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Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo's paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately lead to his demise.

Mobsters

Nicodemo Scarfo

Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman and Karen Hill are mob ladies with looks that could kill and the connections to take out anyone in their way.

Mob Ladies

Tony Spilotro made his name in Chicago's most powerful organized crime family and was given control of the gang's casino interests in Las Vegas.

Tony Spilotro

Two of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses, Santo Trafficante Sr. and his son, ruled a criminal empire that stretched from the Gulf Coast to the Caribbean.

Santo Trafficante

Heroin kingpin Frank Lucas dominated the Harlem drug market from 1968 to 1975, before being busted for conspiracy to distribute heroin and serving 5 year of his 70-year sentence.

Frank Lucas

Carlos Marcello becomes the mafia boss of New Orleans in 1947 and maintains power for almost four decades.

Carlos Marcello

John Gotti starts out as the leader of a group of young thugs in his South Bronx neighborhood and works his way up to a leadership position in the Gambino crime family.

John Gotti

"Big Paul" Castellano serves as a boss of the Gambino crime family during the '70s and '80s, overseeing rackets in construction, pornography and more.

Paul Castellano

Tommy Lucchese, one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia, pioneered and perfected labor rackets in New York City's kosher chicken industry, the garment district and the world of professional boxing.

Tommy Lucchese

A ruthless gang called "Murder, Inc." carried out mob hits during the 1930s; Mob leaders formed The Syndicate, and as their enforcement arm, members of Murder, Inc. killed an estimated 1,000 people from coast to coast.

Murder, Inc.

James "Whitey" Bulger reigned supreme in the Boston underworld for over 20 years, consolidating his power by ratting out rivals to the FBI.

Whitey Bulger

Mob legends, their violent lives, struggles to grab power, wealth and prestige.

S1 E27 | Mob Ladies

E28 | Nicodemo Scarfo

E27 | Mob Ladies

E26 | Tony Spilotro

E24 | Santo Trafficante

E23 | Frank Lucas

E22 | Carlos Marcello

E21 | John Gotti

E20 | Paul Castellano

E19 | Tommy Lucchese

E18 | Murder, Inc.

E17 | Whitey Bulger