Stories of the American Mafia

Bugsy Siegel traded his street-smart cynicism for desert dreams, betting the farm on a neon oasis called the Flamingo. He learned the hard way that in Las Vegas, the house always wins.

Long before the Five Families, a bloody rivalry between the Matrangas and Provenzanos turned New Orleans into a powder keg. When Chief Hennessy's murder sparked a xenophobic fever pitch.

The Kennedy brothers played a dangerous game of "keep your enemies closer," using Mob muscle for the election before Robert launched a scorched-earth crusade as Attorney General.

Frank "Butch" Miceli was the Gambinos' best-kept secret, a lethal force in North Jersey. Frustrated by the justice system, the mob's top hitman chose the ultimate vanishing act.