Becoming a made man during the 1950s, LoCascio was a bookmaker and loanshark for the Gambino family. Later on, he was promoted to caporegime of a crew in the Bronx, New York. After the December 1985 assassination of boss Paul Castellano, Gotti became the new Gambino boss and LoCascio joined his inner circle. When underboss Joseph Armone went to prison in 1987, LoCascio became acting underboss; When Gotti reshuffled his administration later on, promoting Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano to Armone's position, LoCascio became acting consigliere.

On December 11, 1990, LoCascio was arrested alongside Gotti and Gravano and indicted for racketeering. At the time of his arrest, LoCascio was still publicly identified as the Gambino family's underboss. At this time, Gravano decided to become a government witness and testified against his former associates. On April 2, 1992, LoCascio was convicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges, as was Gotti. On June 23, 1992, both Gotti and LoCascio were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. When asked to comment at his sentencing, LoCascio made the following remarks:

"First, I would like to say emphatically that I am innocent... I am guilty though. I am guilty of being a good friend of John Gotti. And if there were more men like John Gotti on this earth, we would have a better country."

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Today on Crime & Entertainment we have  Ex-Mobster of the Gambino Crime Family, Andrew DiDonato. Andrew goes into his early life and getting into organized crime crime. Becoming a soldier  under Nicky Corozzo. Nick’s crew had shootouts with a Lucchese Crew run by Anthony Casso & Vic Amuso. Andrew was right in the thick of this battle. Andrew shares stories of bank robberies, car theft and other crazy tales. Andrew has many more stories, we only scratched the surface of during his years in the Gambino Family. Andrew would go on to become a government informant and change his life around as well as publish a book. Find it below

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Ricardo "Richard" Leyva Muñoz Ramirez dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer, and the Valley Intruder since his attacks were first clustered in the San Gabriel Valley, was an American serial killer and sex offender whose crime spree took place in California between June 1984 and August 1985. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989. He died in 2013 while awaiting execution.

Ramirez's highly publicized home invasion and murder spree terrorized the residents of Greater Los Angeles and later the San Francisco Bay Area over the course of fourteen months. However, his first known murder occurred as early as April 1984; this crime was not connected to Ramirez, nor was it known to be his doing, until 2009. Ramirez used a wide variety of weapons and different murder methods, including handguns, various types of knives, a machete, a tire iron, and a claw hammer. He punched, pistol whipped, and strangled many of his victims, both with his hands and in one instance a ligature, stomped at least one victim to death in her sleep, and tortured another victim by shocking her with a live electrical cord. Ramirez also frequently enjoyed degrading and humiliating his victims, especially those who survived his attacks or whom he explicitly decided not to kill, by forcing them to profess that they loved Satan, or telling them to "swear on Satan" that there were no more valuables left in their homes he had broken into and burglarized.

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A Hollywood writer and producer is currently suing HBO claiming that the network stole his concepts for a TV show. Jack Piuggi, who owns Flipp Productions, claimed that after stealing his concepts, HBO eventually went on to produce two shows for the network called Fake Famous (HBO) and FBoy Island (HBO Max) which were based off of Piuggi's original ideas. This is a cautionary tale that robbery is not necessarily limited to the streets. In the business world, you can be robbed millions of dollars with just the scribble of a pen.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment, we have one of the most powerful interviews I've ever done. We recently reached the 6 year anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas. Today's guest, Ashley Hoff, a survivor of this tragedy, shares the horrible details and experiences of that tragic night. Ashley is also the executive producer of the documentary, "11 Minutes" that details the events of that night minute by minute.

The documentary detailing the shooting is an emotional and inspiring four-part series about survival and resilience. It covers the survivors' perspectives, with a great deal of footage collected from cell phones of concert goers that night as the events unfolded. You can stream "11 Minutes" on Paramount Plus. It is a must-see documentary.

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Sammy "The Bull" Gravano is a former underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He became a government informant in 1991 and provided testimony that helped convict John Gotti, the boss of the Gambino family, and other high-ranking members of organized crime. Gravano was famous for his involvement in organized crime and his decision to become a government informant. He was a high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family and was known for his involvement in various criminal activities, including murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. His decision to cooperate with the government and testify against his former associates was a significant event in the history of organized crime and led to the downfall of many high-ranking members of the Gambino family.
After entering witness protection and moving to Arizona, Sammy continued to pursue the criminal life was was eventually busted for running a ecstasy drug ring.  What was Sammy like you ask ??

Well let's ask Anthony Ruggiano Jr on this episode of Behind The Gangster on Sammy The Bull

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Today, on Crime & Entertainment, we have straight out if Detroit, Linzee Ryder. She is an accomplished model, actress, & entrepreneur . She started her career in the AV Industry with the film studio ‘OC Modeling’ in 2019. She has also performed in videos with various famous actresses in the industry, and these actresses include Syren De Mer, Lilian Stone, etc. Linzee shows no signs of slowing down with a full touring schedule ahead, which you can find on her socials.  So get a behind the scenes look at Linzee Ryder here on Crime & Entertainment

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Today, on Crime & Entertainment we have Terra Newell. Terra is the daughter of Debra Newell, Debra thinking she meet the love of her life through a dating app had unknowingly meet the devil himself, John Meehan.
John knew exactly what to say to sweep Debra off her feet. She was ready to take a chance on him, and on real love. However,  John Meehan wasn’t who claimed to be. He had been released from prison in October 2014, only two days before he met Debra, after serving time for violating a restraining order.
The two soon moved in together — and that’s when the true Dirty John began to emerge. He became increasingly violent, and isolated Debra from her daughters, Jacquelyn and Terra, who were suspicious of John from the start. When the Newell women dug into his past, they uncovered a web of lies and crimes. And, before long, John’s violence turned from Debra to Terra, who barely escaped with her life.  She details in this show how she fought for her life after being attacked in a parking garage by John Meehan that day. Also, how the effects of that day is a struggle years later and she even has her own podcast detailing the difficult roads that survivors face after the trauma is over. These days Terra is a life coach and dedicates herself to helping those who have had similar situations. You can find links to that and Terra's socials below. So, strap in and hear how Terra Newell took out Dirty John Meehan here on Crime & Entertainment.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment we have New York City Flight attendant, Carol Hellerman. Carol was deep in the middle of 9/11 on a flight that was about to take off that may very well have been another plane which would have been used in the attacks that day. Carol also gives us an excusive look into 9/12 where a sting operation by the FBI was looking to capture more terrorist with possible threats to the united States. So, buckle up for this fantastic 9/11 exclusive on Crime & Entertainment.

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Today, on Crime & Entertainment, we have our debut episode of Behind the Serial Killer. What a way to kick it off with myself & Ignacio Esteban, as we break down none other than Albert Fish. Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester, and cannibal who committed at least three child murders from July 1924 to June 1928. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and The Boogey Man. Fish was a suspect in at least ten murders during his lifetime, although he only confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known homicide. He also confessed to stabbing at least two other people. Fish once boasted that he "had children in every state" and at one time stated his number of victims was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. Fish was apprehended on December 13, 1934, and put on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd. He was convicted and executed by the electric chair on January 16, 1936, at the age of 65. 

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