Murder, Inc. (or Murder Incorporated or the Brownsville Boys; known in syndicate circles as The Combination) was the name given by the press to organized crime groups in the 1920s through the 1940s that resulted in hundreds of murders on behalf of the American Mafia and Jewish Mafia groups who together formed the early organized crime groups in New York and elsewhere. The name was a journalistic i
By now I imagine most of you documentary lovers out there will be familiar with the documentary series known as "Ross Kemp on Gangs", but for those of you that don't it is a British series hosted by none other than actor Ross Kemp, best known for his role played in EastEnders. On the show we see Kemp travel around the world talking to various gang members, people who have been directly a
Not every day does one get the opportunity to meet a man who is personally responsible for murdering over 250 people and torturing thousands more. In this RT special we meet John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, a.k.a. Popeye, he is a local celebrity in Medellin, Colombia and can be found walking around the streets in broad daylight enjoying the attention he receives.Back in the 80's when the city of
The Joy is a four-part documentary series that takes us inside Dublin's Mountjoy Prison, which is one of Ireland's largest prison facilities. Apart of the landscape for over 160 years, The Joy jas become synonymous with the capital city of Dublin, operating 24-hours a day 365 days a year. With over 750 inmates, over 700 staff, and eight prison governors it's a city within a city where drugs are c
Dorothea Helen Puente (January 9, 1929 - March 27, 2011) was a convicted American serial killer. In the 1980s, Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California, and cashed the Social Security checks of her elderly and mentally disabled boarders. Those who complained were killed and buried in her yard.Alvin Howard Neelley, Jr. (1953 - 2005) and Judith Ann Adams Neelley (born 1964) are an A
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who grew to fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody, but he also worked under the names King Kong Brody, The Masked Marauder and Red River Jack.Over the years Bruiser Brody became associated with some of the most hardcore wrestling matches in the history of the sport and was known to rough up his opponents, often times leaving them in a
The story of a ruthless Mexican gang responsible for smuggling huge quantities of cocaine in the 1980s.The Tijuana Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Tijuana or Arellano-Félix Organization or Cártel Arellano Félix - CAF) is a Mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana. The cartel was described as "one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in Mexico". The Tijuana Cartel was featured battling the ri
On June 26th 2015 the worst terror attack on Britain's abroad since 9/11 took place, leaving 30 British dead and 26 injured, a holiday paradise now off limits to British tourists and lives changed forever by a gunman in black. Should holiday makers have known more about the dangers posed by Jihadis? In this episode of Panorama the survivors of the horror in Tunisia tell their story and piece
In Palermo, Sicily, judge Antonino Di Matteo is chief prosecutor in an unprecedented trial where politicians, police and the mafia are all sitting in the courtroom dock together. Di Matteo is now the most threatened man in Italy and the most protected with over 20 bodyguards surround him and protecting his every move 24/7.Standing on trial are 10 men who have been accused of playing a role in