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Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty is an HBO Max docuseries about the 2021 double murder of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh and the fraud-riddled downfall of attorney Alex Murdaugh.

Get Gotti is a Netflix documentary series about the federal investigation that dismantled John Gotti's reign over the Gambino crime family, ending in his 1992 conviction.

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist is an HBO documentary special about Richard Kuklinski, the New Jersey mob hitman and serial killer, interviewed by Dr. Park Dietz in Trenton State Prison.

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia is a Netflix docuseries about the U.S. government's historic 1980s RICO prosecution of all five New York Mafia families, culminating in the landmark Mafia Commission Trial.

Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster is a Disney+/Hulu documentary special about Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano, Gambino crime family underboss who admitted to 19 murders and brought down John Gotti.

HBO Max docuseries about Thomas Randolph, a Nevada man convicted of arranging his sixth wife Sharon Causse's 2008 murder for $300,000 in life insurance — and killing the hitman.

The Iceman Murders are a series of contract killings committed by Richard Kuklinski, a New Jersey hit man convicted of five murders between 1980 and 1984.

The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1985–1987 federal prosecution targeting the leadership of New York's Five Families organized crime network under RICO statutes.

The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark U.S. federal RICO prosecution (1985–1986) targeting the bosses of New York's Five Families for running the Mafia Commission as a criminal enterprise.

The Philadelphia Mob War was a 1993–1995 Mafia power struggle between boss John Stanfa and rival Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino, resulting in multiple murders and federal convictions.

This podcast episode from the Serial Killer series delves into the story of Peter Lundin, one of Denmark's most notorious criminals. The episode reviews his crimes and sheds light on the chilling case that shocked Denmark.

On August 15, 2007, six Italian members of the Ndrangheta were shot and killed in Duisburg, Germany, in one of Europe's most brutal mafia attacks. The massacre was the culmination of a bloody feud between Calabrese mafia clans and marked a turning point in understanding the international reach of organized crime.

In August 2007, six Italian men were shot down in a parking lot in Duisburg, Germany. The 70 bullets fired were the expression of a bloody mafia feud—and shocked an entire nation.

Werner Pinzner was a German contract killer convicted in 1986 of committing at least three murders in Hamburg. His case exposed the hidden criminal networks behind contract killings in 1980s West Germany, making it one of the most significant organised crime prosecutions of the era.

Norbert Pöhlke terrorized the Ludwigsburg area in Baden-Württemberg during the 1970s with a series of brutal armed robberies committed while wearing masks and costumes. The case became one of Germany's most notorious crimes as the perpetrator remained unidentified for years. Pöhlke's systematic violence and ability to disguise himself made him one of the country's most feared criminals of the decade.

The Camorra, a Neapolitan organized crime syndicate, has transformed from a regional Italian threat into a transnational criminal powerhouse with operations spanning Europe, North America, and Asia. Fueled by drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, and environmental crimes, the organization generates billions annually while leaving a trail of violence that claims innocent civilians.

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, orchestrated two dramatic prison escapes before his 2016 recapture and extradition to the United States. In 2019, a federal court in Brooklyn convicted him on all charges and sentenced him to life in prison plus 30 years.

On July 10, 1973, John Paul Getty III was dragged from a Rome street by members of the 'Ndrangheta and held captive in a Calabrian cave. What followed was a harrowing negotiation involving a severed ear, a multimillion-dollar ransom, and a billionaire grandfather's reluctance to pay.

James Riddle Hoffa, the powerful president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, disappeared on July 30, 1975, from a restaurant parking lot in Michigan. His case has become one of America's most enduring unsolved mysteries, with the FBI pointing to organized crime involvement but no body ever recovered.

The Lucchese crime family's New Jersey faction has undergone a dramatic criminal evolution over five decades, shifting from armed conflict toward large-scale illegal gambling and racketeering that generated billions in illicit profits.