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Scott M. Deitche

@Scottyyz

Scientist • Author • Organized Crime Expert • Cocktailian • Music fan • Books include: Cigar City Mafia, Cocktail Noir, Garden State Gangland.

 St. Petersburg, FL
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Joined June 2009
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For about a year in the late ’70s, NYC thought the Purple Gang would be the Mafia’s next big threat. Author Scott Deitche @Scottyyz what they really were: a farm league: medium.com/@criminaljusticec… #PurpleGang #Mafia #TrueCrime #OrganizedCrime #MobHistory
The Purple Gang Wasn’t the Sixth Family: Scott Deitche on Hitmen, the Mob Museum, and the Making of…

The Purple Gang Wasn’t the Sixth Family: Scott Deitche on Hitmen, the Mob Museum, and the Making of…

For a few months in the late 1970s, the East Harlem Purple Gang became the sort of criminal story that appeared almost too perfect for New…

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Jeff Butera@BayNews9JeffOct 13
Audio Linked To Tampa Mafia Family, the Trafficantes, Discovered From 70+ Years Ago WATCH: baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2… @Scottyyz @craigtimes @TampaMafia @PGuzzoWriter
Audio linked to Tampa mafia family unearthed after 70 years

Audio linked to Tampa mafia family unearthed after 70 years

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has partnered with USF to preserve an enormous collection of records, including audio of a 1954 interrogation with a member of a famous Tampa mafia family.

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Organized Crime Historian Scott Deitche, on the Santo Trafficante Jr. era, Jack Ruby, Cuba intrigue and more... @Scottyyz @Florida_History @TampaHistorical podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Organized Crime Historian Scott Deitche, on the Santo Trafficante Jr. era, Jack Ruby, Cuba intrigue and more... @Scottyyz @Florida_History @TampaHistorical podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Hollywood and The Mafia: A Discussion With Scott Deitche youtu.be/f4qac2On1sI?si=j74E… via @YouTube
Hollywood and The Mafia: A Discussion With Scott Deitche

Hollywood and The Mafia: A Discussion With Scott Deitche

🎬 NEW VIDEO: Hollywood & the MafiaWhat happens when the glitz and...

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Video of my June 4th presentation at the Mob Museum Shadows of Power: The Untold Story of Jersey Mafia Boss Jerry Catena youtu.be/waHgkaMDheE?si=94ZL… via @YouTube
Shadows of Power: The Untold Story of Jersey Mafia Boss Jerry Catena

Shadows of Power: The Untold Story of Jersey Mafia Boss Jerry Catena

Jerry Catena was one of the most influential Mafia bosses of the 20...

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Coming back SOON to the Palm and Pine Podcast: Organized Crime Author SCOTT DEITCHE!! palmandpine.net @Scottyyz @FOX13News @VISITFLORIDA @HISTORY
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Coming back SOON to the Palm and Pine Podcast: Organized Crime Author SCOTT DEITCHE!! palmandpine.net @Scottyyz @FOX13News @VISITFLORIDA @HISTORY
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Congratulations to the great Scott Deitche on his new release! Trust me when I say, you will want to read this one. I will be buying it tomorrow! #mobster #LCN #mafia #gangster @scottyyz
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Four of the Five Families were involved. Sorry Colombos.
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@ShamsCharania23 Oct 2025
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe, sources tell ESPN. The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 am ET to announce arrests from investigation.
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Rush@rushtheband6 Oct 2025
signup.ticketmaster.com/rush #RUSHfiftysomething
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BREAKING: Rush Announce 2026 Reunion Tour Dates + New Drummer: loudwire.com/rush-2026-reuni… loudwire.com/rush-2026-reuni…
Rush Announce 2026 Reunion Tour Dates + New Drummer

Rush Announce 2026 Reunion Tour Dates + New Drummer

Rush are returning next year! See who will be playing in place of the late Neil Peart.

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Buy now and save 50% on the "Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey" audiobook by @Scottyyz, and @Scottyyz. Offer expires 07/30. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

The Mafia in the United States might be a shadow of its former self, but in the New York/New Jersey metro area, there are still wiseguys and wannabes working scams, extorting businesses, running...

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Lee Stockley@LeeStockley28 Jun 2025
Holiday reading material. #Tenerife
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Jacob Rubashkin@JacobRubashkin8 May 2025
The existence of Chicago Pope implies the existence of MLA Pope and APA Pope
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Buy now and save 50% on the "Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey" audiobook by @Scottyyz. Offer expires 03/28. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

The Mafia in the United States might be a shadow of its former self, but in the New York/New Jersey metro area, there are still wiseguys and wannabes working scams, extorting businesses, running...

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Hmm , maybe book sales will increase if I put this blurb from ⁦@Scottyyz⁩ in my email signature. 😂 Just kidding.
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Buy now and save 50% on the "Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey" audiobook by @Scottyyz. Offer expires 03/18. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey

The Mafia in the United States might be a shadow of its former self, but in the New York/New Jersey metro area, there are still wiseguys and wannabes working scams, extorting businesses, running...

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Replying to @Scottyyz
@Scottyyz, author of "Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey," talks about the history of organized crime and how it infiltrated politics within the state. Premiering tomorrow on One-on-One: Sat. 7am on @mynjpbs; 7:30am on @thirteenWNET Sun. 11am on @mynjpbs
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