THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF A HARDCORE CRIMINAL WHO WROTE HIS WAY OUT OF A CELL AND ONTO A HOLLYWOOD SET. Edward Bunker was born under a bad sign and his mama made damn sure he knew about it. Legend holds that when Bunker entered the world on December 31st, 1933, Hollywood was being pelted in a tsunami of rain that beat down on the ... [Continue Reading]
What Joey Merlino’s Verdict Means for Philly’s Mob Scene
We asked three Mafia experts what the hung jury means in the greater scheme of things. Seth Ferranti Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino beat racketeering charges on February 20 thanks to a hung jury. The trial was a part of 2016’s much-ballyhooed East Coast La Cosa Nostra indictment. Merlino's mistrial is a major ... [Continue Reading]
We Asked Inmates How Martin Shkreli Will Get Treated in Prison
The infamous pharma bro just asked to be placed in a minimum-security "camp" facility. Here's what current federal prisoners think he has coming. Seth Ferranti Image by Lia Kantrowitz/Photo of Martin Shkreli by Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images Right before he was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison last Friday, ... [Continue Reading]
Thirty Days and a Wake Up by John Broman
In 30 days, after 15 years of living inside the most violent penitentiaries the United States has to offer, I'm finally scheduled for release on July 31st. Just writing these words seem like a dream to me. When I first entered the system as a young 23-year-old junkie with a 16 and a half year sentence for armed bank robbery, I KNEW my life ... [Continue Reading]
John Gotti’s German Enforcer
Suited up and sporting a pompadour, “the German” can be seen lurking menacingly outside John Gotti’s social club, the Ravenite, in FBI surveillance footage and news clips from the 1980s. A feared gangland gunslinger, Joe Watts played a pivotal role in organized crime as a strong-arm enforcer who wasn’t afraid to put in the “work.” While relatively ... [Continue Reading]
The Evolution of a Hitman
Nate Craft, aka Boone, slid the door to the van open and let loose with a Mac-11, but as the gun jammed and Boone cursed his luck, the white Jeep got away. He’d been planning this assassination for two weeks, tracking his target, making notes of his movements and studying his routine. If a guy on his hit list had the same routine for two days ... [Continue Reading]
Almost Home by Judge
Winding down a prison sentence is like walking across a frozen lake. It's painfully slow and you're bound to bust your head, but eventually you'll succeed...or die trying. I have been incarcerated for almost 15 years. Over the course of my decade and a half behind bars, I have either experienced or witnessed the violent atrocities that make ... [Continue Reading]
“TIME TO STEP YOUR GAME UP”
"TIME TO STEP YOUR GAME UP" " Olivia.......this late.......got distracted on her way....to Grandmother's house...... A wolf in lamb clothing came....blew her mind...and changed her ways...now she's turned out......lost and turned out.......she's lost and turned out"......"(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out"....The Whispers It's 2017.....Men in ... [Continue Reading]
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From The Mafia and its various members have been emulated many times on the silver screen. Here’s a list of prominent mobsters and the actors who portrayed them on the screen or the films that influenced them into a life of crime. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano/The Godfather The Godfather had far and ... [Continue Reading]
WHITE BOY Premiere
The documentary that I have been working on since I got out of prison to free Richard Wershe, Jr. aka White Boy Rick from his unjust sentence is premiering March 31 in Detroit's Freep Film Festival at the Detroit Institute of Arts. I have been working on the documentary with Transitions Studio's Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber. It has been a great ... [Continue Reading]
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