The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast
Welcome to the Sit Down, a crime history podcast that delves into the long obsessed archives of crime. Weekly, we look at the sinister and evil lives of the world's most ruthless people. Ones that are both alive and dead. Everything from the Mafia, to the drug trade, cartels, terrorists, war criminals, serial killers, white collar criminals and more. Hosted by Jeff Nadu.
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October 22, 2025 • 66 mins
Ryan Wedding is a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada. He is now one of the most wanted fugitives in the Western Hemisphere. Today I speak to organized crime journalist Katarina Szulc about recent news on Wedding and his current status and connections to the Sinaloa Cartel. Follow Katarina on Twitter and Instagram- @katarinaszulc If you enjoy our show, please hit the like button and make sure if you're new around here you su...
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October 15, 2025 • 48 mins
On today's show we delve into a recent indictment over the last several years involving members and associates of the Gambino Crime Family. Recently it's been reported that most of the people in this case will plead guilty. This case highlights the true levels that the Mafia will resort to to steal and assert their control of hard working people. If you enjoy our show, please hit the like button and make sure if you're new around h...
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October 8, 2025 • 34 mins
Recently I was given information about the arrest of Anthony Stango, an alleged mobster in New Jersey's DeCavalcante Crime Family. Stango is the son of longtime DeCav heavyweight Charles Stango. Today I delve into father and son. In the first ten or so minutes I discuss some recent Mob news including a plea for senile former Colombo street boss Ralph DeLeo in a bizarre case and we have a new alleged boss in New Jersey.
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October 1, 2025 • 80 mins
Today I speak to former FBI Agent Seamus McElearney. McElearney spent nearly 20 years in the Bureau and was integral in bringing down multiple Mafia families including in New York and New Jersey. His new book- Flipping Capo : How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos is available for pre-sale now and tells his story of getting a high ranking member of the DeCavalcante Crime Family to flip and become a cooperator. YOU CAN BUY THE BOO...
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September 24, 2025 • 33 mins
Today we delve into Colombo mobster and eventual government informant Joseph "Joey Caves" Competiello. In the first 15 minutes or so, we discuss some Mob news including the recent death of Patriarca boss Carmen DiNunzio, as well as a recent arrest at the San Gennaro Feast.
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September 17, 2025 • 110 mins
For years, today's guest Mathew Bowyer was one of the biggest bookies in America. He gained notoriety for eventually getting indicted being at the center of a scandal involving MLB star Shohei Ohtani and his translator. The translator Ippei Mizuhara was a degenerate gambler who lost over 40 million dollars to Bowyer using funds from Ohtani to pay them back. I speak to Bowyer about his early life, what got him into bookmaking, deali...
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September 10, 2025 • 58 mins
Today we delve into the recent news surrounding an historic plea made by elusive Sinaloa Cartel Leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. I welcome cartel journalist and global organized crime expert Stefano Ritondale to chat about what it means and well as what the future looks like for the Sinaloa Cartel. We also talked about a disturbing story coming out of Juarez, Mexico involving a drug cartel targeting pregnant women for sham adoption...
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September 3, 2025 • 32 mins
There are many things that are synonymous with the Mafia over the years in America. From money, to union takeovers to infamous hits. Social clubs though are havens for mobsters and have been mainstays of the Mob since it started. Today we take a look at historical social club locations and much more from all of the 5 Families in New York City.
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August 27, 2025 • 37 mins
ADX Supermax is the most secure federal prison in America. This video delves into the most evil and depraved men currently sitting there. The list includes mobsters, cartel leaders, terrorists and other gangsters. Some of the names in this video include Chapo Guzman, Freddy Geas and Luis Felipe. In the first 15 minutes of the show we delved into the recent arrest of a suspect in a Philly Mob cold case as well.
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August 20, 2025 • 91 mins
Today we interviewed one of the most interesting people we've ever had on this channel. I speak to longtime Philly police officer William "Bill" Hunter. Hunter is from the Badlands, one of the worst neighborhoods in Philly and eventually became a cop there in the 1990's. Throughout his career, he's worked plainclothes, SWAT, high level wiretaps, drug investigations and more. We also talked about life in Kensington, one of the bigge...
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August 13, 2025 • 26 mins
Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson was a Gambino Crime Family associate. He was a longtime friend to John Gotti. He was also a longtime government informant and was extremely destructive to Gotti and the Mafia itself.
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August 6, 2025 • 43 mins
In all of my years of covering and looking into organized crime, there is no person more interesting than drug kingpin Frank Matthews. Raised in North Carolina, Frank moved to New York City with a dream of making it. He entered the drug trade and transformed into the biggest trafficker born in this country ever. He cut out the Mafia which was integral in his growth. Then he was arrested in the early 1970's and disappeared with tens...
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July 30, 2025 • 41 mins
Today on the show we wrap up the case of the State of Idaho vs Bryan Kohberger. Recently the admitted quadruple murderer was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 murders of 4 Idaho college students. We react to the sentencing, a believed motive and the deserved fate Kohberger will find when he finally arrives at his new home, a maximum security prison.
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July 23, 2025 • 36 mins
Today on the show we delve into Joseph "Sonny" Juliano who is a longtime alleged member of the Gambino Crime Family. He is extremely unknown and off the radar and has made a ton of money in his life while staying out of a prison. I also delve into some recent news involving Canadian organized crime activity.
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July 16, 2025 • 39 mins
Organized crime and the Mafia have infested America for decades. Mob bosses like John Gotti and Joe Massino preyed on American industry and perpetrated crime through illegal rackets. In the end, they were brought down by the RICO act. Today there are still mobsters and though they look different, they still operate and conduct business in the same ways. The Mafia is a clear influence on new age gangsters in cities around the countr...
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July 8, 2025 • 74 mins
A recent bombshell dropped in the 2022 murders of 4 Idaho University students as the sole defendant in the case Bryan Kohberger plead guilty to the vicious crime in a very surprising decision. Today we delve into everything concerning it and more with one of my favorite people to talk about true crime, Barstool Sport's own Kayce Smith.
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July 2, 2025 • 32 mins
One of the sole goals of the Mafia has always been to make money. Even in 2025, that is still true and though they aren't as powerful the Mob has many ways to create capital.
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June 25, 2025 • 84 mins
Today we welcome an individual from Staten Island named Salvatore Buccheri. Sal grew up in the 90's and 2000's around many of the kids of the people we talk about on this podcast. Eventually he began running small amounts of narcotics and graduated to become a supplier and Mob associate. He rubbed elbows with members of multiple crime families, even getting into it with Bonanno associate Hector "Junior" Pagan. In the end he went to...
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June 18, 2025 • 30 mins
Leonardo Rizzuto is the reputed head of the Mafia in Montreal, Quebec Canada. He comes from a downright dynasty of mob bosses headed by his father Vito Rizzuto and his grandfather Niccolo Rizzuto. On Thursday June 12, Rizzuto was arrested alongside various high ranking members of the Mob in Montreal. Today we delve into who Leo Rizzuto is and the arrest complaints against him and other mobsters. In the first ten or so minutes I dis...
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June 11, 2025 • 68 mins
Recently the Gotti family is back in the news. Over the last several days a story has circulated involving two of John Gotti's grandsons assaulting a man over a robbery of a home. We found that man and got his side of the story. Gino Gabrielli is a Howard Beach Queens resident who has been involved in the streets with people and eventually cooperated because of it. He now has been involved in a back and forth with John Gotti who ma...
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