A Look at Milwaukee Mafia Bosses

About this episode

The episode discusses the three main mob bosses in Milwaukee and evaluates the potential success of one boss during Frank Balistrieri's leadership.

We take a look at the 3 main mob bosses and discuss whether the one of the other bosses could have been more successful during Frank Balistrieri time as mob boss. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at milwaukeemafia@gmail.com Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeemafia.com/ Become part of the Family: https://www.patreon.com/Milwaukeemafia -- Gavin Schmitt is the leading historical expert on the mafia in Wisconsin. He has written several books on the subject and regularly speaks across the country. Get Gavin’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Schmitt/e/B00E749XFS Book Gavin for a Presentation: https://gavinschmitt.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Gavin Schmitt, Eric

Topics covered

• Milwaukee Mafia
• mob bosses
• Frank Balistrieri
• true crime
• history

Keywords

• Milwaukee Mafia
• mob bosses
• Frank Balistrieri
• true crime
• history
• Gavin Schmitt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Milwaukee Mafia, Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter, Milwaukee Mafia Wiki, Patreon, Amazon, gavinschmitt.com

Products: Gavin’s Books

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