Episode 201: Anthony "Bowat" Baratta

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Anthony "Bowat" Baratta was a reputed member of the Lucchese Crime Family. He came up in the 60's and 70's as a large scale dope dealer coming up under some of the biggest traffickers in the Mob. Eventually he became a high ranking member of the Lucchese Family and sided with lunatic Anthony Casso. He made a ton of money and was extremely powerful.

Jeff Nadu is an American Mafia researcher, podcaster and content creator. He has worked at Barstool Sports and was hired personally by Dave Portnoy. His podcast "The Sitdown" with Jeff Nadu has put out hundreds of biographies on various mobsters, gangsters and criminals. He's also personally interviewed mobsters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Dom Cicale, Anthony Ruggiano Jr, Gene Borrello and others as well as US Prosecutor John Gleeson and FBI Agent Joaquin "Jack" Garcia. He has been personally endorsed by former Gambino mob captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo and esteemed author RJ Roger.

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1:02.8	your host, Jeff Nadu. One of the most interesting and turbulent times over the last 30 to 40 years
1:09.3	in the mafia was the reign of people like Anthony Gaspipe Casso.
1:13.8	It was a very violent time in places like Brooklyn and other areas of New York.
1:18.4	And the Lucchese family was forever changed by people like Vicamuso and Anthony Casso.
1:25.3	One of the individuals that was very prominent during that time was the man behind Casso in this photo,
1:31.2	a person called Anthony Barada.
1:33.8	Who exactly was Anthony Barada?
1:37.4	And is he still involved with the mafia today in his 80s?
1:41.4	The story of Bowat Barada.
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