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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 Author and historian Gavin Schmitt has poured over historical documents to present the true history of the mafia to you.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 episode Alberto discusses some of the people he met during his stay in prison, and touches on what drove him to walk away from the life he had been living once he was released from prison
In Part 3 of Alberto’s story we talk about Alberto becoming a leader of the Latin Kings 19th Street subchapter and what happens up to his eventual arrest.
Alberto shares some personal stories being in the Latin Kings.
In this podcast our special guest Alberto Vallejo talks about the basic structure and rules of the Latin Kings of Milwaukee
An informant claimed that Angelo Provinzano would be the next Mafia boss after John Alioto. But who the heck was Provinzano? We cover a bit on this mystery man and his brother.
Possibly the most complex episode ever, how the Milwaukee and Detroit mobs worked together to defraud an endless team of wholesale suppliers. How did they use a shaky credit report to obtain toys, appliances and more?
Everyone has a story about Al Capone… but the family member with the biggest impact on Wisconsin was his brother Ralph. We briefly cover Ralph’s time in the Northwoods.
On April 18, 1958, Waukesha County Sheriff Michael Lombardi was convicted of willful dereliction of duty in connection with numerous events occurring in Waukesha County. One count was related to Club 166, a licensed tavern and night club, in Menomonee Falls (Milwaukee suburb) that belonged to Dominic F. and Shirley Picciurro. (Dominic was Frank Balistrieri’s […]