89 | Pt 2 | The Black Hand Society: Aka The Society of the Banana

Black Cat Report | UFOs, Cryptids, True Crime & Paranormal

03/20/24 • 72 min

In part 2, Joey takes us deeper into the underbelly of what will become the origins of the early American Mafia. Spoiler.... It's worth the listen. :)

Sources: Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective Who Brought Them to Justice Hardcover by William Oldfield & Victoria Bruce - https://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Oldfield-Black-Hand-Society/dp/1501171208

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946)

https://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn_noflash_5.html#:~:text=Between%20around%201880%20and%201924,in%20Southern%20Italy%20and%20Sicily.

https://mafiagenealogy.com/2023/07/15/second-life-of-sam-lima/

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lima-274

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra