About this season
Uncovers the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia's most notorious outlaws, and reveals how the FBI and law enforcement developed the techniques to crack the organization and bring it to justice. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Mafia, told by the people who brought it down.
Episodes (13)
1. Sam Giancana
Aired 18 May 2012 • 45 min
Revealing the secrets of the Mafia's most notorious members, beginning with Sam Giancana, who was associated with the Kennedys, Frank Sinatra and the CIA.
2. Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Aired 9 October 2014 • 45 min
Charles "Lucky" Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the "Organised" into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.
3. Joe Colombo: The Maverick Mobster
Aired 9 October 2014 • 45 min
The story of, Joe Colombo, the youngest Godfather of the Mafia that had problems caused by his flamboyant way of living.
4. John Gotti
Aired 9 October 2014 • 45 min
The story of ambitious American mobster John Gotti, who became the boss of the Gambino family by ordering the death of the group's former head. He earned the nickname `Teflon Don' after three acquittals.
5. Tony Spilotro: The Las Vegas Enforcer
Aired 9 October 2014 • 45 min
The story of Tony Spilotro, who protected the Chicago Mafia's interests in the casinos of Las Vegas and became a target for the FBI.
6. Vito Genovese
Aired 9 October 2014 • 45 min
Raised in the slums with terrifying gangs. He grew to inherit a Mafia entity; only to be faced with murder, the electric chair and fierce rivalry.
7. Carmine Galante: The Man of Steel and Heroin
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
Even while being behind the bars for a great part of his career, Carmine Galante was still able to have a lot of power in organized crime.
8. Donnie Brasco
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Mafia for six years as Donnie Brasco, reveals how his undercover work led to more than 100 convictions - and resulted in the death of underworld figure Dominick `Sonny Black' Napolitano.
9. Allen Dorfman: The Mafia's Banker
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
A close associate of longtime Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with the Chicago Outfit, Alan Dorfman embezzled millions for the mob and himself until he was violently murdered in 1983.
10. Joseph Valachi
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
How Joseph Valachi knew there was a 'hit order' out on him, and lived in so much fear that he revealed Both the existence of, and the whole structure of the Mafia for the first time.
11. Roy DeMeo: The Mobster Murderer
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
New York City mafia hit man, Roy Demeo, escaped the authorities for a long time and killed around 200 people.
12. Meyer Lansky: The Mystery Man
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
The story of Meyer Lansky, an associate of Lucky Luciano who was linked to criminal financial operations, but the FBI struggled to pin anything on him - or find his riches.
13. Downfall
Aired 3 October 2014 • 45 min
Good friends and business partners Robert Kubecka and Donald Barstow were able to bring down nine of the biggest gangsters of New York City.