A&E Biography - Mobsters Series 4 (2012) Part 2 Carmine "The Snake" Persico

Follow the true stories behind the mob legends who have ruthlessly clawed and fought their way to success in the American underworld. Included are infamous figures such as Jimmy “The Gent” Burke, made famous by Martin Scorcesse's film Goodfellas, and “The Grim Reaper” Greg Scarpa, who for over 30 years lived a charmed triple life Mafia hit man, loving father and husband, and secret FBI informant. One of the most violent and outrageous characters in mob history is featured - “Mad Sam” DeStefano , who lived up to his moniker throughout a three-decade reign as a money lender and sadistic enforcer with the notorious Chicago Outfit. MOBSTERS investigates the violent world these men accept as normal, where power plays involve murder and corruption at a level that most people would find hard to comprehend.

Part 2 Carmine “The Snake” Persico

With over 30 years as the head of the Colombo crime family, Carmine Persico stands as one of most enduring Godfathers in mafia history — but his time at the top came from a ruthless drive for power, a drive that earned him the nickname, “The Snake.” Persico began his rise to the top on the hard-scrabble streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn. He 'made his bones' as one of the alleged hitmen behind the barbershop murder of notorious Albert Anastasia. Persico then rose in the Colombo family repeatedly as internal warfare brought the leaders down one by one. His most infamous move was betraying friend and ally Larry Gallo, nearly strangling him to death in a move that coined his nickname 'The Snake'. Persico's became head of the family in the late-1970's, and held onto power since then despite his incarceration in the landmark Commission Trial.

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