Cigars, Bolita, and Blood: The Untold Story of the Tampa Mafia

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mobstercastchronicles--6052763/supportForget the Five Families of New York—some of the darkest mob secrets were buried in the humid alleys of Ybor City. In this episode of Mobstercast Chronicles, we travel to the "Cigar City" to uncover a criminal empire built on hand-rolled tobacco and the deadly numbers game known as Bolita.We track the bloody transition from the aristocratic "White Shadow," Charlie Wall, to the calculating reign of the "Silent Don," Santo Trafficante Jr. From shotgun wars on 7th Avenue to high-stakes casinos in Havana and alleged CIA plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, discover how the Tampa Mafia became the bridge between the American underworld and international intrigue. Grab a drink and settle in—this is the history the travel brochures left out.