89 | Pt 2 | The Black Hand Society: Aka The Society of the Banana

In part 2, Joey takes us deeper into the underbelly of what will become the origins of the early American Mafia. Spoiler.... It's worth the listen. :) Sources: Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective Who Brought Them to Justice Hardcover by William Oldfield & Victoria Bruce - https://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Oldfield-Black-Hand-Society/dp/1501171208 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946) https://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn_noflash_5.html#:~:text=Between%20around%201880%20and%201924,in%20Southern%20Italy%20and%20Sicily. https://mafiagenealogy.com/2023/07/15/second-life-of-sam-lima/ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lima-274 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra