We have finally made it to covering the American Mafia and we start out with a quick history lesson on the mob. From the arrival of the first known Italian mafioso to America up to today's Mafia activities, it's all here! Stay tuned to our upcoming shows because we have in depth profiles on mafia figures and events throughout history. Outlaws & Gunslingers is your new home for Mafia content!

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In 1993, three eight year old boys were found murdered in a drainage canal. Three teenage boys were eventually charged and convicted for the crimes. By 2011, all three of the now men were released from prison after new evidence and jury misconduct had been found to have happened. To this day, the three men remain out of prison, but the story doesn't end there. There are many who think that someone else murdered the boys, including one of their step fathers and a man called "Mr. Bojangles" who has never been identified. As of this recording, no one else has been arrested for the murders.

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April 19th, 2023 is the 30th anniversary of the end of the Waco Siege. It started February 28th, 1993 as a failed raid by the ATF on the Mount Carmel compound of the Branch Davidians. That turned into a siege which finally ended on April 19th, 1993 when the compound burned to the ground. To this day, it is hotly debated whether the Davidians or law enforcement started the fire. We will take a look back at the whole thing, that in the end left 82 Branch Davidians, and 4 ATF agents dead.

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April 15th, 2023 is the the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing which happened in 2013. We will take a look at the life of the Tsarnaev brothers, the bombing, the subsequent murders, the manhunt and the trial. We also discuss whether or not the FBI knew about, or were involved with the older brother prior to the bombing.

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On January 11th, 1992, 12 year old Shanda Sharer was brutally tortured and burned alive by 4 girls between the ages of 15-17. Sharer was dating one of the girls' ex-girlfriend and this is how they decided they would get their "revenge."

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In our final installment of the Menendez story, the trial has begun where the brothers are tried together but with 2 separate juries. After the first one ends with a mistrial, we head to the second one where they are eventually convicted of the crimes and sent to prison for life.

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In part two of the Menendez Brothers story, we take a look at the murder and the brothers attempt to make it look like a mob hit. They then go on an outrageous spending spree that leads the authorities to suspect them and ultimately arrest them. We'll end the episode with the preparations for their trial, which we will cover on the next episode.

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On August 20th, 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez shot and killed their mother and father in the den of their own house. In a criminal case that captivated the nation, it took two trials for them to be eventually found guilty. In part one of a three part series, we will take a look at the life of all four family members leading up to that fateful day and what could have led to the murders.

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On July 20th. 2012, James Holmes opened fire on a crowded movie theater at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. Twelve people were killed and 70 others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. It was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since Columbine. At the time, the 82 killed or injured was the largest number of victims in one shooting in U.S. history.

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This week, we have two massacres in the state of Michigan, both of which rank as two of the top 3 deadliest massacres in the state's history. First up, in June of 1971, 8 people were shot and killed at a house on Hazelwood street in Detroit in a likely drug dispute. This became known as the Hazelwood Massacre. Then, we have the Rock Road Massacre, which occurred in Farwell, MI in 1982. In this one, a husband couldn't handle his wife filing for divorce so he shoots and kills her and 6 members of her family.

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