Ep 7: Disorganized Crime
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Lucky Luciano’s conviction sits atop a rising wave of public panic about the seeping influence of crime and corruption on American life.  It’s a perception that’s been mythologised in Hollywood retellings about the mob for decades. The idea of an all-powerful mafia served Thomas Dewey’s professional ambitions well too, but how much of it was actually true?
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