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The Black Hand was America’s first wave of organized crime—and it reached Michigan. In this episode of Malice in the Mitten, we uncover the hidden history of Black Hand extortion, threat letters, bombings, and the immigrant communities caught in the crosshairs. From Detroit to Saginaw, this forgotten chapter reveals how fear spread long before the Mafia had a name.
Historical Note:
#TrueCrimePodcast #MichiganTrueCrime #MaliceInTheMitten #BlackHand #CrimeHistory
Hosted and Produced by Tracy Preston
Researched and Written by Tracy Preston, featuring Christine Mulligan
Original artwork by Todd Preston
Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston
Sources:
“Black Hand (Extortion).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
“Black Hand.” Encyclopaedia Britannica,
“Joseph Petrosino.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
“100 Years Later: NYPD Legend Is Remembered.” National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
“The Inspiring Rise and Tragic Fall of the Italian Sherlock Holmes.” The Mob Museum,
Delaware, Michael. “Some History of the Black Hand in Michigan.”
Talty, Stephan. The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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The Black Hand was America’s first wave of organized crime—and it reached Michigan. In this episode of Malice in the Mitten, we uncover the hidden history of Black Hand extortion, threat letters, bombings, and the immigrant communities caught in the crosshairs. From Detroit to Saginaw, this forgotten chapter reveals how fear spread long before the Mafia had a name.
Historical Note:
#TrueCrimePodcast #MichiganTrueCrime #MaliceInTheMitten #BlackHand #CrimeHistory
Hosted and Produced by Tracy Preston
Researched and Written by Tracy Preston, featuring Christine Mulligan
Original artwork by Todd Preston
Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston
Sources:
“Black Hand (Extortion).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
“Black Hand.” Encyclopaedia Britannica,
“Joseph Petrosino.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
“100 Years Later: NYPD Legend Is Remembered.” National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
“The Inspiring Rise and Tragic Fall of the Italian Sherlock Holmes.” The Mob Museum,
Delaware, Michael. “Some History of the Black Hand in Michigan.”
Talty, Stephan. The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

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