Benni Balistrieri
In this episode we hear a side story about one of Frank's Daughters Benni and her concert promoting husband -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia News...
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Did you know Milwaukee had a Mafia? Many people don't realize how powerful the Milwaukee Mafia was - especially during Frank Balistrieri's impressive 30-year reign! Gavin Schmitt has been re...
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20 of 216 episodesSpeaking Venues
In this episode Gavin discusses some behind the scenes author stuff on how he goes about getting speaking events, what are some unexpected v...
The Outlaws
In light of the impending release of the Chapter of the Outlaws motorcycle club being released from prison we take a look at some brief hist...
Failures
In this episode Gavin talks about some of the failures he has had over the course of writing his books -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newslette...
Patrick Odonnell
In this episode we have a special guest a former Milwaukee Police Officer joins us and tell us some stories of organized crime while serving...
Barons and Bootleggers
We talk about the Book Oconomowac Barons and Bootleggers. A listener recommended book based on a previous Mafia Episode -- Join the Milwauke...
Robert Beaudry
In this episode we discuss a time when Joe writes a will with a little bit of blowback and we learn what happens when a Balestrieri tries to...
Herman Pastor and Kid Cann
In this episode we talk about connections between Herman Pastor from the Dirty Slots segment and Kid Cann a notorious mobster in the Minneap...
Leo Roethe
In this episode we here a story of a business man, who has some run in with the Mafia, as he is able to take out loans and lose 20 million d...
Milwaukee Mafia Wikipedia Page
In this episode we discuss a listener question about the Wikipedia page and whether some of the information could be inaccurate. -- Join the...
An Announcement From Gavin
A quick message about some changes coming to the podcast -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin ht...
Frank Ranney and The Teamsters Union
In this episode we take a deeper look at who is Frank Ranney and what role did he play in the Teamsters Union and how he helped the Mafia --...
Who could have replaced Jon Alioto
In this episode a listener inquiries why Frank Balistrieri took over mob boss from Jon Alioto when there relationship was not very good and...
Frank Lagalbo
In this episode we discuss the end days of a classical Milwaukee Mafia Frank Lagalbo -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates...
What happened to the Gaurdalabene Family
In this episode Gavin answers a listener question about what led to the original Milwaukee mob boss losing control of the Mafia -- Join the...
Auggie Mainiaci
In this episode we conclude the stories from 1975 with the story of one of the most significant murders in Milwaukee Mafia history -- Join t...
The Story of the Original Milwaukee Mafia Book
In this episode talks about some of the challenges of getting a book published, and the struggles he had when he tried writing a book for th...
Marty Buccieri
In this episode we discuss a Vegas murder, we learn about a city corrupted running illegal casinos. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter a...
Dirty Helen Followup
In this episode we revisit the Dirty Helen episode as Eric finished the book and has some things to discuss not mentioned in early podcasts....
Leroy Bell and Prostitution
In this episode we discuss another prosititution ring that was running and taken down in Milwaukee -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter an...