We discuss the infamous murder of “Crazy” Joe Gallo on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. Gallo, a captain in the Colombo crime family, put out a hit on then-Boss Joe Colombo. Gallo’s charisma and hob-nobbing with Hollywood elite were no match for a Godfather-esque ending outside Umberto’s Clam House in April 1971.

CW | TW: This episode discusses the mob, murder, and mozzarella. Listener discretion is advised.

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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

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Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

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Sources

Book: The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and The Revolution At the Edge of the Underworld by Tom Folsom (Mad Ones Corp 2008)

Book: Mafia Hit Man: Camine DiBiase, The Wiseguy Who Really Killed Joey Gallo by Frank DiMatteo and Michael Benson (Brooklyn Public Library)

Blog: “Crazy Joe Gallo’s Last Moments in Little Italy” (Ephemeral NY)

Article: “The Gruesome Real-Life Mob Hits That Inspired ‘The Irishman’” by Tom Folsom (Vice)

Article: “The Irishman’s Joe Gallo Was One of New York’s Most Famous Reputed Mobsters” by Gabrielle Bruney (Esquire)

Article: “Joe Gallo Is Shot to Death in Little Italy Restaurant” by Eric Pace (NYT Timemachine; April 8, 1972)

Article: “Mobsters and Their Four-Legged Associates: The Top 5 Pets of Organized Crime” (MobMuseum.org)

YouTube: NYC Mafia’s Mob Tax | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History

YouTube: The Mafia’s Golden Age: Crime and Controversy | America’s Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History

YouTube: Joe Gallo’s Epic Downfall | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History

YouTube: The Gangster Who Broke All the Rules | Mafia’s Greatest Hits E9 | True Lives

EBSCO: Frank Costello (Ebsco.com)

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