Anyone catch the Mobsters show on the BIO channel the other night featuring the story of Crazy Joe Gallo? It was pretty good. Pretty informative with some really interesting footage from the hearings held by John and Robert Kennedy.



Friday, December 11 10:00pm Mobsters:

The Westies
In the 1970's, a group of ruthless Irish punks called the "Westies", managed to terrorize Hell's Kitchen in New York City. They had a penchant for violence and a desire to control the illegal activities on Manhattan's west side. Young Irish thug Jimmy Coonan teamed up with Mickey Featherstone, a Vietnam veteran with a reputation for being a ruthless killer. The "Westies" ruled the streets, protecting their various rackets, including drug dealing and extortion, through extreme violence. They were so powerful they were able to work as contract killers for the Gambino crime family.


Sunday, December 13 5:00pm Mobsters

Mob Ladies
Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman, and Karen Hill were mob ladies with looks that could kill and the connections to take out anyone in their way. In the 1930s, Virginia used her good looks, sexuality, and quick wits to become close with some of the country's most notorious gangsters. In the 1950's Arlyne worked her way from a mob groupie, to a trusted business partner and proved earner for some of New York's biggest mobsters. And Karen was the wife of "Goodfella" Henry Hill, trusted associate of the Lucchese crime family in the late 60s/early 70s, and later an FBI informant.