C.F. Marciano·Jul 13Frank Scalice: Loyalty to the Executioner“Kiss the Ring. Dig Your Grave” series — Article 2
C.F. Marciano·Apr 1The Big Lie: The Mob Only Hurt Its Own — The Civilian Casualty MythArticle 5 of “The Big Lies of the Mafia: Stories They Wanted You to Believe” seriesA response icon1
C.F. Marciano·Feb 11Vito Genovese: Power Through DenialPart of “No, the Boss Ain’t Ill” series In the Mafia, power is supposed to be absolute or not exist at all. A boss who bleeds is…
C.F. Marciano·Oct 11, 2025The Canary Who Couldn’t Fly: Abe “Kid Twist” Reles and the Reluctant Cops Who Guarded HimThere are men you protect out of duty, and men you protect out of principle. Then there was Abe “Kid Twist” Reles — who had to be…
C.F. Marciano·Sep 21, 2025“We Only Kill Our Own”: How the Mafia Handles Betrayal from WithinBenjamin “Bugsy” Siegel once infamously remarked, “We only kill our own.” It wasn’t just a quip — it was the unspoken code of the American…
