PinnedTim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldA Glitter of Hope: How an Unlikely Piece of Evidence Put Away A Violent Rapist and KillerOn July 4, 2001, 20-year-old Megan Barroso disappeared after celebrating with friends. One month later, her body was found. The…Jul 231Jul 231
PinnedTim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldBeyond Goodfellas: The Life and Times of Jimmy “The Gent” BurkeImmortalized by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s iconic film Goodfellas, Notorious Irish gangster James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke was one…Jul 9Jul 9
PinnedTim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldThe Disgraceful Legacy of “Fat” and “Skinny”: NYPD Detectives Turned Mafia HitmenLou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were highly decorated NYPD detectives who for years, hid a dark secret. Their involvement in several…Jun 21Jun 21
PinnedTim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldThe Butcher of Brooklyn: Roy DeMeo and The Gemini CrewDuring the late 1970s, an ordinary neighborhood bar in Flatlands, Brooklyn became a mafia house of horrors. For many people, the Gemini…Apr 20Apr 20
PinnedTim ReynoldsinTales From the Underworld“They Cut My Finger Off. Please Help Me.” The Heartbreaking Kidnapping And Murder of Donnell PorterIn December 1989, 12-year-old Donnell Porter was abducted while on his way to school. He would tragically become a casualty of greed and…Apr 192Apr 192
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldKidnapping the Mob: How “Crazy Joe” Gallo and His Brothers Abducted Their BossesIn early 1961, Colombo family mobsters “Crazy Joe” Gallo and his two brothers did the unthinkable. Dissatisfied with the family’s…9h ago9h ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldKidnapped by the Comanche: The Harrowing Tale of Dot and BiancaIn September 1865, in Chico, Texas, 14-year-old “Dot” and his 10-year-old sister Bianca were kidnapped by Comanche warriors after a raiding…1d ago1d ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldCleveland House of Horrors: Ariel Castro and the Dramatic 2013 Rescue of Three Imprisoned WomenIn May 2013, Three women were rescued from a derelict house in Cleveland after having been kidnapped and imprisoned for years by a sadistic…6d ago6d ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldThe Strange Tale of Clairvius Narcisse: Haiti’s “Vodou Zombie”In 1980, Clairvius Narcisse was recognized by several people including his sister in the Haitian city of L’Estère. This would not have been…Nov 13Nov 13
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldScandal in Singapore: The Shocking Abduction and Murder of Ong Beang LeckIn 1968, Ong Beang Leck, the son of a wealthy Singapore businessman was kidnapped and murdered in a shocking act of greed and betrayalNov 12Nov 12
