph "Crazy Joe"" Gallo and his brothers Albert and Larry is followed from his murder of Albert Anastasia in 1957 until his own assassination in 1972.
Bugsy Siegel, the Jewish gangster with charm and a killer's instinct, plays hard and dreams big. He's got a vision to build a gambling mecca in the Nevada desert; but when he stops playing by the Mafia's rules, Bugsy pays the ultimate price.
Florida and Cuba were ruled by top don Santo Trafficante. The King of Cuba's casinos was on the verge of mob stardom when a revolution destroys his plans. It results in a secret alliance between the mob and the CIA and a failed assassination attempt.
