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Unfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadWhat It’s Really Like Working in the Cold Case Squad In the final episode of Season 1 of Unfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case Squad, our host Vito Spano sits down with legendary cold case detective Wendell Stratford to find out what it’s really like working in the cold case squad. 2023-01-2526 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Unsolved Murder of Jam Master Jay of the legendary hip hop group Run DMC Unfinished Justice takes a look at the cold case murder of Jam Master Jay of the legendary hip hop group Run DMC, and reveals startling developments in the case. 2023-01-1831 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadAn NYPD Sergeant Becomes a Suspect in a Cold Case KillingThe Cold Case Unit struggles to solve the murder of a 29-year-old woman named Juliet Alexander who had been shot three times in the head. The case would only get more complicated when one of their own – an NYPD Sergeant – turned out to be the main suspect. 2023-01-1143 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Mob Killings, Part 2 Walter Mack’s work on the stolen car ring uncovered a killing spree. After years of preparation and investigation, Mack would finally have the chance to prosecute the case of his life – and take down the Gambino crime family at the same time. This is the second of two episodes that focuses on connected Mob killings that resulted in dozens of cold cases. 2023-01-0430 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Mob Killings, Part 1When prosecutor Walter Mack volunteered to take on what he assumed was a “simplistic” case involving a few stolen cars, he had no way of knowing that this “boring” case would ultimately reach the top of organized crime in the City, change the course of New York City law enforcement, and ultimately clear dozens of cold case murders. This is the first of two episodes that focuses on connected Mob killings that resulted in dozens of cold cases.2022-12-2827 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Westies: Who Killed the Gentleman Gangster?For years, Mickey Spillane ran the Irish mob that controlled the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan. Behind the scenes, he controlled the area by ordering kidnappings and killings, but in public he always wore a dapper suit and an easy smile, earning the nickname of the Gentleman Gangster. When a new generation of Irish gangsters known as The Westies emerged, they had a different idea of how to run the neighborhood – and it didn’t include Spillane. So when Mickey’s body was found filled with lead, the cops assumed The Westies were behind the hit. But it’d take the...2022-12-2122 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Murder of Marie-Josée Saint-AntoineNew York City was shocked when a glamorous fashion model was found murdered in her apartment at the height of the glitzy 1980s. It was hard to find anyone who didn’t love her. But as the detectives on the case started looking deeper they found a number of possible suspects within her orbit. It wasn’t until years later when one of those suspects emerged as the likely killer due to new information uncovered by the Cold Case Squad.2022-12-1428 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadMaria Isabel Monteiro AlvesWhen Brazilian-born Maria Isabel Pinto Monteiro Alves went for her daily run in Central Park, she didn’t know it’d be her last. After her body was found, the murder became a cold case and an international incident as the Brazilian government demanded answers. The pressure was on the cold case detectives who struggled to find any leads – until an unlikely sequence of events helped shed new light on the case. 2022-12-0725 min
Unfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadBaby HopeThe most famous cold case in NYPD history: the case of Baby Hope. It’s a case that spanned three decades. The Cold Case detectives simply wouldn’t stop working the case of the unnamed four year old baby found on the side of the road – not until they solved it. And the detectives who cracked the case tell us how they did it. Credits: Executive Producers (Asterlight): Cathy Tankosic, Joe Poletto, Sam Roseme Executive Producers (Neon Hum Media): Shara Morris, Jonathan Hirsch Lead Producer: Chrystal Genesis Associate Producer: Liz Sanch...2022-11-3038 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadThe Martinez MurdersIt was Christmas time when the 911 call came in. A husband and wife were brutally murdered in their nice apartment, and their young children discovered the bodies. The year was 1996, the same year that the NYPD created the Cold Case Squad to help clear the thousands of unsolved murders in the city of 8 million. The case stumped the NYPD for years until the Cold Case Squad took it over. Credits: Executive Producers (Asterlight): Cathy Tankosic, Joe Poletto, Sam Roseme Executive Producers (Neon Hum Media): Shara Morris, Jonathan Hirsch Lead Producer: Chrystal Gene...2022-11-3040 minUnfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case SquadUnfinished Justice (Trailer)Unfinished Justice is an inside look at the NYPD's Cold Case Squad. Each episode of this 10 part series follows the cold case detectives as they investigate – and hopefully solve – some of the most gripping cases to ever go cold at the NYPD. Unfinished Justice: Inside the NYPD Cold Case Squad is narrated by Vito Spano, the former commander of the NYPD Cold Case Squad from 2001 to 2004 and features other key contributors. The podcast shows the obsessive determination of Vito and his former colleagues as they work cases that are years, and sometimes decades, old, tracking evidence throughout the five boroug...2022-11-0902 min
Invest In Yourself PodcastJoie Gallo On Being A Women In The Mafia (Santo Trafficante, Chicago Outfit, Extorting, & Drugs)Send us a textToday’s podcast features Joie Gallo she was a associate of the Trafficante Crime Family & The Chicago Outfit. Both of these crime family are the American Mafia. Joie talks about her early life growing up and how it was really rough. Then she eventually meets a member of the Chicago Mob and she falls in love. She eventually met Santo Trafficante and started running drugs and extorting people. In the end she became a paid informant for the government and took down quite a few people in these crime families. 2022-09-1555 min
Joie MiamiJoie's New AllianceWith Santo gone and cut off by Gino, the Mob thought Joie would go away quietly, but they never really knew her. Always resourceful, Joie does what she needs to do to survive and contacts the FBI. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy.2022-06-2929 minJoie MiamiLimited Options for JoieAt the top of her game, it all starts to unravel for Joie. She and Gino separate, he becomes ill, and Joie summons his family from Chicago. Before they take Gino home, they all meet with an attorney. Joie turns to Santo for help and also learns she’s being subpoenaed for Noriega’s trial. Backed into a corner, Joie is out of options. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy.2022-06-2222 minJoie MiamiTensions Mount Between Joie & GinoAs Joie starts doing bigger jobs for Santo Trafficante and moving up in the organization, Gino was drinking and depressed, and tensions between them escalated. With their relationship on the rocks, can Joie make a clean break? Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Chriss Lyon, mob author & expert, is also featured in this episode.2022-06-1519 minJoie MiamiWho Is Santo Trafficante?At a mob family funeral, Joie meets Santo Trafficante and gains access to the power structure above Gino. As Joie starts to follow her own path, she proves her loyalty and learns whom she can and cannot trust. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Mob author & expert, Scott Deitche, is also featured in this episode.2022-06-0824 minJoie MiamiJoie Wants MoreJoie quickly transitions from mafia girlfriend to an unofficial soldier on the inside. She climbs the ladder, is noticed by the boss, and gets involved in trafficking drugs, money & guns in the Mob’s arrangement with Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Tom Cash, former Special Agent in Charge of the DEA for Florida, the Caribbean & Latin America is featured in this episode, in addition to mob authors and experts, Scott Deitche, and Chriss Lyon.2022-06-0125 min
Later DaysJason Crosby Interview ~ Part 2Joe Poletto continues his conversation with the multi-talented Jason Crosby.2022-06-0138 minLater DaysJason Crosby Interview ~ Part 1Joe Poletto talks with Jason Crosby. Over the past three decades Jason Crosby has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in modern music, from Jackson Browne and Phil Lesh to Father John Misty and Jenny Lewis. Jason has performed at Madison Square Garden, the Grammy Awards, appeared on the Tonight Show and Austin City Limits. He has shared stages with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, and Outkast. Born and raised on Long Island, Jason discovered he had perfect pitch in an early age and he immersed himself in a world of classical music. With his...2022-05-2550 minJoie MiamiJoie’s New Life with GinoJoie and Nicole move in with Gino, and Joie is living the life of her dreams, but she's not content to be a mob girlfriend. Joie has ambition and wants more. How can she get in on the action? Does she need Gino’s permission? Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Scott Deitche, mob author & expert, is also featured in this episode.2022-05-2519 minJoie MiamiA Better Life for Joie & Her DaughterJoie meets Gino Talarico and gets a glimpse of a life she never imagined was possible. Is the Mob her way out from her abusive father’s grip? Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Also featured in this episode are mob authors and experts, Scott Deitche, and Chriss Lyon.2022-05-1826 minJoie MiamiThe Early YearsWhat makes a young woman with a baby want to get involved in the Mob? Security, protection, and a chance at a better life for herself and her daughter. Meet Joie Miami. Joie tells her story, with narration by her daughter, Nicole Levy. Also featured in this episode are mob authors and experts, Scott Deitche, and Chriss Lyon.2022-05-1834 minJoie MiamiJoie Miami TrailerJoie Miami is the true story of one woman’s journey into drugs, money, the Mob, and the ultimate betrayal. Narrated by Joie and her only daughter Nicole Levy, “Joie Miami” tells the true story of Joie Talarico, a.k.a. “Joie Miami,” who was part of the organized crime underworld that once ruled South Florida in the 1970’s and 80’s. The podcast evokes the period when Miami was rife with crime and earned the dubious distinction of being the cocaine and marijuana capital of the United States. As Joie recalls, she was an unofficial mob soldier at the top of her game as a...2022-05-1302 minLater DaysGreg Scarpa Jr. Interview ~ Part 2Joe Poletto continues his conversation with Greg Scarpa Jr., son of the notorious hitman Gregory Scarpa. Joining him on this episode is Larry Mazza who was also a member of the Colombo family as he was a key member of the Scarpa family crew. 2022-03-0918 minLater DaysGreg Scarpa Jr. Interview ~ Part 1Joe Poletto speaks with Gregory Scarpa Jr., the son of the notorious hitman Gregory Scarpa. Greg Scarpa Jr. succeeded his father as capo in the Colombo family after his father contracted HIV AIDS following a contaminated blood transfusion in 1986. Scarpa Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering and he was recently granted a compassionate release after serving 33 years. 2022-03-0230 minLater DaysSteve Forbert Interview ~ Part 2Joe Poletto continues his conversation with Steve Forbert, the great American singer-songwriter from Meridian, Mississippi. Steve’s new record, ‘Moving Through America’ will be released on May 13th on Blue Rose. Let’s listen to Steve‘s new single called ‘Livin’ the Dream.’ Produced by: Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by: Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garramone & Kelsey Kirpich “Later Days” song by The Mother Hips2022-02-2320 minLater DaysSteve Forbert Interview ~ Part 1Steve Forbert is one of the few artists who can mesmerize a crowd with nothing but a distinctive voice, an acoustic guitar and his trusty harmonica slung around his neck. More than four decades have passed since Steve first made his way to New York City from Meridian, Mississippi. Steve’s debut album ‘Alive on Arrival’ became one of 1978’s most acclaimed records. Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild recently reflected that “now or then he would be hard-pressed to find a debut effort that was simultaneously as fresh and accomplished” comparing it to “a great first novel by a young author...2022-02-1626 minLater DaysHeisman Trophy Winners Marcus Allen & Tim BrownJoe Poletto recently had the good fortune to sit down with Marcus Allen and Tim Brown. Both Marcus and Tim are Heisman Trophy winners and members of the Pro football Hall of Fame. Marcus is considered one of the greatest goal line and short yard runners in NFL history. While with the Raiders he helped the team win Super Bowl 18 and he was the first NFL player to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career. Marcus has the distinction of being the only player to have won the Heisman Trophy and NCAA national championship, the Super B...2022-02-0935 minLater DaysThe Westies - Billy Beattie & Ruby SteinJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Billy Beattie, founding member of the notorious Westies and Art Ruffles, FBI special agent in charge of the organized crime unit. 2021-12-0123 minLater DaysThe Westies - Billy Beattie, Patty Dugan & Don DonJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Billy Beattie, founding member of the notorious Westies and Art Ruffles, FBI special agent in charge of the organized crime unit. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garramone & Kelsey Kirpich https://www.asterlight.com/laterdayspodcast2021-11-2422 minLater DaysThe Westies - Billy Beattie & Mickey FeatherstoneJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Billy Beattie, founding member of the notorious Westies and Art Ruffles, FBI special agent in charge of the organized crime unit. The Westies reign of terror was largely built on the back of Mickey Featherstone‘s terrifying reputation. When strangers laid eyes on him in person the reaction was usually disbelief. That’s Mickey Featherstone? His larger than life notoriety often dwarfed his average physical stature. At 5‘7“ tall with wide blue eyes and a halo a blonde hair, Mickey looked more like an altar boy than one of the most feare...2021-11-1731 minLater DaysThe Westies ~ Billy Beattie - Billy Turns & Witness ProtectionJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Billy Beattie, founding member of the notorious Westies and Art Ruffles, FBI special agent in charge of the organized crime unit. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garramone & Kelsey Kirpich2021-11-1034 minLater DaysBilly Beattie - Mickey Spillane & The Westies GangJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Billy Beattie, founding member of the notorious Westies and Art Ruffles, FBI special agent in charge of the organized crime unit. Hell’s Kitchen of the 1970s and 80s, the long impoverished Irish slum on Manhattan’s west side, under the gloomy shadow of the Vietnam war and an economic recession, the dreamy enthusiasm of the 1960s was met by the stark reality of the 70s. The neighborhood offered few opportunities. Those who lived there were trapped by generations of poverty and low level crime, loansharking gambling and even kidnapping. During the 70s and...2021-11-0325 minLater DaysThe Westies ~ Billy Beattie - The Early YearsFrom an introduction made by his long time friend Tom Sheer, Joe Poletto was introduced to Art Ruffles, special agent in charge of the FBI’s organized crime unit in charge of the Gambino, DeMeo and Westies cases. Through his work in the Westies, Art secured Billy Beattie and another Westies member Mickey Featherstone into the witness protection program. Through Art, Joe was able to meet Billy. This podcast series explores Joe’s conversations with Art and Billy. Sadly, both passed earlier this year. The Westies were the most notorious and final generation of Irish Ameri...2021-10-2725 minLater DaysLarry Mazza ~ Prison TimeIn this final part of the series, Joe Poletto continues his conversation with Larry Mazza, former Colombo family member, heavyweight bookmaker, and Greg the Grim Reaper Scarpa‘s right hand man. This is a dark story about a decent young man who loses his way, who gets seduced by a lifestyle that was the dream of most Brooklyn wannabes. Larry was a natural bookmaker and he became a Colombo hitman who plotted 25 murders and pulled the trigger on four of them. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: Dav...2021-10-2021 minLater DaysLarry Mazza ~ Greg Scarpa Sr.Joe Poletto continues his conversation with Larry Mazza, former Colombo family member, heavyweight bookmaker and Greg the Grim Reaper Scarpa‘s right hand man. Greg Scarpa is quite possibly the most prolific killer in mob history. His trademark is to put one behind his ear to make sure the victim is finished off. Greg Scarpa marches to his own beat. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garramone & Kelsey Kirpich https://www.asterlight.com/laterdayspodcast2021-10-1330 minLater DaysLarry Mazza ~ Greg Scarpa Sr. & Relationship With GregJoe Poletto continues his conversation with Larry Mazza, former Colombo family member, heavyweight bookmaker, and Greg the Grim Reaper Scarpa‘s right hand man. This is a dark story about a decent young man who loses his way, who gets seduced by a lifestyle that was the dream of most Brooklyn wannabes. Larry was a natural bookmaker and he became a Colombo hitman who plotted 25 murders and pulled the trigger on four of them. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garr...2021-10-0633 min
Later DaysLarry Mazza ~ Wiseguys, Hollywood & Sport BettingOver the next four episodes Joe Poletto will be talking with Larry Mazza, a former Colombo family member, heavyweight bookmaker, loanshark and Greg the Grim Reaper Scarpa’s right hand man and closest confidant. Larry was seduced first by an older woman who was the second pseudo-wife of the Grim Reaper and then finally by the life itself. After serving a 10 year sentence, Larry went on to write a book called “The Life,” where he pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of La Cosa Nostra. Larry exposes the criminal society of the New York Mafia, a world based...2021-09-2927 min
Later DaysThe Mother Hips ~ Episode 2"Later Days ~ The Mother Hips - Episode 2" For over 30 years the Mother Hips have crisscrossed America creating their own form of gritty rock ‘n’ roll with evocative storytelling that many have dubbed California soul. Here’s an interview with founding members Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono. Produced by Joe Poletto & Karl Derfler Engineered by Karl Derfler Production Director: David Gross Production Managers: Michelle Garramone & Kelsey Kirpich Research and Copy by Anthony D’Amato https://www.asterlight.com 2021-09-1529 min
Later DaysLater DaysLater Days ~ The Mother Hips ~ Episode 1 Originally signed by Rick Rubin while still just students at Chico State, The Mother Hips have spent three decades at the forefront of a new breed of California rock and roll—one equally informed by the breezy harmonies of the Beach Boys, the funky roots of The Band, and the psychedelic Americana of Buffalo Springfield—The Mother Hips have established themselves as “one of the Bay Area’s most beloved live outfits” says the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Through countless headline shows, massive festival appearances, and dates with everyone from Johnny Cash and Wi...2021-09-1015 min