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The true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the American dream. Host Jeremy Schwartz will introduce you to the picture-perfect brothers who teamed up to kill their parents; the thief who stole babies and ruined countless lives; the crypto king who siphoned off billions in the name of saving the world—and plenty more. From assassins and gangsters, to killers and con artists, whatever the case, whoe ...
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Dive deep into the dark underworld of crime with "Criminal Empire", the ultimate true crime show that brings you chilling documentaries and exclusive interviews with notorious mafia gangsters and infamous serial killers. Hear firsthand accounts from those who lived the life of organized crime, uncovering the secrets, power struggles, and brutal realities of the mafia's rise and fall. Paired with harrowing tales of history's most dangerous serial killers, this show will take you inside the mi ...
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Most Notorious Gangsters In The World

Most Notorious gangsters in the World

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Welcome to the Most Notorious Gangsters In The World podcast where We get into detail about some of the most powerful legendary gangsters of all time.From their rising down to their falling,how the organization’s were ran as well as the corruption and the Lifestyle Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/most-notorious-gangsters6/support
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Micah Huang, Hao Huang, and Emma Gies

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1871 Los Angeles was a dangerous place, especially for the refugees, migrants and troublemakers who lived on Calle De Los Negros, at the heart of Chinatown. Yut Ho, a beautiful young refugee, came to LA and fell in love, only to be drawn into a showdown between two of Chinatown's most notorious gangsters. Before long, the entire city was caught up in a life or death struggle where old-world values of kinship, honor and loyalty clashed with new-world issues of race, sex, and identity. The ens ...
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Jeremy sits down to chat with Christie Vela and Michael Federico from "Terror and Tacos" to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 thriller, "Rope." The film shocked audiences with its on-screen depiction of murder, and examined the Leopold and Loeb case in a fresh new light. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, s…
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Following their brutal murder of Bobby Franks, Leopold and Loeb were facing imminent arrest, and when investigators put the screws to them, the teenage killers had to face just how badly they'd messed things up. Suddenly, all of Chicago was screaming for their heads. But the arrival of lawyer Clarence Darrow looked set to change the trajectory of t…
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This Halloween, American Criminal is bringing you three tales of real crimes with a spooky twist. A masked trick or treat slayer, a real-life killer Candyman, and a house so haunted it caused the brutal murders of an entire family. Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – Halloween Horrors, beginning October 2nd. Listen wherever you get …
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In May, 1924, Leopold and Loeb set out to commit their carefully planned "perfect crime." First they had to choose a victim, then kidnap and kill him, hide his body, and collect a substantial ransom. They were certain they could pull it off, but nothing went quite accordingly to plan, leaving the teenage killers dangerously close to being found out…
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Once they're reunited in Michigan, Leopold and Loeb carried on their downward spiral into criminality. Their schemes got progressively more daring until the little things wouldn't do anymore. Now they wanted to carry out the perfect crime. And that crime would start with murder. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-…
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🎤 In this explosive 1981 prison sit-down, Charles Manson unleashes pure chaos on Tom Snyder—rambling about Helter Skelter, Beatles prophecies, and his "family" of killers. 🕵️‍♂️ Hear his twisted defense: "I'm the devil you all made me." The interview that exposed Manson's hypnotic madness up close. 🔍 Exclusive context reveals prison secrets, censor…
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🔍 In this rare 2009 Larry King interview, Linda Kasabian—key witness to the Tate-LaBianca murders—spills the unfiltered truth about the night hell came to Hollywood. 🎤 Alongside prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, they dissect Manson's hypnotic control, the family's bloody rituals, and the courtroom drama that nearly broke them. 🗣️ Kasabian reveals her es…
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🕷️ She smiled as her husbands dropped dead—arsenic in their food, insurance checks in her pocket. 💀 Florida's "Black Widow" killed her own son, lovers, and even bombed a car for cash payouts totaling millions. 🔪 Exclusive prison tapes reveal her chilling denial: "I just wanted the money—death was a bonus." ⚰️ From electric chair execution to unsolv…
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🔫 June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy gunned down in a hotel pantry—Sirhan Sirhan convicted, but was he a lone gunman or mind-controlled patsy? 🕵️‍♂️ Dive into CIA hypnosis experiments, Mafia grudges, and the "girl in polka dots" who vanished. 📂 Declassified files reveal multiple shooters, bullet mismatches, and Kennedy family enemies who "won" that ni…
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🕵️‍♂️ Teamster titan Jimmy Hoffa ruled unions with an iron fist—until his mob friends made him vanish without a trace. 💼 From million-dollar loans to Mafia bosses to wars with Kennedy, unearth the power plays that sealed his fate. 🔒 Exclusive FBI tapes reveal the Detroit diner hit, buried enemies, and suspects who walked free. 🏗️ Concrete coffins? …
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🏝️ From private jets to child victims—Jeffrey Epstein's web ensnared the world's most powerful. 🔒 Guards "asleep," cameras "off," and a "suicide" that screams murder. The truth about his island of horrors. 🕵️‍♂️ Leaked docs reveal ties to Clinton, Gates, and royalty—blackmail, trafficking, and silenced witnesses. 💼 How the government buried the big…
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🕵️‍♂️ Detective Tom Lange corners O.J. Simpson in this raw, unfiltered interrogation about the brutal murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. 🔍 From blood-soaked gloves to timeline lies, hear O.J.'s stumbling answers and Lange's razor-sharp questions that cracked Hollywood's biggest scandal. 🎤 Exclusive audio reveals celebrity alibis, car chases, …
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🗑️ He cruised highways for young hitchhikers, killing 21+ with cold precision—then stuffed their parts in trash bags along I-5. 🔪 Engineer by day, necrophile monster by night: Kearney's confession shocked detectives with tales of dismemberment and hidden dumpsites. 💀 Exclusive case files reveal his "Freeway Killer" rivalry with Randy Kraft and the …
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🚗 She drove her kids to a dark road, shot them point-blank—then blamed a "bushy-haired stranger" for the carnage. 💔 One child dead, two paralyzed, all to ditch "family baggage" for her lover. 🕵️‍♀️ Exclusive trial audio reveals her chilling courtroom theatrics and the damning evidence—like the gun hidden in her trunk. 🎭 From loving mom to manipulat…
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🌐 Buried deep in the dark web, a puzzle so sinister it forced Congress to investigate—codes, vanished users, and whispers of real-world murders. 🕵️‍♂️ What started as anonymous posts became a trail of bodies, hidden in plain sight on forgotten forums. 🔍 Exclusive: Declassified congressional records reveal why intelligence agencies tried to bury it.…
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🎸 From grunge icon to conspiracy enigma—Kurt Cobain's life was a whirlwind of fame, addiction, and hidden demons. 💉 Insane tales of shotgun weddings, heroin blackouts, and feuds that turned deadly. 🔍 Dark death theories: Suicide or sinister plot? 🕵️‍♂️ Exclusive audio from his final days reveals the "suicide note" debates and shadowy figures in Sea…
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🔫 New Jersey's "Thrill Kill Kid" started at 18 with a robbery murder—then became a cold-blooded mob enforcer. 🔪 From backyard graves to bay disposals, his 6+ kills included teens lured for joyrides. 💀 Exclusive: The wife who witnessed-and assisted-his horrors. 🎭 How a "reformed" prisoner fooled parole boards, only to hunt again. 🗝️ Unreleased files…
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🌴 1969: The summer that shattered Hollywood's innocence forever. 🎬 From Sunset Strip to Spahn Ranch—how Manson infiltrated Tinseltown's elite circles. 🎸 Never-heard tapes reveal which rock stars narrowly escaped death at his hands. 🏠 Inside Cielo Drive's bloody night: the murders that ended the hippie dream. 🗝️ Exclusive: Police files expose celebr…
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💎 From Detroit streets to hip-hop royalty—how two brothers built a billion-dollar criminal empire. 🎵 Which rap legends were on their payroll? Which stars partied on their private jets? 💰 Exclusive wiretaps reveal their Hollywood connections and music industry takeover. 🔍 From cocaine empire to record labels, explore how BMF revolutionized organized…
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 By day, a devoted dad in quiet Dumont, NJ—coaching Little League and grilling burgers. 🔫 By night, the Iceman: Mafia hitman who murdered 200+ with cyanide spray, frozen bullets, and no remorse. 💀 He tested killings on random victims like lab rats, all while hiding behind a perfect family façade. 🕵️‍♂️ Exclusive confession tapes reveal his m…
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🔫 From street thug to Chicago's king—how Capone built history's most brutal business empire. 💰 Inside his billion-dollar bootlegging operation: speakeasies, corrupt cops, and blood-soaked streets. 🎭 Unheard testimonies reveal which celebrities drank at his private clubs. ⚰️ From Valentine's Day hits to hidden vaults, explore how Scarface revolution…
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🎭 The serial killer who captivated Tinseltown—every studio fought for his story. 🎬 Which A-list stars secretly visited him on death row? What director offered him millions for exclusive rights? 🔍 Unreleased interviews reveal his Hollywood connections and celebrity admirers. ⚡️ From charming law student to America's most notorious killer, explore ho…
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💰 The Jewish genius who secretly bankrolled Tinseltown's Golden Age. 🎬 Which classic films were really mob money laundering schemes? Which studios owed him millions? 🎭 Never-revealed FBI files expose Lansky's grip on Hollywood accounting. 🔍 From Vegas to movie premieres, explore how the Mob's Mastermind infiltrated entertainment. 💼 Exclusive: Studi…
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🎬 Inside Hollywood's dangerous fascination with Milwaukee's monster. 🎭 Studio wars over Dahmer rights, actors driven mad by the role, and the real cops who fought film portrayals. 🔍 Exclusive: Why certain footage remains locked in network vaults. ⚰️ From true crime to Emmy gold—how entertainment profits from real tragedy. 🎥 Which stars refused the …
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: 🏨 His Murder Castle inspired countless films—but Hollywood buried the darkest secrets. 🎬 Which studio vaults hold the banned 1920s Holmes movie? 🎭 Leonardo DiCaprio's unreleased Holmes project: Too disturbing for theaters. 🔍 Exclusive: The real reason major studios keep killing Holmes projects. ⚰️ From World's Fair victims to H…
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🎬 The twisted farmer who inspired Psycho, Texas Chainsaw, and Silence of the Lambs—but Hollywood sanitized the truth. 🎭 Secret production notes reveal what scenes were too disturbing to film. 🔪 Which stars refused roles after learning the real story? Which director had nightmares after visiting Gein's farm? ⚰️ Never-released crime scene photos expo…
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🎸 From failed musician to cult leader—how Hollywood created its own monster. 🎬 Never-heard recordings reveal which stars partied at Spahn Ranch before the murders. 🎭 Studio executives who rejected him, celebrities who feared him, and the directors who still visit his grave. 🔍 Exclusive: Recently unsealed files expose Manson's deep ties to music ind…
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👔 Hollywood got it wrong—the real Boston Strangler story is more twisted than any script. 🎬 Studio executives fought over film rights while the killer still roamed free. 🎭 Which stars refused the DeSalvo role? What scenes were too disturbing to film? 🔍 Exclusive: Original case files reveal how Tinseltown influenced the investigation. ⚠️ From false …
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💀 A-list stars secretly bidding thousands for serial killers' belongings. 🎬 Which Oscar winner owns Manson's guitar? Which director bought Gacy's clown suits? 🏆 Inside Hollywood's underground auctions of death memorabilia. 🎭 From murder weapons to personal letters, explore the celebrity obsession with killer collectibles. 🔍 Exclusive: Famous faces …
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💀 A-list stars secretly bidding on serial killers' possessions—Hollywood's most disturbing hobby exposed. 🏆 Which Oscar winner owns John Wayne Gacy's clown suit? Which director bought Manson's guitar? 🎬 Inside the underground auctions where celebrities spend millions on murderers' belongings. 🔍 Exclusive: Tour the private collections of stars obses…
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⭐️ Elite soldiers turned kingpins—how America's most prestigious military base became a criminal empire. 🎭 Hollywood producers fought to tell their story, but the truth was darker than fiction. 🔍 Exclusive interviews reveal which A-list actors were caught in FBI stings while "researching" roles. 🎬 From barracks to body counts, explore how Special F…
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🌹 Elizabeth Short chased stardom—instead, she became Hollywood's most infamous murder mystery. 🎬 New evidence reveals which studio executives were secretly investigated, and why cops protected certain suspects. 🎭 Recently unsealed LAPD files expose which celebrities were questioned—and quickly cleared. 🔍 From casting couches to crime scenes, follow…
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⚠️ Beyond propaganda films—discover how Hollywood helped expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets. 🎥 Uncensored footage from studio war correspondents reveals industrial genocide's true scope. 📽️ Lost reels from MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros cameramen who documented liberation—too graphic for 1945 audiences. 🎬 Which Hollywood moguls risked everyt…
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🤡 Beloved children's entertainer by day, sadistic killer by night—Hollywood's fascination with Gacy spawned dozens of films, but the real story is more terrifying. 🎪 Never-aired footage reveals his chilling connections to Tinseltown's elite. 🎭 Which stars hired him for private parties? Why did studio executives keep booking "Pogo"? 🔍 Exclusive inte…
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🥊 From bare-knuckle boxer to LA's most feared gangster—Mickey Cohen turned Hollywood into his personal playground of vice and violence. 💰 He ran protection rackets on movie stars, owned glitzy nightclubs packed with celebrities, and survived machine-gun ambushes that would kill lesser men. 🔫 Exclusive FBI files reveal his explosive feuds with Bugsy…
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⚖️ From Hollywood's most shocking murder trials to celebrity breakdowns, dive into the controversial world of the insanity defense. 🧠 Studio executives who "snapped," stars who claimed voices made them kill, and the A-listers who escaped justice by playing crazy. 🎭 Exclusive courthouse footage exposes Oscar-worthy performances in real courtrooms. 🏛…
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🔍 Before "Bill Tench," there was Robert Ressler—the FBI legend who coined "serial killer" and looked into evil's eyes. 🚔 Journey inside the mind of the man who interviewed Manson, Bundy, and Gacy, creating modern criminal profiling. 🗂️ His classified files reveal the untold story behind Mindhunter's most chilling cases. 🎭 Which TV scenes really hap…
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🎬 From 1989 to 2006, Hollywood's secret mob rulers controlled everything behind the scenes. Studio deals made in back rooms, A-list stars paying protection money, and producers who answered to made men. 🕴️ Learn how the REAL Goodfellas infiltrated Tinseltown, running everything from casting to cocaine distribution. 💰 Shocking FBI wiretaps reveal wh…
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A frank conversation with our host Jeremy Schwartz about his favorite cases we've covered, his career as an actor on and off the stage, and what he's listening to when he's not behind the mic. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or …
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Growing up in Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb both seemed destined for greatness. They each performed well in school, and advanced to university long before their peers. But once they met at college, Leopold and Loeb began a dance that would lead them to one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: the murder of Bobby Franks. To li…
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🔥 From cannibal butchers to demon-worshipping slayers—these 10 monsters redefine evil. Their crimes will haunt you: skin suits, blood rituals, and unthinkable torture. You’ve been warned. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers. 📲 Stay …
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😈 Cannibals, necrophiles, child killers—these monsters make Bundy look tame. Their crimes defy belief: boiling flesh, collecting souls, keeping "trophies" in jars. If you think you know evil… you don’t. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of k…
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🌀 "The voices told me to kill…" Herbert Mullin butchered 13 to "prevent earthquakes." Schizophrenia or pure evil? Dive into his twisted mind, courtroom chaos, and the 1970s killing spree that terrorized California. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and th…
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🎭 Neighbor, coworker, friend—and secret predator. Jason Scott’s ordinary façade hid a bloodlust that shocked detectives. How many victims? His confession reveals a killer hiding in daylight. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers. 📲 St…
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🔪 Church leader, family man… and a monster. For 30 years, BTK terrorized Wichita—binding, torturing, killing, then taunting police with clues. His arrogance finally destroyed him. The full story of evil in plain sight. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime an…
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🌲 He turned America’s parks into killing fields—hiking trails became hunting grounds for this ruthless drifter. Decapitations, buried remains, and a blood-soaked RV—how many did he really slaughter? 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of kille…
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👦 At 12, he lured, raped, and murdered a toddler—then killed twice more. How does a child become a serial killer? Shocking psychology, failed systems, and a chilling confession that exposes evil in its youngest form. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and …
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🔪 At just 15, he stabbed two men to death—sparking New York’s brutal "Willie Bosket Law." Dive into his violent childhood, prison chaos, and the shocking crimes that rewrote juvenile justice. A monster made, not born. 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and t…
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⚰️ 93 bodies buried, burned, or dissolved—the most prolific killer you’ve never heard of. His own brother turned him in. Gruesome confessions, hidden graves, and a forensic nightmare that rewrote serial killer history. The truth is worse than fiction. 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the dark…
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🎭 Charming salesman by day, staging macabre scenes by night—Russell murdered 3 women, posing bodies in twisted tableaux for maximum shock. Unearth his manipulative charm, crime scene staging, & the DNA hunt that nailed him. Dark artistry of death revealed! 😱 🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the…
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