Milwaukee Mafia
Did you know Milwaukee had a Mafia? Many people don't realize how powerful the Milwaukee Mafia was - especially during Frank Balistrieri's impressive 30-year reign! Gavin Schmitt has been researching and writing published works on the Milwaukee Mafia for over a decade, and is considered the top expert on the subject. Join Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens as Gavin takes you through stories of the Milwaukee Mafia, and related Wisconsin true crime. For more information, visit MilwaukeeMafia.com
Benni Balistrieri
In this episode we hear a side story about one of Frank's Daughters Benni and her concert promoting husband
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Speaking Venues
In this episode Gavin discusses some behind the scenes author stuff on how he goes about getting speaking events, what are some unexpected venues, what he likes about the different venues as well as what he dislikes
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The Outlaws
In light of the impending release of the Chapter of the Outlaws motorcycle club being released from prison we take a look at some brief history of the gang
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Failures
In this episode Gavin talks about some of the failures he has had over the course of writing his books
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Patrick Odonnell
In this episode we have a special guest a former Milwaukee Police Officer joins us and tell us some stories of organized crime while serving on the police force for 25 years
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Barons and Bootleggers
We talk about the Book Oconomowac Barons and Bootleggers. A listener recommended book based on a previous Mafia Episode
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Robert Beaudry
In this episode we discuss a time when Joe writes a will with a little bit of blowback and we learn what happens when a Balestrieri tries to get into Politics
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Herman Pastor and Kid Cann
In this episode we talk about connections between Herman Pastor from the Dirty Slots segment and Kid Cann a notorious mobster in the Minneapolis area
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Leo Roethe
In this episode we here a story of a business man, who has some run in with the Mafia, as he is able to take out loans and lose 20 million dollars
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Milwaukee Mafia Wikipedia Page
In this episode we discuss a listener question about the Wikipedia page and whether some of the information could be inaccurate.
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An Announcement From Gavin
A quick message about some changes coming to the podcast
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Frank Ranney and The Teamsters Union
In this episode we take a deeper look at who is Frank Ranney and what role did he play in the Teamsters Union and how he helped the Mafia
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Who could have replaced Jon Alioto
In this episode a listener inquiries why Frank Balistrieri took over mob boss from Jon Alioto when there relationship was not very good and who Jon might have choosen instead of Frank if it played out differently
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Frank Lagalbo
In this episode we discuss the end days of a classical Milwaukee Mafia Frank Lagalbo
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What happened to the Gaurdalabene Family
In this episode Gavin answers a listener question about what led to the original Milwaukee mob boss losing control of the Mafia
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Auggie Mainiaci
In this episode we conclude the stories from 1975 with the story of one of the most significant murders in Milwaukee Mafia history
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The Story of the Original Milwaukee Mafia Book
In this episode talks about some of the challenges of getting a book published, and the struggles he had when he tried writing a book for the first time.
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Marty Buccieri
In this episode we discuss a Vegas murder, we learn about a city corrupted running illegal casinos.
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Dirty Helen Followup
In this episode we revisit the Dirty Helen episode as Eric finished the book and has some things to discuss not mentioned in early podcasts.
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Leroy Bell and Prostitution
In this episode we discuss another prosititution ring that was running and taken down in Milwaukee
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A Look at Milwaukee Mafia Bosses
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.
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Sid Ceasar, Joseph Pipito and Prostitution
In this episode we hear the story of celebrity Sid Ceasar and his adventures in prostitution while doing a show in Milwaukee
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Car Bomber Secret Revealed
In this discussion, Gavin explains for anyone who has seen them the strange car bombing posts he has made on facebook and a new project he is involved with
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North Brook Inn And Sallys Steakhouse Part 2
Hear the sentencing results of last weeks episode
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Dirty Helen Part 2
Gavin completes the story of Dirty Helen, as she works in a event in Appleton WI, then moves from Superior to Milwaukee, opens up a dive bar that she makes famous herself by spending her days telling her crazy stories to the patreons of the bar
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Become...
North Brook Inn And Sallys Steakhouse Part 1
When the head chef of sally's steakhouse leaves to start his own restaurant the North Brook Inn, it launches quite excessive and unexpected events.
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Dirty Helen
a readers question about a famous call girl in Milwaukee known as Dirty Helen leads to the discovery of a biography written by her. In this 2 part series Gavin takes on on the history of Dirty Helen and the significant people and things that occurred in her life
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<...Tamara Rand and A Vegas Casino
Learn about the Mafia buying a casino using 500K of Tamara Rands money. Instead of paying her back she winds up dead.
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The Free Masons, The Mafia, and the Catholic Church
A question from a listener about wether the Free Masons and the mafia ever worked together (spoiler: it appears they did not). But in Gavin research of the questions he discovers the Catholic religions hatred of the free masons and we discuss some of the terrible things the church has said about the Masons over the years
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Phil Valley Ben Barwick and Local 122
Learn the story of John Balistreri became a part of the Local Restaurant Bar Union and hear John reflect on his experiences
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Biker Gangs and the Mafia
In this short segment we discuss any connections between the Mafia and Biker gangs in Milwaukee.
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Rocco Youse and Del Chemical Part 2
Hear the conclusion of the Rocco Yous story
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Internet Archive
Upon a listeners request Gavin dives into how he is able to post all the files he has access to the internet archive and we both encourage you to it all as well :)
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<...Rocco Youse and Del Chemical Part 1
Hear the story of massive chemical company that has some shady business practices and some strong ties to the Mafia
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D&D
A listeners questions takes Gavin down a rabbit hole to find any occult occurrences in Milwaukee. He is not able to find much but does find story of a prisoner at the Waupun State Prison as he fights to keep his ability to play Dungeons and Dragons while serving his sentence
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A Murder and John Buys a company
In this episode we hear how the murder of a vending company owner leads to John Balistreri buying his company and getting into the vending business
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Epitome of Courage
As discussed in the previous Patreon episode Gavin reads the book Epitome of Courage and discusses the meeting that happened between the Milwaukee Mafia and a gang from Chicago that was big into the vending business, drugs, as well as purchasing missiles from the Libyans.
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Rerun: My Cousin Augie
In this episode Gavin discusses an article that was recently published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal about a high profile car bombing that the Mafia was most likely responsible for.
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Gangland Wire Interview
Recently Gavin was featured on another Podcast called Gangland Wire. Like the previous documentary episode, I interview Gavin on this interview and add context to some of the things they discussed
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Rerun: Black Nite with Michail Takach
We have discussed how the Mafia found itself in the space of owning and operating gay bars in Milwaukee and today we are joined by Michail Takach who is very focused on the history of the LGTBQ community in Milwaukee to hear the story of the Black Night Bar and a well know riot that broke out in the bar.
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