The Colombo family was the smallest of New York’s Five Families—but also the most dangerous… to themselves. Three civil wars. Street shootouts. Bosses turning on captains. Captains turning on bosses. No other Mafia family imploded this many times or this violently.

This episode dives into the chaos behind the Colombos’ endless infighting and the power struggles that nearly wiped them out. If you want to understand why this family became the Mafia’s most unstable empire, this is the story.