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milwaukee mafia podcast
The Milwaukee Mafia podcast explores the deep history of the mafia’s presence in the Milwaukee area. Author and historian Gavin Schmitt has poured over historical documents to present the true history of the mafia to you.
From the hierarchy of the organization to the details of the natorious Basteireri family, Gavin is joined by his childhood friend, Eric, to tell you the stories and history of the Milwaukee Mafia.
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Episodes & Shownotes
In this weeks episode we jump back into our normal timeline and are introduced to a new character John Rizzo who was the Milwaukee Mafias primary contact for most of the gambling operations they were running out of Racine.
In this episode Gavin breaks all the rules jumps back to 1932 and tells the story of the murder of Robert Wilson in Kenosha WI
In this episode we cover some tidbits about Frank and his family. With some of his backstory as well as some stories of his childhood, parents and uncles who were also probably all tied to the Mafia
In the second part of this series we return back to Milwaukee, where a owner of a strip club that Christina from part 1 worked is murdered and his body is dumped in a rural community north of Milwaukee. Is this just a random murder or is somehow connected to Christina’s death?
We begin the story of a stripper Christina Calligaro from Peoria IL who finds her way from Peoria, to Milwaukee and then to Hurley WI, only to return to Peoria to be murdered. The first part of the series tells her story and the forthcoming second part will return to Milwaukee where someone close to […]
Rocco Ditello is determined to clean up the corruption in the Local 200 Teamsters union and them is mysteriously shot in a hunting accident. Was it an accident or Murder?
In this episode we discuss Fox Head Brewing a Waukesha brewery and its entanglements with the Mafia
In this Episode we discuss the Pink Glove an early gay bar in the Milwaukee area that has some unexpected Mafia ties to it.