To the casual observer, organized crime is viewed as a singular entity, spearheaded by a powerful mafioso or crime family. In reality, it’s a multi-faceted network built on generations of blind loyalty, spawning corruption and ruthless violence.
In this episode, we’ll follow the path from Charles “Lucky” Luciano and his merciless plot to end a brutal power struggle in New York to Joseph Valachi, whose testimony opened the vault to a world previously hidden in the shadows.
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Mafia's theme is "Spellbound Hell" by
Damiano Baldoni. Music featured in this episode: “Smoke” by
Rafael Archangel; “Fog” and “Gates” by
Sergey Cheremisinov; “Difference,” “Imminence,” “Snowfall,” and “Universe in Hands” by
Kai Engel; “Walking Along” and “Waltz (Tchaikovsky Op. 40)” by
Kevin MacLeod.
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