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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 15 MIN

St. John’s Cemetery: New York’s Five Families Buried in Plain Stone

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

This episode explores St. John’s Cemetery in Queens, the final resting place for legendary mob figures like Lucky Luciano, Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino and John Gotti. We dig into how their modest grave markers, proximity, and documentation reveal hidden connections among the Five Families, shed light on burial practices within Catholic cemeteries, and offer a unique perspective on how organized crime intersected with community life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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