Our Religion | S1E1

Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal | The Mob Museum

Documentary, History, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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“You never become a rat. That’s against our religion, let’s say.” Thursday, October 11, 1979. Around 4:30 a.m., a woman returns to her home in Las Vegas to find her belongings tossed around, bullet holes marking the walls and a trail of blood leading to her backyard. Hours later, the front page of the evening edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal displays the headline, “Con Suspect Killed in ‘Bloody Murder.’” Forty years later, we revisit the scene of the crime with someone who was there when it happened. For more on this episode, visit www.reviewjournal.com/mobbedup. To learn about The Mob Museum, visit www.themobmuseum.org.

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0:00.0	A heads up before we get started. Mobbed up contains explicit content such as
0:05.9	adult language and depictions of violence including murder. Please be advised
0:10.4	that this podcast might not be suitable for all audiences. June 26th, 1985, it's day three of a public hearing held by the President's Commission on Organized Crime.
0:35.0	A witness has been sworn in and is ready to begin his testimony.
0:40.0	Although this is a public hearing, the TV cameras have all been removed from the room.
0:45.0	A screen has been placed in front of the witness.
0:48.0	The Deputy Chief Counsel to the Commission explains that this is intended to protect his present appearance, that he has been in the witness security program for the past two years.
0:59.0	Then the questioning begins.
1:02.0	You are from Chicago originally, that's correct? From behind
1:06.2	the screen a gruff matter-of-fact voice with a thick Chicago accent replies.
1:10.4	That is correct.
1:13.0	When did you move to Las Vegas?
1:15.0	May of 1978.
1:18.0	Did you discuss your intention to move to Las Vegas with anyone?
1:22.0	Yes, I did.
1:24.0	Who was that?
1:25.0	Tony Spolatro.
1:27.0	Why did you discuss wanting to move to Las Vegas with Tony Spolatro?
1:31.0	Yeah, I had permission to move out there.
1:34.0	Why do you have to have permission?
1:36.0	Because he was overseeing the gambling interest out there, the casinos.
1:41.0	On behalf of who? The Chicago outfit. By that you mean the Chicago mafia? That is correct. What was your relationship with Mr. Spolattro? I worked for him. He was my boss.
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