The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa's Double Life as Mafia Hitman and FBI Informant

Описание: The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa's Double Life as Mafia Hitman and FBI Informant
The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa's Double Life as Mafia Hitman and FBI Informant
The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa's Double Life as Mafia Hitman and FBI Informant

Dive into the chilling true story of Greg Scarpa, the notorious Colombo crime family hitman infamously known as "The Grim Reaper". For over 30 years, this ruthless Mafia killer lived a shocking double life: executing brutal murders for the mob while secretly serving as a top-tier FBI informant.
Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Scarpa rose to become one of the Colombo family's most feared capos and enforcers under boss Carmine Persico. Nicknamed for his cold-blooded efficiency, he was linked to dozens—possibly over 100—murders, ran lucrative rackets in gambling, loansharking, and drugs, and even played a twisted role in helping the FBI locate the bodies of civil rights workers murdered by the KKK in the infamous Mississippi Burning case.
But the secrets ran deeper. Scarpa's betrayal of the Mafia code protected him from serious prison time for decades... until it all unraveled in the violent Colombo family war of the early 1990s. Convicted of multiple murders and racketeering in 1993, he was sentenced to life but died of AIDS-related complications in 1994.

If you love Mafia documentaries, true crime stories like Sammy the Bull Gravano, Whitey Bulger, or John Gotti, this deep dive into one of organized crime's most dangerous double agents is a must-watch.
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Timestamps:
00:00 The Devil in Mississippi
09:38 The Prince of Bensonhurst
19:09 The Unholy Alliance
29:34 The Fatal Drop
39:23 The Third Colombo War
49:15 Painting the Town Red
58:53 The House of Cards
01:08:08 The Last Breath
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