Aired: 8/10/2000
In the early 1900's, highly organised gangs emerged to rule the streets, as the gangster life became a quick road out of poverty.
Aired: 8/17/2000
When the manufacture, sale and distribution of alcohol was banned in 1920, a bootlegging industry flourished overnight. It was highly organized ; it was trans-national ; it generated millions of dollars. And it gave birth to the Mob.
Aired: 8/24/2000
How the Mob operated like an underworld business corporate is the most fascinating part of the Gangster story. It began in 1930s New York by Salvatore 'Charlie Lucky' Luciano.