Frank Cullotta

Frank Cullotta

Biography:

From burglary to armed robbery and murder, infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, in the book "Cullotta" he admits to it -- and in graphic detail. Cullotta was a career criminal who started out as a thug on the streets of Chicago and became a trusted lieutenant in Tony Spilotro's gang of organized lawbreakers in Las Vegas. Cullotta's was a world of high-profile heists, street muscle, and information -- lots of it -- about many of the FBI's most wanted. In the end, that information was his ticket out of crime, as he turned government witness and became one of a handful of mob insiders to enter the Witness Protection Program.

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  • Mafia Special

    The Mafia is a shell of its former self, but a few old-style wise-guys have survived prison and the Mob Wars, and two of them spoke with George Knapp about their previous lives in this 4-hour special. Crime writer Denny Griffin was featured for the entire show, which included...More »

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Forensic Thrillers / Mysterious Burial Mounds
Forensic Thrillers / Mysterious Burial Mounds
Author and former medical examiner Patricia Cornwell discussed her journey into writing forensic thrillers. Followed by independent researcher Fritz Zimmerman on his investigation of 700 mound and earthwork sites in the Ohio Valley.

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