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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 8 MIN

DNA Breaks the Deadlock: How Modern Forensics Solved the 1981 Bonanno Capo Murders

from A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra · host Podily & Josh Linsk

In this episode we follow the murders of Bonanno capos Philip Giaccone, Sonny Red Indelicato and Dominick Trinchera in 1981, the decades‑long hunt for their bodies, and how an informant named Wahoo plus DNA evidence finally brought closure to the case—plus what it meant for the family’s later prosecutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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