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The Mob Museum

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Named Best Museum in Nevada by USA Today and a Top 25 museum in the U.S. by TripAdvisor. Located in Las Vegas.

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With no body armor, no extra ammo — just a badge on a chain and inspiration from Miami Vice — Steve Murphy navigated a world where the smallest cases often proved the most dangerous. He joins Giovanni and Dutch to reflect on the risks, realities and adrenaline of chasing justice

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On April 22, 2025, at The Mob Museum, ex-spouses Lisa Swan and Frank Calabrese Jr. revealed the raw truth about their lives in the Chicago Outfit and how they escaped. As the former wife of Frank Jr. and daughter-in-law of the infamous killer Frank Calabrese Sr., Swan exposed the

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How did the IRS become one of the U.S. government’s most powerful crime-fighting tools? It started with Al Capone. Mob Museum Board member Paul Camacho — former IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge — joins NPR’s Throughline and other experts to explore how tax law

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Fifty years after the death of Outfit boss Sam "Momo" Giancana, Chicago investigative reporter and longtime organized crime observer Chuck Goudie has shed light on the unsolved murder. Geoff Schumacher, The Mob Museum's vice president of exhibits and programs, and reformed

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#OnThisDay in 1929, President Herbert Hoover established the Wickersham Commission — the first federal body to study crime and justice nationwide. Though driven partly by the chaos of Prohibition and the rise of organized crime, the Commission’s scope was broad. Its most

#OnThisDay in 1929, President Herbert Hoover established the Wickersham Commission — the first federal body to study crime and justice nationwide. Though driven partly by the chaos of Prohibition and the rise of organized crime, the Commission’s scope was broad. Its most
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Thinking of tying the knot in Vegas? Here's how one couple made history. "Getting married at The Mob Museum was absolutely the most beautiful, memorable, fun wedding we could have dreamed of. The historical building and courtroom are so unique and special. The speakeasy was a

Thinking of tying the knot in Vegas? Here's how one couple made history. 

"Getting married at The Mob Museum was absolutely the most beautiful, memorable, fun wedding we could have dreamed of. The historical building and courtroom are so unique and special. The speakeasy was a
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Anthony Ruggiano Jr. was born into organized crime as the son of the notorious Anthony "Fat Andy" Ruggiano. After years of criminal involvement, Anthony Jr. left the Mob life behind and is now going on 36 years clean and sober. On this episode of Inside the Life, he shares

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Join us for a powerful evening of remembrance tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Police Memorial Park. Walk a path lined with nearly 7,000 flags, carry a candle and honor the memory of those who gave their lives in service to our country. lasvegasnevada.gov/residents/even…

Join us for a powerful evening of remembrance tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Police Memorial Park. 

Walk a path lined with nearly 7,000 flags, carry a candle and honor the memory of those who gave their lives in service to our country.

lasvegasnevada.gov/residents/even…
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#OnThisDay in 1955, the Dunes opened on the Las Vegas Strip with Mob-connected money. But within months, the resort faced bankruptcy and a second grand opening was staged — this time with Sands Hotel leadership at the helm and Frank Sinatra arriving by camel. The Dunes would

#OnThisDay in 1955, the Dunes opened on the Las Vegas Strip with Mob-connected money. But within months, the resort faced bankruptcy and a second grand opening was staged — this time with Sands Hotel leadership at the helm and Frank Sinatra arriving by camel. The Dunes would
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Las Vegas in the 1970s was a city on the edge of transformation. Civil rights protests clashed with glitzy poker tournaments, while rising icons like Ruby Duncan, Hunter S. Thompson and Steve Wynn shaped the city’s future. A new documentary from the City of Las Vegas captures

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Howie Winter was a longtime leader of the Winter Hill Gang, a largely Irish American crime group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts. In the 1960s and ’70s, he helped direct a network of bookmaking and loansharking that spanned the Boston area. He

Howie Winter was a longtime leader of the Winter Hill Gang, a largely Irish American crime group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts. In the 1960s and ’70s, he helped direct a network of bookmaking and loansharking that spanned the Boston area. He
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In May in 1978, Joseph Colombo — the namesake boss of the Colombo crime family, one of New York’s Five Families — died at age 54, seven years after an assassin’s bullets left him paralyzed and comatose. The 1971 attack, carried out at a public rally for the Italian-American Civil

In May in 1978, Joseph Colombo — the namesake boss of the Colombo crime family, one of New York’s Five Families — died at age 54, seven years after an assassin’s bullets left him paralyzed and comatose. The 1971 attack, carried out at a public rally for the Italian-American Civil
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In May 1957, Prohibition agent Eliot Ness died of a heart attack at age 54. Ness was best known for leading the Untouchables — a team of unbribable agents tasked with taking down Al Capone’s bootlegging empire. While the tax case that ultimately brought Capone to justice was led

In May 1957, Prohibition agent Eliot Ness died of a heart attack at age 54. Ness was best known for leading the Untouchables — a team of unbribable agents tasked with taking down Al Capone’s bootlegging empire. While the tax case that ultimately brought Capone to justice was led
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Tony “Joe Batters” Accardo wielded power in Chicago Outfit for more than four decades — not through headlines or Hollywood-style bravado but through quiet calculation. Rising from Al Capone’s body man to the Mob’s top strategist, Accardo helped lead the Outfit’s expansion into

Tony “Joe Batters” Accardo wielded power in Chicago Outfit for more than four decades — not through headlines or Hollywood-style bravado but through quiet calculation. Rising from Al Capone’s body man to the Mob’s top strategist, Accardo helped lead the Outfit’s expansion into
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Before he commanded a criminal empire, Anthony Arillotta was just a kid on the street corner, watching the wiseguys and longing for a seat at their table. In an unfiltered conversation at The Mob Museum on May 1, 2025, he pulled back the curtain on his underworld past as captain

Before he commanded a criminal empire, Anthony Arillotta was just a kid on the street corner, watching the wiseguys and longing for a seat at their table. In an unfiltered conversation at The Mob Museum on May 1, 2025, he pulled back the curtain on his underworld past as captain
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Former CIA operative Michele Rigby Assad, as a young woman from small town America, went on to work in one of the world’s most misunderstood and dangerous geopolitical climates — the Middle East. As a woman and a Westerner, she was constantly aware of the target she presented —

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In 1953, the brutal murder of a widow in Burbank led to three executions, a sensational trial and the Oscar-winning film “I Want To Live!” starring Susan Hayward — but the story started with a Las Vegas casino man and a rumor about hidden cash. The case of Barbara Graham, known

In 1953, the brutal murder of a widow in Burbank led to three executions, a sensational trial and the Oscar-winning film “I Want To Live!” starring Susan Hayward — but the story started with a Las Vegas casino man and a rumor about hidden cash. The case of Barbara Graham, known
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Happy National Historic Preservation Month! 🥳 🎉 #DYK one of the ways Las Vegas keeps its vibrant history alive is by preserving properties listed on the local historic property register?💡 🏛️ Thanks to the Historic Preservation Commission, we help protect the buildings,

Happy National Historic Preservation Month! 🥳 🎉
 
#DYK one of the ways Las Vegas keeps its vibrant history alive is by preserving properties listed on the local historic property register?💡 🏛️
 
Thanks to the Historic Preservation Commission, we help protect the buildings,
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Former Ghost Shadows gang leader Peter Chin and ex-Fuk Ching gang member turned police detective Mike Moy joined The Mob Museum on May 13, 2025, for an unprecedented look inside New York’s Chinese organized crime world of the 1970s and ’80s. Chin, who rose from immigrant orphan

Former Ghost Shadows gang leader Peter Chin and ex-Fuk Ching gang member turned police detective Mike Moy joined The Mob Museum on May 13, 2025, for an unprecedented look inside New York’s Chinese organized crime world of the 1970s and ’80s. Chin, who rose from immigrant orphan