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What are some other true crime topics you would like to see in addition to the mafia?

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Dan's Docs is Now Expanding onto Facebook

This channel will now be expanding onto Facebook so please give it a follow on there. While YouTube is the home for my full documentaries, I’ll be using Facebook to share the raw archival photos, FBI case files, and 'mini-deep dives' that don’t make it into the final edit.

If you want to see the documents behind the stories (and some behind-the-scenes of the writing process for my next book), join the community here: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552634415082

6 days ago | [YT] | 6

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I'm going to do a live stream this Sunday at 6pm Eastern Standard Time. If you have any questions that you would like me to answer just leave it in the comments or tune in and join the chat.

Best,
Dan

1 week ago | [YT] | 7

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Which Family Boss would be the most dangerous to work for?

One of these men will be the topic of Friday's video. Guess which one in the comments or comment on who you would like me to make a video about in the near future.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

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I've been rewatching 'The Sopranos' recently and I always go back and forth about if Tony died in the end or not. The strongest evidence is that conversation he had with Bobby earlier in the season about how you never see it coming, it just turns black.

The weakest evidence is that while Tony was the show's main character, we do see scenes from other people's point of views and sometimes we even see their dreams. So the show is not exclusively from his point of view.

At the same time, Butch from New York seemed to hate him and we see him shake hands with Paulie behind Tony's back as they're leaving their sit down. Butch probably was pretty angry about how Phil died too.

What do you think? Was the abrupt blackness live going on and us leaving his story or was it him getting shot in the back of the head without seeing it coming?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 37

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This week's video is about the Maceo Organization that dominated Galveston, Texas between the mid 1920s up until the 1950s. They weren't Cosa Nostra but they created a gambling entertainment destination outside of the law with female company for hire and lots of booze during prohibition.

They used gangster force to ensure their dominance and made an appearance in a couple of episodes of Taylor Sheridan's '1923'. Texas state law enforcement dismantled their empire shortly after they died but the founders, Rosario and Sam Maceo, died before this happened, and their descendants were left very wealthy with some moving to Las Vegas, going on to become billionaires.

What the Maceos did then that was illegal has now been legalized in many parts of 21st century America.

So the question is: were they morally wrong for doing this?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

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Very excited to announce that my latest novel 'Our Thing' has been released and is available on Amazon and other major retailers.

Loyalty is a loaded gun.

Dishonorably discharged Marine Mike DeFino arrives in New York with nothing but a duffle bag and a loan shark’s address. What starts as muscle work alongside a Russian enforcer turns into something completely different, as Mike is pulled into the inner circle of a rising crime boss.

As Mike proves himself—disposing of enemies, burying bodies, and enforcing debts—he draws the attention of NYPD lieutenant Frank Sasso. Sasso believes Mike is the key to toppling the crime boss, Pete Amuso, and he’s willing to bend the law to make it happen.

After the woman Mike is falling for becomes leverage, the war turns personal. Caught between a paranoid mob boss and a crooked cop obsessed with control, Mike faces an impossible choice: should he betray the man who gave him purpose, or sacrifice the only chance he has at a life beyond violence?

A story of power and survival, Daniel Kowalski's OUR THING is a gritty, razor-sharp thriller set deep in the criminal underworld.

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

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Check out our latest video about how Pete Savino, a Genovese associate and architect of the Windows Cartel that made the mob more than $140 million took down boss Vincent 'Chin' Gigante before you answer this question:

Most mobsters claim poverty drove them to crime. Pete Savino came from a stable, middle-class family with a successful business. What do you think is the biggest factor that leads someone like him to the Mafia?

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

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A little behind the scenes look at what my latest video looks like when I'm editing edit.

Be sure to check out my story about Bratva's early days and how they connected with Cosa Nostra. The story about Anthony Casso was one I didn't hear before until I started researching this one.

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude towards my subscribers and everyone else on here. I never had a video make it to over a million views until this past Friday and it would not have been possible without you guys and your support. Thank you!

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