Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How did a neighborhood youth alliance transform into one of the most powerful syndicates in American history? In this episode of Lords of Mafia, we track the dark evolution of the Crips from their late-1960s roots as a community-based force against police brutality into a multi-million dollar criminal enterprise. Discover how a desperate initiative founded by Raymond Washington and Stanley "Tookie" Williams mutated under the influence of the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic, turning a local street gang into a highly organized, global mafia.

Hosted and produced by Robert Stack
Series: Lords of the Mafia
Episode 10: City Gangs
How are criminal organizations able to succeed despite the strong forces of law?

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