logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2021
52m 28s

The Gangs Controlling Haiti: A Dead Pres...

The Underworld Podcast
About this episode
A President assassinated. Amish missionaries from Ohio held for million dollar ransoms (per person!). A former cop named Barbecue turned vicious gang leader in the slums claiming to be a revolutionary with aspirations of political power. And a country held hostage by warring street gangs who now control more than half of the capital city and the flow of esse ... Show More
Up next
Nov 18
Cattle Rustlers to Cocaine Kings: Los Cachiros
When feds convicted Honduran cocaine kingpin Juan Matta Ballesteros in 1990, authorities hoped it would spell an end to the Central American nation’s growing reputation as a narco state — a status that had caused havoc across the region. Those hopes were dashed almost immedia ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 11
The Tijuana Cartel's Bloody Rise and Fall
When the godfather Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo got busted in '89, he divvied up his empire from a prison cell and handed the coveted Tijuana plaza to the Arellano Felix Brothers, who transformed it into one of the most violent drug organizations in Mexico. At their peak, the brot ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 4
The Cartel Puppetmaster: Juan Matta Ballestero
Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros began life as a pickpocket in his hometown of Tegucigalpa, before heading out on the perilous border roads of Latin America as an emerald smuggler. Soon he was making friends in high places, scoring deals on consignments of cocaine - and connecting co ... Show More
1h 1m
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2023
Mafia Boss Murder: Sam Giancana Pt. 1
Days before he was set to testify at a Senate hearing, one of Chicago’s most notorious mob bosses was found dead in his home. Sam Giancana was once a teenage getaway driver who rose to the top of Chicago’s Outfit, becoming a kingpin with influence and power on a national scale. A ... Show More
42m 54s
Mar 2024
Revolution In Haiti
Haiti has been going through a rough couple years following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. Since then, over 200 gangs have overrun the capital and the majority of the country, creating a major humanitarian crisis. On todays episode, we discuss the history o ... Show More
1h 29m
Jul 2019
“Scarface” Pt. 1: Al Capone
As Prohibition and unsustainable economic growth spread across America in the early 1920s, a new wave of organized crime rose to meet the growing demand for illegal liquor. Among the many young immigrants enticed by a life of crime was Alphonse Gabriel Capone, a smart and violent ... Show More
49m 48s
Aug 2022
MS-13 Pt. 1: Transnational Street Gang
By cult standards, they aren’t one. But MS-13 does share a common language with even the most insidious fringe groups. Bound by loyalty, ideology, and power, the members of MS-13 make up one of the most dangerous gangs to ever exist. And it all started on the streets of Los Angel ... Show More
41m 9s
Aug 2020
“The Chicago Rippers”: Robin Gecht Pt. 1
In the early 1980s, contractor Robin Gecht recruited three of his employees to join a violent cult. Using a mixture of intimidation and coercion, Gecht led his followers on a murderous rampage that shocked the city of Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More
45m 8s
Jun 2024
Tammany Hall Pt. 1: “Boss” Tweed
Tammany Hall was the executive committee of the Democratic Party in New York City during the 1800s formed with the intention of aiding the city’s immigrant population — but by the 1860s it was riddled with claims of widespread corruption, bribery and fraud at the behest of its le ... Show More
38m 42s
Oct 2022
Presenting Gone South Season 2: The Dixie Mafia
Welcome to Season Two of Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow Award - winning documentary podcast from C13Originals. Starting in the sixties, a loose-knit confederation of traveling criminals known as The Dixie Mafia terrorized every state from Georgia to Oklahoma. Its hundreds of me ... Show More
3m 21s