About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of Joey Massino, the last Don of the Bonanno family, who ultimately betrayed the Mafia by flipping.

In 1992, the New York Mafia is falling apart. The Gambinos are in chaos, the Colombos are at war, the Genoveses are hiding behind Chin Gigante’s bathrobe act, and the Bonannos—the forgotten, disgraced family left for dead after the Donnie Brasco disaster—are waiting on one man: Joey Massino. Known as “The Last Don,” Massino quietly rebuilds the Bonanno family into the most powerful mob outfit in America, using paranoia, discipline, and an almost supernatural instinct for survival. Then, after a lifetime preaching silence and loyalty, he does the one thing no Five Families boss had ever done before: he flips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Underworld Podcast

Topics covered

• Mafia history
• Joey Massino
• organized crime
• betrayal
• New York Mafia
• Bonanno family

Keywords

• Joey Massino
• Mafia
• Bonanno family
• organized crime
• betrayal
• New York
• 1992

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gambinos, Colombos, Genoveses, Bonannos

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