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June 9, 2021 30 mins
During the 1920s, The Big Easy was home to some of the most notorious members of the New Orleans Underworld, including Silvestro “Silver Dollar Sam” Carollo. A mafioso whose life is shrouded in legend and mystery. As a member of Charles Matranga’s Black Hand gang, Carollo was quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. Eventually surpassing Matranga as New Orleans “top dog.” But Carollo’s luck would soon run out.

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Mafia's theme is "Spellbound Hell" by Damiano Baldoni. Music featured in this episode: “So Cold” by Rafael Archangel; “Life” and “Misery” by Damiano Baldoni; “Fog,” "Old All," and “Wastelands” by Sergey Cheremisinov; “Snowfall” by Kai Engel; “Bankrupt” by Jahzzar; “Backed Vibes Clean,” “Hard Boiled,” “On the Cool Side,” “On the Ground,” and “Unanswered Questions” by Kevin MacLeod.

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