A&E Biography - Mobsters Series 4 (2012) Part 5 "The Grim Reaper" Greg Scarpa

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 5 “The Grim Reaper” Greg Scarpa

For over thirty years, Gregory Scarpa lived a charmed triple life; mafia hit man, loving father and husband, and secret FBI informant–until a fatal disease weakened the man that had become known as “The Grim Reaper.” Born in Brooklyn, Scarpa followed his brother into the mob life, becoming a vicious enforcer and prolific earner. The charming womanizer also had a fruitful home life, and after a bust for hijacking, betrayed his oath to the mafia to become a closed informant for the FBI. Scarpa balanced his multiple roles for a number of years, until he contracted the AIDS virus during a blood transfusion.

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