How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’

Longtime mob reporter George Anastasia explains how intensive electronic eavesdropping revealed dialogue that surpassed ...

Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia, the new Netflix documentary series

The documentary miniseries Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mob traces the bloody war between John Stanfa and Joey Merlino in ...

Five things contributing to Philadelphia’s improved homicide clearance rate

Just four years ago, Philadelphia saw the most homicides in its history — and police solved them at the lowest rate on record ...
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Nicodemo Scarfo, ex-Philadelphia mob boss, dies in prison

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, has died at a federal medical center in North Carolina ...

Philadelphia DA Under Fire After Remains Found in Search for Kada Scott

The man charged over Scott's disappearance was allowed to go free after being charged in a similar case earlier this year.