Episode 83: The East Harlem Purple Gang

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jeff is joined today by renowned mafia author Scott Deitche. They delve into the legend of the East Harlem Purple Gang. The gang began as a drug dealing farm team for the Mafia as the sons, nephews and other family members of made Mafia members roamed the streets of Harlem. Ultimately they would graduate to become a large scale drug trafficking network and cold hearted killers many of which would become high ranking members of the Mafia and are still around today. Please go get Scott's terrific book "Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs and The East Harlem Purple Gang wherever you purchase your books or here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hitmen-scott-m-deitche/1140114732 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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