mafia
Don’t mess with the mob; a look into organized crime networks and mafia families, the real-life gangsters that inspired The Godfather.
The Hell's Kitchen Adventures of Toni Cipriani and the NYPD
"Toni Cipriani was an Italian mobster who had spent some time in Hell's Kitchen, New York. Toni had been quietly keeping tabs on the likes of Niko Belic and the metro booming Rasta, Little Jacob, as he strategized his way to supremacy. Toni Cipriani's knowledge of the two underworld bosses would allow Toni to erase the history of the Rastafarian and the Siberian. According to reports, the Colombian Cartel led by Mr. Montana has been relatively quiet in recent events."
By LUiS Wrote THiS UNiVERSE6 years ago in Criminal
Pakistan: Christian Girls Become Prey of Chinese Mafia
Last year in the month of August, when I was traveling to help a Christian girl, who was abducted by a brick kiln factory contractor, I received a phone call from one Dr. Qaisar, who introduced himself as a Project Director for Pakistan China relationship. He told me he has been appointed in the department that connects the Chinese boys and Pakistani Christian girls for marriage. He asked me to identify the Pakistani Christian girls who are willing to marry Chinese boys.
By Atif Jamil7 years ago in Criminal
What's Life in the Mafia Like?
Scarface. Growing Up Gotti. The Godfather. West Side Story. A Bronx Tale. Fuggetaboutit... The list of movies, books, television shows, and musicals inspired by the Italian mafia grows every single year, and it's a genre that never seems to get old. Heck, it's one of the most timeless fiction genres to touch upon the American crime world.
By Cato Conroy7 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Cult Leaders' Wives?
When you read about killer cults and dangerous cult leaders like Charles Manson, it’s hard not to be fascinated. The kind of experiences that people have when they’re in cults are surreal, terrifying, and push the limit of what the human experience is defined as.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Criminal
10 Things You Don't Know About Female Gang Members
While women are an often-overlooked minority when it comes to gang activity, there are actually many female gang members both presently and historically active. Some aspects of gang life are more or less the same for male and female gang members, while other aspects may be very different for women than for men. As gang activity in the United States continues to rise, so does the number of women involved in gang violence and crime, as victims, perpetrators, and often both. But the unfortunate truth is, just as for men, women involved in gangs are often involved for life, whether they want to or not. Gang involvement is far from a minor problem for women, and very few gangs, in reality, are all-male gangs.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Criminal
10 Myths About the Mafia You Probably Believe
The Godfather, Goodfellas, The Sopranos... whatever combination of media you get your Mafia information from, you're probably not entirely correct. Sometimes, these tales hew very close to the truth. Even when they do though, organized crime is constantly changing, moving, and evolving. What might have been true at one time, in one place, may not be a hard rule of the game. Our fascination with organized crime has led to a multitude of media productions that depict the group in particular ways, ingraining certain myths about the Mafia into our heads.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Criminal
Richard Kuklinski: The Worst Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of
One of the most prolific serial killers you have probably never heard of went by at least three nicknames: “the Polack”, “Big Rich” and “The Iceman” for his disturbing practice of freezing some of his victims in order to confuse the investigation into the time of death. This man's name was Richard Kuklinski, and by all exterior accounts he lived a fairly normal, upper-middle-class lifestyle with a wife and a couple of kids in New Jersey. Kuklinski claims to have had as many as 200 victims, and even claims to have murdered Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa. You see, Richard Kuklinski lived a double life. Family man by day, and Mafia hitman the rest of the time.
By Vaden Chandler7 years ago in Criminal
Alligator
(Based upon a true story.) Marie was five years old the first time she saw her father genuinely scared. Not even with the recent threats of losing his job had he been that scared. They had been vacationing in Hot Springs, Arkansas; Marie's father had lost his hat out the train window, so he decided to go onto Main Street to look for a new one. His other had been getting a bit old, anyway. So upon going into town, Marie decided to wear her favorite pink dress, and she begged her father to let her play hopscotch out in front of the store, and he agreed, only if she would stay in front of the window so he could see her.
By Virginia Eatchel8 years ago in Criminal
Evil in Our Stories #2
An Offer You Can’t Refuse The Mafia, specifically referencing the Italian-American organized crime syndicate, and their lifestyle had dazzled audiences since the 1930s in early cinema. These gangsters were talked about in the news, started to appear in movies, lend its influence to Noir that’s lasts to this day. In 1972 The Godfather came out and has become some of America’s most treasured iconography, winning 18 various awards such as an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The secrecy, the brutality, the riches and the swagger of the characters are appealing to audiences. The ideology to the gangster isn’t restricted to the Italian-American culture but its influence can be seen in representations of African-American gangs and other organized criminal groups; this will be discussed further in this essay. Dozens of popular media starring the gangster also include hits like: Goodfella’s, Boardwalk Empire, Grand Theft Auto, The Sopranos, and Public Enemies.
By J. Laudicina8 years ago in Criminal
