We have The Podfather's blessing to release this episode on Mad Sam DeStefano, one of the funniest, most brutal mafia guys in history. Pour yourself a nice glass of red wine, fix yourself a heaping plate of gnocchi and enjoy this bad boy then head over to Patreon.com/lilstinkers for part two of this episode.

Ep. 12: Mad Sam DeStefano

If you like true crime and funny, homicidal people, boy are you in the right place! Jon DelCollo, Jake Mattera and Mike Rainey bring to you Lil Stinkers, a podcast which focuses on some of history's worst people, who also happen to be very funny.

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True crime

This San Diego Zoo bad boy rattled some cages while in captivity, constantly outwitting his keepers to escape so he could mingle with visitors, pose for pictures, and throw rocks at a fellow orangutan who he had beef with. Our beloved Jonny Delco was on vacation, so our homeboy Dru Montana filled in and regaled us with his quick wit and personal experiences with his family's monkey. Check out Dru's podcasts: Digital Bazooka & Durag and the Deertag Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N May 26: Chicago Aug. 21: Dallas Aug. 22: Austin If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Thank you for making this fun. We appreciate you guys. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon Delcollo: @jonnydelco Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82

Ken Allen: Hairy Houdini

We're beaming up and diving into Heaven's Gate, the cult where 39 people took their own lives in 1997 in the hopes of hitching a ride aboard a UFO to the Kingdom of Heaven. Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N May 26: Chicago Aug. 21: Dallas Aug. 22: Austin If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Thank you for making this fun. We appreciate you guys. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon Delcollo: @jonnydelco Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82 Support the show and get 50% off your first Factor box, plus 20% off your next month. Head to FactorMeals.com/stinker50 and use code STINKER50. Support the show & protect your online privacy. Visit https://www.expressvpn.com/STINKER & get 3 extra months of Express VPN for free.

Heaven's Gate

This sweet, gap toothed, bow legged, puddin' thick Mom Mom poisoned everyone who stood in the way of her pill addiction. She gained a lot of admirers along the way, including evangelist Billy Graham, who envied the fact that she was going to see heaven before he did. Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N May 26: Chicago Aug. 21: Dallas Aug. 22: Austin If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Thank you for making this fun. We appreciate you guys. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon Delcollo: @jonnydelco Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82

Velma Barfield: Death Row Granny

This Midwest psycho killed the family of his 14 year old girlfriend then hit the road for a week long murder spree that inspired a Bruce Springsteen song and the movie Natural Born Killers. After talkin' murder, the kumquat hour devolves into our first argument on the show. If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Thank you for making this fun. We appreciate you guys. Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N May 26: Chicago  Aug. 21: Dallas  Aug. 22: Austin Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon Delcollo: @jonnydelco Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82

Charles Starkweather

This goofball got his start in the weirdo world by socking a customer on his paper route then proceeded to murder people in and around their apartments. On top of all this, he would stab houseplants and dump garbage all over the floors of his home. If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Thank you for making this fun. We appreciate you guys. Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon DelCollo: @jonnydelco  Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82

Ep. 12: Mad Sam DeStefano

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