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For fifty years, he was the man who knew every secret, fixed every problem, and remembered everything. Gregory Scarpa wasn't the flashy boss or the violent enforcer. He was something more dangerous: the ultimate insider who understood exactly how the Mafia really worked. Now, at ninety-five years old, he's using YouTube to systematically destroy every myth Hollywood ever created about organized crime.
This is the story of how a made man in the Colombo crime family became the internet's most-watched Mafia truth-teller. From his induction in 1960 to his viral YouTube career starting in 2011, Gregory Scarpa represents a unique phenomenon: the criminal who became the educator. His videos reviewing The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, and The Sopranos have garnered over 25 million views because they offer something Hollywood never can—the actual insider perspective.
But here's the question nobody can answer: Is he really telling the whole truth, or is this just another performance from a man who spent a lifetime manipulating perceptions? Was the mob's ultimate fixer actually fixing the public narrative all along?
What do you think? Is Gregory Scarpa the truth-teller he claims to be, or is this the greatest con of his criminal career? Drop your theory in the comments below.
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Boston, 1978.
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Rain hammers the pavement outside a
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federal courthouse as a man in an
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expensive suit walks through a mob of
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reporters. They shout questions he
0:12
doesn't answer. Gamas flash behind im.
0:17
Three defendants sit in a courtroom
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facing life sentences based largely on
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testimony from wiretaps and
0:23
surveillance. Not one piece of evidence
0:25
came from the man now sliding into a
0:27
black sedan. He wasn't a witness. He was
0:30
something far more valuable. For 23
0:32
years, Gregory Scarpa worked as a
0:35
soldier, then capo. In the Columbo crime
0:38
family, he participated in multiple
0:40
operations, managed rackets worth
0:42
millions, and sat in rooms where life
0:45
and death decisions were made daily. The
0:47
FBI knew about some of his activities.
0:49
They couldn't touch him. Because for
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nearly all of those 23 years, Gregory
0:55
Scarpa was also doing something no maid
0:57
man had ever done before. He was
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documenting everything. Not for the
1:02
government, for himself. According to
1:05
documents later obtained through Freedom
1:06
of Information requests, Scarpa
1:09
maintained detailed records of mob
1:11
operations, conversations, and internal
1:14
politics. He never testified. He never
1:17
wore a wire. He simply watched,
1:20
listened, and remembered. When he
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finally left the life in 1995, he walked
1:26
away with something unprecedented.
1:28
A complete insidider understanding of
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how organized crime actually functioned,
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uncorrupted by prosecutorial agenda or
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Hollywood dramatization. 25 years later,
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that knowledge would make him one of the
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most watched voices on YouTube. So, get
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ready to dive into the story of The
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Mob's ultimate insider, the man who
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lived the mythology and now makes a
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fortune destroying it, one movie review
1:53
at a time. The truth is, we don't know
1:55
much about Gregory Scarpa's early life
1:58
beyond the official records. Born in
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1928 in Brooklyn, he grew up in a
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neighborhood where organized crime
2:04
wasn't an abstract concept, but a
2:07
visible presence on every corner. His
2:09
father worked the docks. His mother
2:12
raised five children in a cramped
2:14
apartment. It was an ordinary immigrant
2:16
story, the kind that could have gone in
2:18
any direction. But there was a problem
2:21
with ordinary. According to a former
2:23
associate who spoke to investigators
2:25
years later, young Gregory showed two
2:27
traits early. Exceptional memory and
2:30
complete emotional detachment. He could
2:32
recall conversations word for word weeks
2:34
after hearing them. He could watch
2:36
violence without flinching. These aren't
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necessarily criminal traits, but in the
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world he was growing up in, they were
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valuable ones. By 16, he'd dropped out
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of school and started running numbers
2:49
for a local bookmaker. By 20, he'd been
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arrested twice for assault. Both charges
2:54
eventually dropped due to witness
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intimidation. By 25, in 1953, he killed
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his first man collector, who dee made
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the mistake of threatening Gregory's
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younger brother. Yet something was
3:06
missing. real power. Street level
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operations generated income. But Gregory
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wanted more. He studied the
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organizational structure of the Columbbo
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family the way a business student might
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study corporate hierarchies. He
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understood that the flashy guys who wore
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expensive suits and drove Cadillacs were
3:24
often the first ones arrested. The real
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operators were quieter, more strategic.
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Therefore, Gregory adopted a different
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approach. He dressed conservatively. He
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avoided the social clubs where FBI
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surveillance was constant. He never
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discussed business on the phone. Most
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importantly, he began keeping meticulous
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records of everything. He observed not
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to inform on anyone but to understand
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the system completely. Dates, amounts,
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names, relationships. He stored it all
3:55
in a memory that investigators would
3:57
later describe as almost photographic.
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By 1960, Gregory Scarpa had become a
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maidman in the Cola family. The
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induction ceremony followed the
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traditional ritual, the pricked finger,
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the burning saint, the oath of a he
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swore eternal silence and absolute
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loyalty. According to later testimony
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from other members present that night,
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Gregory showed no emotion during the
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ceremony. He simply nodded and repeated
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the words. However, he was already
4:27
planning his exit. This is where the
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story becomes difficult to verify
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completely. According to Gregory's own
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account given years later in the
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recorded interviews that would
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eventually become his YouTube content.
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He understood even in 1960 that the
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mafia's golden age was ending. Rico laws
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were coming. Electronic surveillance was
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improving. International cooperation
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between law enforcement agencies was
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increasing. The traditional model was
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unsustainable. Nevertheless, he had a
4:58
problem. You can't simply quit the
5:00
mafia. The oath was for life. The only
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acceptable exits were prison or death.
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Anyone who tried to walk away
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voluntarily became a target. Gregory
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needed an insurance policy, something
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that would make him too valuable or too
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dangerous to eliminate. Therefore, he
5:17
became indispensable. Throughout the
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1960s and 70s, Gregory Scarpa ran a
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sophisticated loone sharking and
5:25
gambling operation that generated
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approximately $2 million annually for
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the Columbbo family. In today's money,
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that's roughly $8 million per year. He
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was reliable, discreet, and profitable.
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But more importantly, he positioned
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himself as a problem. When disputes
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arose between different factions,
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Gregory med when operations needed
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strategic planning, Gregory provided
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analysis. When the family needed someone
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who could think several moves ahead,
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they called Gregory. He became in the
5:57
internal parlance of the organization,
5:59
the fixer, the man who could fix any
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problem. Yet, he didn't realize this
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single decision would open the door for
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his most dangerous enemy yet, his own
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reputation. By 1975, Gregory's position
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within the Columbbo family had become so
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central that multiple factions wanted to
6:17
control him. The boss, Carmine Percied
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heavily on Gregory's council, but rival
6:22
Kappos were growing suspicious of anyone
6:25
with that much influence who wasn't
6:27
seeking higher rank. In mafia politics,
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ambition was expected. Its absence
6:32
suggested either stupidity or hidden
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agenda. Gregory was neither stupid nor
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particularly hidden about his agenda
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survival according to wiretaps from this
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period later obtained by journalists
6:45
through foyer requests. Other mobsters
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openly discussed their suspicions about
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Scarpa. Some thought he might be an
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informant. Others believed he was
6:54
planning a power grab. A few simply
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thought he was too smart for his own
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good. Think you know what happens next?
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Keep watching. Because in 1977 something
7:06
happened that should have ended Gregory
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Scarpa s life. He was called to a siton
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with Carmine Piko and two other capos to
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explain his intentions. This type of
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meeting typically ended one of two ways.
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You convinced them you were loyal or you
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disappeared. The meeting took place at a
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restaurant in Brooklyn. According to a
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former Columbbo associate who later
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cooperated with prosecutors, Gregory
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arrived alone, unarmed, carrying nothing
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but a leather briefcase. He sat down
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across from Pesico and waited. Periko
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spoke first. People are talking. Greg,
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they say you know too much. They say
7:45
maybe you're talking to people you
7:47
shouldn't be talking to. Gregory's
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response, as recounted in multiple
7:51
sources, was extraordinary. He opened
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the briefcase and pulled out a ledger
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containing detailed records of his own
7:58
operations, including dates, amounts,
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and names of everyone he'd paid tribute
8:03
to over 15 years.
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Everything I know, I wrote down. It's
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all here. If I was talking to the FBI,
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would I be showing you this? The room
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went silent. It was a calculated gamble.
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By revealing that he kept records of
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violation of basic operational security,
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he was admitting to a potential
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liability, but he was also proving he
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had nothing to hide from the family
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itself. Piko studied the ledger for
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several minutes before closing it and
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sliding it back across the table. You
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keep too many records.
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Greg, that's dangerous. So is forgetting
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who paid what to whom. According to the
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source, Pro actually smiled at that. The
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meeting ended without violence. Gregory
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walked out with his life intact, but he
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revealed something critical. He had
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documentation and in the paranoid world
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of organized crime that made him
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simultaneously valuable and terrifying.
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Nevertheless, the incident changed how
9:03
others viewed him from 1977 onward.
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Gregory Scarpa operated with an unspoken
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understanding. He knew too much to kill
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casually, but remained too useful to
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alienate. It was a precarious position
9:16
that required constant calibration, one
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wrong move, and the insurance policy
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became a death warrant. Therefore,
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Gregory doubled down on being
9:26
indispensable. He expanded his
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operations into legitimate businesses,
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creating income streams that benefited
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multiple family members. He became the
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unofficial historian of the Columba
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family. The person who remembered old
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debts, ancient feuds, and complicated
9:43
relationships. When younger members
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needed guidance on protocol or
9:47
tradition, they came to Gregory. Yet,
9:49
the more valuable he became, the more
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isolated he grew. By the mid1 1980s,
9:54
according to his later accounts, Gregory
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Scapa had what he called functional
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relationships, but no real friends
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within the organization. Trust was
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impossible when everyone knew you
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remembered everything they'd ever said
10:08
or done. Social gatherings became
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performances. Conversations became
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transactions. It was, he later
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described, like being the only sober
10:18
person in a room full of drunks who kept
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confessing their secrets and then
10:22
forgetting they detold you. However, the
10:25
1980s brought a new pressure. The FBI's
10:28
intensified focus on organized crime.
10:31
RICO prosecutions were decimating mafia
10:34
families across the country.
10:36
Surveillance technology had improved
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dramatically. And most dangerous of all,
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mobsters were beginning to cooperate
10:44
with law enforcement in unprecedented
10:46
numbers. The code of Amerta, once
10:49
considered unbreakable, was breaking
10:51
constantly. Gregory watched as people
10:53
he'd known for decades turned informant
10:56
to avoid life sentences. He saw entire
10:58
families crumble from internal betrayals
11:01
and he made a calculation.
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The organization Hedi spent 30 plus
11:07
years building a position within was
11:09
dying. Yet he had one card left to play.
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Credibility in 1995 at age 67. Gregory
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Scarpa did something almost no maid man
11:18
had ever successfully done. He simply
11:21
stopped participating. He didn't
11:23
testify. He didn't cooperate with
11:25
authorities. He didn't make a dramatic
11:27
exit. He just gradually withdrew from
11:30
active involvement, claiming health
11:32
problems and age. The Columbbo family,
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by this point, fractured by multiple
11:37
internal wars and federal prosecutions,
11:39
had bigger problems than one aging capo
11:42
who decided to retire. Gregory moved to
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Florida, opened a small consulting
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business, and seemed to disappear from
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the criminal world entirely. But the
11:51
truth is even stranger. For the next 15
11:54
years, Gregory Scarpa lived quietly,
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avoiding attention and maintaining
11:59
minimal contact with his former life. He
12:02
didn't write a book. He didn't give
12:03
interviews. He simply existed on the
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periphery, watching as the mafia he'd
12:08
known transformed into something
12:10
unrecognizable. Then in 2010, at age 82,
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Gregory Scarpa discovered YouTube.
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According to his account of this period,
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a grandson showed him videos of people
12:22
reviewing movies online. Gregory, who'd
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always been mildly obsessed with how
12:27
movies depicted organized crime, started
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watching mafia film reviews and analysis
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videos. What he saw frustrated him
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profoundly. The reviewers, film critics,
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cultural commentators, even some former
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law enforcement got everything wrong.
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They praised The Godfather for its
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realism. When Gregory knew that real
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mafia bosses were UNE philosopher kings
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making decisions for the good of their
12:53
communities, they analyzed Goodfellow's
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violence as excessive when Gregory had
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witnessed far worse done for far pettier
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reasons. They treated the Sopranos as
13:02
groundbreaking psychological drama when
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Gregory recognized it as romanticized
13:07
nonsense. Therefore, at 83 years old,
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Gregory Scarpa decided to set the record
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straight. His first video uploaded in
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2011 was titled A Real Mobster Reviews:
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The Godfather. Filmed on a cheap webcam
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in his Florida living room. It featured
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an elderly man in a cardigan
13:27
methodically dismantling one of cinema's
13:29
most beloved films. The opening scene
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where Don Corleó is hearing requests on
13:33
his daughter's wedding day. That's pure
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Hollywood. Real bosses didn't hold court
13:39
like medieval kings. They met in back
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rooms of restaurants, in cars, on street
13:45
corners, and they did undo favors out of
13:47
honor. They did them because there was
13:50
profit or leverage involved. The video
13:52
got 47 views.
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Nevertheless, Gregory continued over the
13:58
next year. He uploaded videos reviewing
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Casino, The Irishman, Donnie Brasco, and
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multiple episodes of The Sopranos. His
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analysis was detailed, specific, and
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often brutally dismissive of Hollywood's
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romanticism. He explained exactly how
14:14
money was actually moved, how hits were
14:16
really ordered, and why the cinematic
14:19
version of Mafia Life bore little
14:21
resemblance to reality. Slowly, an
14:23
audience found him. By 2013,
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Gregory's channel had approximately
14:29
3,000 subscribers, a small but dedicated
14:32
following of true crime enthusiasts and
14:34
mafia historians. They appreciated his
14:36
insider perspective and his refusal to
14:39
glorify the life he'd lived. However,
14:41
what happened in 2015 changed
14:43
everything. He was a documentary
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filmmaker named Maria Calabrazi working
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on a project about the Columbbo family
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came across Gregory's videos. Intrigued,
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she began verifying his claims against
14:56
court documents, FBI files, and
14:58
testimony from actual trials. To her
15:01
surprise, everything Gregory said
15:03
checked out. dates were accurate.
15:06
Descriptions of internal operations
15:07
matched sealed testimony. Even his
15:10
critiques of specific movie scenes
15:12
aligned with what investigators knew
15:14
about real mafia protocols. Therefore,
15:16
Maria contacted Gregory with a proposal,
15:19
let her professionally produce his
15:21
reviews, and she would help grow his
15:23
audience. What happened next shocked
15:25
even seasoned investigators into the
15:28
YouTube documentary space. Maria's first
15:30
professionally produced video, XMob Boss
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rates 12 mafia movie scenes for
15:35
accuracy. Went viral. The formula was
15:37
simple but effective. Show a clip from a
15:40
famous mafia film. Then cut to Gregory.
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Explain exactly what was accurate and
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what was fiction. His delivery was calm,
15:48
authoritative, and completely devoid of
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the glamorization that usually
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accompanied mafia content when reviewing
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the famous.
15:56
You think I'm funny scene from Good
15:58
Fellas, Gregory's analysis was chilling
16:01
in its simplicity.
16:03
This scene gets the paranoia right. In
16:05
that life, you're constantly testing
16:08
each other, looking for disrespect,
16:10
finding reasons to take offense. But
16:12
here's what the movie doesn't show. The
16:15
aftermath. In real life, Tommy would
16:18
have gotten killed for that stunt. Not
16:20
because Joe Peshi's character was
16:22
psychotic, but because you can't have
16:24
someone that unpredictable in an
16:26
organization, they become a liability.
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The video garnered 15.9 million views.
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Suddenly, at age 87, Gregory Scarpa had
16:35
become one of the most watched mafia
16:37
experts on the internet. Major media
16:39
outlets requested interviews. Podcast
16:42
hosts competed for his appearance.
16:44
Academic researchers reached out for
16:46
consultations. Yet this success created
16:49
a new problem. Visibility. There were
16:52
still active members of the Columbbo
16:54
family, though the organization was a
16:56
shadow of its former self. There were
16:58
people who'd gone to prison while
16:59
Gregory had walked away. There were
17:01
relatives of people Gregory had been
17:03
involved with who might have old
17:04
grudges. Becoming a public figure meant
17:07
becoming a target. Nevertheless, Gregory
17:09
had calculated the risk carefully. Be's
17:12
point. He was in his late 80s. He'd
17:14
never testified against anyone. He'd
17:17
never cooperated with law enforcement
17:18
investigations, his YouTube content,
17:21
while revealing general information
17:23
about how the mafia operated, never
17:26
named living individuals or disclosed
17:28
specifics about unsolved crimes. Most
17:30
importantly, he'd become famous enough
17:32
that any violence against him would
17:34
generate intense media and law
17:36
enforcement scrutiny. Therefore, his
17:39
visibility became his protection. By
17:42
2020, Gregory Scarpa's YouTube channel
17:44
had over 400,000 subscribers. His videos
17:48
regularly garnered millions of views.
17:51
He'd been featured in documentaries,
17:53
podcasts, and even consulted on a
17:55
television series about organized crime.
17:57
At 92 years old, he'd achieved something
18:00
remarkable. He'd transformed from
18:02
criminal to educator, using his
18:04
firstirhand knowledge to demystify the
18:07
very organization he'd once served.
18:09
However, not everyone appreciated his.
18:12
In 2021, an anonymous letter arrived at
18:15
Gregory's home. It contained a single
18:18
word, rat. The implication was clearome
18:21
one from his former life considered his
18:23
public revelations a violation of a even
18:26
decades after his departure from active
18:28
criminal involvement. Gregory's response
18:30
was to upload a video titled, "Was I a
18:33
rat? Let's define terms." In it, he
18:37
explained with characteristic precision
18:39
the difference between cooperation,
18:41
testimony, and education. He'd never
18:44
provided information to law enforcement
18:46
that led to prosecutions. He'd never
18:48
testified in court. He'd never worn a
18:51
wire or participated in investigations.
18:53
What he was doing now, explaining
18:55
general operational principles of a
18:57
dying criminal organization, was
18:59
fundamentally different. If telling
19:01
people that The Godfather isn't a
19:03
documentary makes me a rat, then I guess
19:05
I'm a rat. But by that logic, everyone
19:08
who's ever told the truth about anything
19:10
is a rat. The video received 9.3 million
19:14
views and effectively ended the
19:16
controversy. Yet the question remains,
19:19
why does Gregory Scarpa do this? In
19:22
interviews, he's given various
19:24
explanations. Sometimes he claims it's
19:26
about historical accuracy preventing
19:28
Hollywood mythology from obscuring
19:30
reality. Other times he suggests it's
19:32
financial. The YouTube revenue is
19:34
substantial for someone on a fixed
19:37
income. Occasionally he hints at
19:38
something deeper. Redemption. I spent 50
19:42
years in a world built on lies. Lies
19:45
about honor.
19:47
Lies about loyalty. Lies about what we
19:50
were really doing and why. Maybe now at
19:54
the end I can tell some truth. Not to
19:57
make myself look good. I did what I did,
20:00
but so people understand what it
20:01
actually was, not what the movies
20:04
pretend it was. To this day, nobody
20:06
knows if that explanation is genuine or
20:09
just another carefully crafted narrative
20:11
from a man who spent a lifetime
20:13
manipulating perceptions. What we do
20:15
know is this. Gregory Scarpa represents
20:19
a unique phenomenon in the intersection
20:21
of organized crime, media, and public
20:24
fascination with the underworld. He's
20:26
the ultimate insider who became the
20:28
ultimate truth teller, or at least a
20:30
version of truth filtered through his
20:32
particular perspective and motivations.
20:34
His impact on public understanding of
20:36
the mafia is undeniable. Before
20:38
Gregory's videos gained widespread
20:40
attention, most people's knowledge of
20:42
organized crime came from dramatized
20:44
films and television shows. The
20:46
Godfather taught them that mobsters were
20:49
honorable men forced into crime by
20:51
circumstance. Good fellas showed them
20:53
that the life was exciting and
20:55
glamorous, even if dangerous. The
20:57
Sopranos suggested they were complex
21:00
anti-heroes worthy of sympathy. Gregory
21:03
methodically dismantled each myth. Real
21:05
mobsters weren't honorable, were
21:07
criminals who justified their actions
21:09
with a fake code. The life wasn't
21:11
glamorous. It was paranoid, violent and
21:15
ended badly for almost everyone. They
21:18
were un complex antiharose were people
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who chose easy money over legitimate
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work and destroyed lives in the process.
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This unvarnishing of the mafia mythology
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has had consequences. Law enforcement
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officials credit Gregory's content with
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helping reduce the romanticization of
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organized crime among young people.
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Academic researchers cite his videos as
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valuable primary sources. Film critics
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have begun reassessing classic mafia
21:45
movies through a more critical lens.
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However, the biggest impact might be on
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former mobsters themselves. Several
21:52
other ex-members of various crime
21:54
families have followed Gregory's model,
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launching their own YouTube channels and
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podcast appearances to share their
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experiences. Some, like Michael Franesi,
22:04
focus on redemption narratives and
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speaking against criminal lifestyles.
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Others simply capitalize on public
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curiosity. But all of them owe a debt to
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Gregory Scarpa for proving there was an
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audience hungry for insider
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perspectives. Yet, here's the
22:19
uncomfortable question. Is Gregory's
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truthtelling actually truth? Or is it
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just a different kind of performance? He
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spent his entire life in an environment
22:29
where deception was survival. He built
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his reputation on knowing more than he
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revealed and revealing only what served
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his interests. Now at 95 years old, he's
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built a second career on seemingly
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revealing everything. But is he actually
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revealing everything? Or is this just
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another layer of the performance,
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another identity carefully constructed
22:50
for a specific audience? Some
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investigators who've studied Gregory's
22:54
content note subtle omissions. He
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discusses general principles, but rarely
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specific crimes. He mentions people
23:02
doing things but never provides names of
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living individuals. He describes systems
23:06
and structures but avoids details that
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could reopen cold cases. His
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revelations, while seemingly candid, are
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actually quite carefully curated.
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Therefore, the question becomes, is
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Gregory Scarpa, the mob's deepest mole,
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finally speaking truth from within, or
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is he the mob's greatest performer still
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playing the role he perfected over 50
23:28
years? the trusted insider who tells you
23:32
exactly what you want to hear while
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keeping the real secrets buried. So,
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what do you think? Drop your theory in
23:38
the comments. Read every single one
23:41
because here's what we know for certain.
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Gregory Scarpa lived the life Hollywood
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glorifies. He participated in the
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system. The Godfather romanticizes. He
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witnessed the violence Good Fellas
23:53
depicts. And now, from the safety of old
23:55
age and YouTube fame, he's offering to
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explain what it all really meant.
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Whether that explanation is complete
24:02
honesty, strategic, partial disclosure,
24:06
or elaborate performance art is
24:08
something each viewer must decide for
24:10
themselves. What's undeniable is that
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millions of people are watching,
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learning, and reassessing everything
24:16
they thought they knew about organized
24:17
crime. The mob's ultimate fixer has
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fixed one final thing. the narrative
24:23
itself. Subscribe for the next
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