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History10.1k votersThe 12 Most Brutal Mob Bosses In Recent HistoryPlenty of people watch mob movies or binged Breaking Bad. But real life recent mob bosses are a far cry from conflicted, almost Sh...
Firsthand Accounts141k viewsFirsthand Accounts Of What It Was Really Like Growing Up In A Mafia FamilyLife in the mafia is rife with secrets, crime, and violence. To grow up in a mafia family may mean a blissful lack of awareness of...
Unspeakable Times1.1m viewsThe Most Gruesome And Terrifying Murders Committed By The MafiaLife in the American Mafia typically ends in one of two ways: death or prison. In a perpetual struggle over illegal power and mone...
The Mob1.7m viewsMob Hits You Shouldn't GoogleThe mob is a violent and dangerous organization - never more so than when its members turn against each other. Some of the mafia's...
True Crime109.4k views12 Female Crime Lords Who Reigned Over Empires With An Iron FistWhile most drug lords you've heard of are likely men, there are a number of women who have filled this role with an equal amount o...
Goodfellas692.2k viewsMaking 'Goodfellas' Was Actually More Intense Behind The Scenes Than On ScreenMartin Scorsese's Goodfellas released in 1990 and hasn’t lost popularity in the intervening decades. Based on the non-fiction book...
Interesting56.6k viewsInternational Crime Organizations Besides The Italian MafiaOrganized crime groups span the globe. These centralized, often hierarchical, endeavors make money by engaging in illegal activiti...
Organized Crime380.2k views10 Things the Mafia Somehow Still ControlsLaw enforcement, modern technology, and a changing American demographic have affected the things the Mafia controls. But what does...
Film Trivia87.4k viewsHow 'The Godfather' Became An American Classic Even Though It Was 'Nightmarish' Behind The ScenesIn 1972, The Godfather made its debut and was instantly hailed as one of the best movies ever made. The Godfather is beloved by cr...
Al Capone357.5k views13 Things You Didn't Know About Al CaponeWho was Al Capone? For some, his name stirs up images of a cigar-chomping folk-hero-mobster involved in everything from racketeeri...
Organized Crime437.1k views9 Utterly Bizarre Facts About Famous GangstersGangsters: You love to hate 'em (or love to love 'em) in the movies. Wiseguys and mob bosses living on the fringes of society are ...
Syphilis1.5m viewsAl Capone's Brain Was Rotted By Syphilis To The Point Where He Was 'Functionally A 12-Year-Old'Al Capone's downfall was a far cry from the glamorous image of the notorious gangster during his heyday in the Prohibition era. Wh...
Organized Crime1.4k voters12 Ridiculous Moments In Mob Movies That Actually HappenedMob movies are one of cinema's enduring subgenres. Even if they're not based on a true story, like Goodfellas was, most of them ar...
Fact vs. Fiction2.4k votersThe Dumbest Things We Believe About The Mob Thanks To MoviesBecause the mob has traditionally operated largely in the shadows, if you watch enough mob movies and shows, you may start to thin...
Organized Crime195.7k viewsThe Gruesome Crimes Of George 'Baby Face' Nelson, Public Enemy Number OneGeorge "Baby Face" Nelson, was born Lester Joseph Gillis in Chicago, IL, in 1908. He was known for his diverse criminal exploits, ...
Organized Crime5k voters14 Things We Just Learned About The Mafia In 2025Pop culture has had a long fascination with the mafia. Every country has had to deal with organized crime, but for some reason the...