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 UnderworldTerror In New York: The Chilling Case of David Berkowitz “The Son of Sam”For over a year in the late 1970s, an unknown gunman targeted and shot young women and couples seemingly at random. The senseless violence…15h ago15h ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldDisturbing New Developments in the Gilgo Beach Murders CaseLast July, Long Island resident Rex Heuermann was charged with four murders related to the infamous “Gilgo Beach Murders.” Last month…1d ago1d ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldThe Tragic Tale of Mark Kilroy and the Matamoros Murder CultWhen American college student Mark Kilroy disappeared while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, authorities scrambled for answers. Their…3d ago3d ago
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldWere “Brushy Bill” Roberts and Billy the Kid the Same Person?Part of the plot of the 1990 Western Young Guns II, “Brushy Bill” Roberts claimed to have been the famed outlaw Billy the Kid, and…Sep 27Sep 27
Tim ReynoldsinTales From the UnderworldBlow: A Look At the Rise and Fall of “Coke Star” George “Boston George” JungTed Demme’s 2001 film Blow, starring Johnny Depp, recounts the life and times of drug kingpin George “Boston George” JungSep 26Sep 26
