Secrets Of A Mexican Mafia Assassin: 'La Eme' Hitman Confesses To DOZENS OF MURDERS (Part 2)

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In this PART 2 episode, Mundo returns to tell the next chapter of his unbelievable story. After years as a high-ranking Mexican Mafia member involved in multiple murders and violent operations, he describes the religious experience he had in jail that changed the course of his life. What follows is a shocking account of becoming a secret informant while still surrounded by fugitives, gang politics, drugs, and murder. Mundo explains how he began working with law enforcement, why he felt driven to help bring down the same organization he once served, and how his undercover role pulled him deeper into danger. He talks about working around figures like Joe Morgan, Alfie, and Sailor, the chaos of double lives, cartel-connected drug operations, bank robberies, contract killings, and the moment everything began closing in on him again. He also reflects on the cost of that life, his Christian faith, witness protection, and how he later became a trainer and consultant for law enforcement. The conversation closes with a deep look at the Mexican Mafia today, its structure, cartel ties, Sureño influence, and how prison gang power still shapes the streets. This is a raw, intense interview about violence, betrayal, redemption, and survival from someone who lived at the center of it. For Part 1 go to https://youtu.be/BjPka7eDvoc Go Support Mundo! Books: https://www.policeandfirepublishing.com/ YouTube: @convictsandcops Movie: https://www.amazon.com/Mundo-Vince-Romo/dp/B07MMP45GC Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow 00:00 Recap & Introduction to Mundo's Story 02:00 High Standing in the Mexican Mafia 04:00 Religious Experience and Departure 08:00 Facing the Organization & Seeking Redemption 13:00 Decision to Go Undercover 18:00 First Steps as an Informant 22:00 Working with Sailor & Early Undercover Operations 28:00 Navigating the Dope Game Undercover 37:00 Bank Robberies and Growing Paranoia 45:00 Contract Killings & Legal Troubles 51:00 Plea Deals and Testifying Against Joe Morgan 56:00 Witness Protection & Life After the Gang 01:03:00 Mexican Mafia Structure Today 01:10:00 Modern Cartel Connections 01:18:00 Personal Life, Faith, and Final Reflections 01:21:00 Books, Resources, and Closing Inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	The more you killed for the organization, the higher standing you were at. So in that, I was in high
0:37.1	standing. I was the designer of evil. We were talking
0:41.3	about a guy that's a serial killer that's gotten away with not only murders in prison, but a multitude of
0:48.5	them on the outside. What was the count at that point? A couple dozen? A couple. Easy. But now I felt compelled to do something, to help undo the evil that I had perpetrated.
1:02.0	I jumped in the car and they picked my brain as they drove across the grapevine.
1:07.0	And he asked me, what I'd like to know is why?
1:12.2	You're getting out.
1:14.5	You're in good standing with your brothers.
1:16.2	Why?
1:22.4	It says, I'm tired of killing people, and I want to help put away the people who are doing what I used to do.
1:29.6	Today's episode is part two of my interview with Ramon Mundo Mendoza, a former hitman for the Mexican mafia who committed over 25 homicides in his career for La Eme.
1:34.2	In 1976, while sitting in the Kern County Jail charged with a brutal double murder of a
1:39.6	rival gang member in Bakersfield, California, Mundo had a religious experience and vowed to drop out of the
1:46.4	gang. He ended up beating the murder rap, got out of jail, and then voluntarily went to work
1:52.5	undercover for the FBI. And for the next 10 years, he infiltrated the highest echelons of the
1:58.8	Mexican mafia and helped take down key members of the
2:02.1	organization, including Joe Morgan, who was one of the founders of Laemé.
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