Tampa Mafia
“I TAKE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT!”
Santo Trafficante and lawyer Henry Gonzalez In June of 1981, at age 66, Santo Trafficante...
Cocktail Noir: From Gangsters and Gin Joints to Gumshoes and Gimlets
Catering to lovers of the well-written word and the well-mixed drink, Cocktail Noir is a...
The Everything Mafia Book: True-life accounts of legendary figures, infamous crime families, and nefarious deeds
This book features colorful information on: The Sicilian Mafia, The “First Family” of the American...
Balls: The True Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster
Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster, but he never wanted to be part of the...
Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang
An in-depth exposé on East Harlem's notorious Purple Gang whose murderous exploits became a media...
Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey
In Garden State Gangland, Scott M. Deitche sets the historical record straight by providing the...
The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr
The life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses....
Cigar City Mafia
Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonists, narcotics...
TAMPA CRIME BOSS SANTO TRAFFICANTE JR PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THRILLER ‘MAFIA SPIES’
Tampa organized crime boss Santo Trafficante Jr. is pictured at the Sans Souci nightsclub in...
SANTO TRAFFICANTE SR, A ‘Sicilian of the Old School,’ RULED TAMPA’S UNDERWORLD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE!
Members of the Tampa Mafia: Santo Trafficante Sr., standing, second from left. Sitting: Alphonso Diecidue...
THE RISE OF CASTRO AND THE FALL OF THE HAVANA MOB
Fidel Castro’s revolution swept former president Fulgencio Batista out of Cuba on December 31, 1958....
JOE VAGLICA’S LAST PLATE OF FRIES
Joe Vaglica In the early morning of December 5, 1928, patrolman Frank Osowski was walking...
THE BEST OF TAMPA’S MOBSTER HANGOUTS
The original Malio's Restaurant located on South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida. THE HIDDEN...
THROUGH THE EYES OF A DAUGHTER: THE HIT ON JIMMY VELASCO
Sylvia at age 12 and her father Jimmy Velasco in California, June 1948 Jimmy Velasco...
TAMPA’S FIRST MAFIA BOSS
Ignazio Italiano's mug shot Sicilian Black Hand activities have existed in Tampa and Ybor City...
