About Expedition Underworld
History, crime, and the real stories behind the American Mafia. This podcast explores the origins of organized crime in the United States, with a major focus on the early New Orleans Mafia, the assassination of Police Chief David Hennessy, the rise of Charles Matranga, Joseph Macheca, and the events that shaped the 1891 New Orleans lynchings—the largest mass lynching in American history. From Sicilian immigration and the Stuppagghieri of Monreale to the power struggles that built criminal empires from New Orleans to New York, Tampa, Dallas, Los Angeles, and beyond, each episode dives deep in
- Language
- English
- Type
- podcast