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July 8, 2025 14 mins

Nina and Lara wrap up this three part series about the men who were killed in gangland slayings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 1977. The last 6 men who lost their lives were linked together not just geography and association but also by an international drug smuggling ring.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the 1977 Drug Smuggling Case

02:04 The Discovery of the Ghost Ship

04:47 The Murders of Ralph Imperatore and Billy Lavin

07:43 The String of Homicides: Gerald Christy, Ronald Leone, Rudy Baronet, and Cesar Ledda

10:18 Theories and Connections

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