Gangsters: America's Most Evil
A cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government. From thugs to lethal beauties, outlaws to kingpins, each episode profiles these gangsters and reveals their sinister motives, transgressions and the circumstances that eventually led to their downfall.
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- Ep 1
1.The First Kingpin: Juan Raul Garza
20-07-201255mThis episode follows the case of Juan Raul Garza, the first drug kingpin. Garza and his gang made millions of dollars running drugs across "Marijuana Boulevard," the Gateway bridge...
- Ep 2
2.The Ultimate Outlaw: Harry "Taco" Bowman
1.027-07-201255mBowman, as international president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, ordered kidnappings, firebombings, assaults and murders. He joined another exclusive club in 1997, the "FBI Ten M...
- Ep 3
3.The Godmother: Griselda Blanco
14-08-2012Griselda Blanco, "The Godmother," is suspected of scores of murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York, Miami, and Southern California. On the run from the law fo...
- Ep 4
4.The Mayor of Harlem: Alberto 'Alpo' Martinez
21-08-201260mThis episode profiles the rise and fall of Albert "Alpo" Martinez, dubbed the Mayor of Harlem. Alpo and two childhood friends, Azie Faison and Rich Porter, would become kings of th...
- Ep 5
5.Machine Gun Johnny: Johnny Eng
28-08-201260mThis episode features the rise and fall of Johnny Eng, one of the most notorious drug traffickers in the history of Manhattan's Chinatown. A one-time informant for the DEA, "Machin...
- Ep 6
6.King Blood: Luis Felipe
06-09-2012This episode explores the case of Luis Felipe, also known as "King Blood." From a prison cell, Felipe founded the New York chapter of the Latin Kings street gang. Felipe's own writ...
- Ep 7
7.The Queenpin: Jemeker Thompson
11-09-201260mThis episode explores the case of The Queenpin--Jemeker Thompson. Thompson rose to the top of the cocaine trade during the peak of the 1980's crack epidemic in Los Angeles. Thompso...
- Ep 8
8.Anthony Shea and the No-Name Gang
18-09-2012This episode follows Anthony Shea, one of the most prolific bank and armored truck robbers, and his "no name" gang out of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Responsible for killing two ar...
- Ep 9
9.Lethal Beauties: Beltran, Henao, & Garcia
25-09-201260mThis episode explores the cases of three Lethal Beauties: Rosalie Garcia, Sandra Beltran, and Beatriz Henao. Garcia, AKA "Shorty," was the head of a deadly heroin ring in the Bronx...
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