Episode 79: Santo Trafficante Jr

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and special guest Barstool Chief delve into the life of one of the most powerful gangsters in the history of this country, Tampa boss Santo Trafficante Sr. They got into his early life following the footsteps of his boss father, to his foray into the drug trade and Cuba all while making hundreds of millions of dollars. Plus his involvement in the plot to kill Cuban leader FIdel Castro, JFK and more. Santo truly was one of the most connected and powerful people in mob history. Follow Chief on Twitter @barstoolchief We hope you enjoy the show, please leave us a deserving rating and review! FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE and please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYV0eyKQFhNZwLXpx7I0Ng FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @sitdowncrimepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sit Down, a crime history podcast presented by more school sports.
0:18.0	Here's your host, Jeff Nadu.
0:21.8	What's up everybody and welcome in to another edition of the Sit Down, a crime history podcast
0:27.5	I'm host Jeff Nadu, as always, we are presented by barstall sports another week, another episode
0:33.6	of the Sit Down.
0:34.6	And we have a show today planned that I got to tell you, I get asked about all the time
0:39.8	and I'm very much looking forward to unearthing the legend of Santo Trafacanti Jr.
0:45.8	A lot of the time when I hear about Mount Rushmore's in the Mafia, we don't ever hear Trafacanti's
0:50.8	name mentioned and much like Carlos Marcello.
0:53.6	I think he had the same reputation quite frankly, I think when we look at the legacy of Trafacanti,
0:59.6	I'm not sure in history there's anyone much bigger, much more powerful than Santo Trafacanti
1:05.8	Jr.
1:06.8	We're going to talk about him and his father today and we're going to do that with one of our
1:10.2	favorite guests.
1:11.7	He is from barstall Chicago, he is a coworker and I've got to tell you a lot of people
1:16.1	enjoyed our episode about three weeks ago on Chicago Gangster Johnny Roselli.
1:20.4	I thought it'd be perfect to bring him back for this subject.
1:23.4	He is a friend, barstall chief, chief, how are you?
1:26.4	Good to see you.
1:27.4	I'm good, I enjoyed it.
1:28.4	I got to tell you, I enjoyed doing that episode so it was a lot of fun so I'm thrilled
1:31.7	to be back, thanks for having me.
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