It’s Shangri-La Up There

Up Against The Mob

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Springfield, Massachusetts, 2003. Mob boss Alfonso “Big Al'' Bruno is shot dead in a parking lot, shocking the community. How does an “untouchable” man get killed? For more untold stories from the Springfield Mafia and exclusive interviews that explore how law enforcement fights organized crime, head to cafe.com/mob and become a member of CAFE Insider for 40% off the initial annual membership price. You’ll learn about RICO, forensics, trial strategy and more from the people who’ve done it. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/up-against-the-mob/its-shangri-la-up-there/ Email us your questions, comments, and reactions to [email protected]. Up Against the Mob is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Hosted by @eliehonig. Follow us on Twitter. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then and Stay Tuned with Preet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	Just a quick note before we begin. This episode features adult language and
0:04.8	descriptions of violence that you'd expect to hear in a podcast about the mafia.
0:08.4	If you have kids in the room, you may want to listen with headphones.
0:13.0	November 23rd, 2003,
0:26.3	November 23rd, 2003, Springfield, Massachusetts. It was a Sunday night.
0:27.8	A police detective named Maurice Kearney heard the dispatcher's voice over the police radio.
0:33.0	The call just came in that we had a shooting down on Winthrop Street.
0:37.0	We need a fast ambulance, you know, because the guy was in tough shape.
0:41.0	A homicide detective named Thomas Malidi also heard the dispatch.
0:45.4	Al Bruno just took about eight to the body at the Italian club on Winthrop Street.
0:50.1	I'm like, oh Jesus.
0:51.1	Kearney and Malidi raced over.
0:54.0	Al Bruno was still there on the ground.
0:56.0	He wasn't moving or anything.
0:58.0	Another officer rolled Bruno onto his back
1:00.0	and started doing chess compressions to try to revive him.
1:03.3	He made any contact with me, looked right at me and he just shook his head like,
1:07.2	ah, he's dead, he's gone.
1:08.6	They took his shirt off and like he could see the holes in his chest.
1:12.2	Blood was coming out of him from just about everywhere.
1:15.0	He just was laying back flat when he still had the cigar in his hand.
1:21.0	The dead man holding the cigar was no ordinary murder victim.
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