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The Best Episodes of Gangsters: America's Most Evil

A cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United...

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  1. Background image for John Gotti
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - John Gotti

    S5:E4

    John Gotti was the last of the classic gangsters in New York City; unlike other mafia chiefs, he loved attention; he ran a multi-million dollar illegal operation that thrived on prostitution, extortion, gambling, theft and drugs.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Ludwig Fainberg
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Ludwig Fainberg

    S3:E4

    Ludwig Tarzan Fainberg was a middleman between the Russian Mafiya and the Medellin Cartel in Colombia, selling Cold War vessels.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Alex Rudjaj
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Alex Rudjaj

    S3:E6

    Albanian immigrant Alex Rudaj muscle in on Italian Mafia territory and turned his gang into a sixth family of organized crime.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Demetrius & Terry Flenory
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Demetrius & Terry Flenory

    S3:E5

    The patriarchs of the Black Mafia Family controlled one of the largest cocaine distribution gangs.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Bruce Johnston
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Bruce Johnston

    S5:E13

    The Johnston Gang was a family affair, consisting of Bruce Johnston Sr. and his brothers David and Norman Johnston; the gang terrorized the Mason-Dixon Line throughout the 1970s, burglarizing and intimidating victims.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Cheng Chui Ping
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Cheng Chui Ping

    S3:E10

    An in-depth look at Cheng Chui Ping, the woman who was involved in human trafficking for over 20 years.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Harvey Hustlers
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Harvey Hustlers

    S5:E2

    The Harvey Hustlers, a notorious gang, dominates the streets of Harvey, La., for three decades; the gang holds a virtual monopoly over the illegal drug trade in the area and is believed to be responsible for at least 45 homicides.

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Rances Ulices Amaya
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Rances Ulices Amaya

    S3:E8

    An in-depth look at the leader of a sex trafficking enterprise, Rances Ulices Amaya and how his victims fought back.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Mayor of Harlem: Alberto 'Alpo' Martinez
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #9 - The Mayor of Harlem: Alberto 'Alpo' Martinez

    S1:E4

    This episode profiles the rise and fall of Albert "Alpo" Martinez, dubbed the Mayor of Harlem. Alpo and two childhood friends, Azie Faison and Rich Porter, would become kings of the inner city in the mid-1980 s. But like the high itself, the cocaine brotherhood did not last. Azie narrowly escaped with his life. Rich Porter would not be so lucky. Alpo would admit to killing his old friend and 13 other murders. He s now serving hard time for his crimes.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for James Spencer Springette
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #10 - James Spencer Springette

    S3:E3

    How James Spencer Springette went from selling juice to tourists to distributing cocaine.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Episode 2
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

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    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

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  14. Background image for Richard 'Iceman' Kuklinski
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Richard 'Iceman' Kuklinski

    S5:E3

    Richard Kuklinski, one of the most notorious killers in American history, becomes convicted of the murders of four people, but likely killed dozens more; initially a hit man for the Mafia, Kuklinski eventually carries out hits of his own.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Kaboni Savage
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Kaboni Savage

    S5:E5

    Profiling Kaboni Savage, a ruthless drug dealer and murderer; Savage commits murder to protect his interests, even against his rivals' families; Savage's own words ultimately seal his fate.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Queenpin: Jemeker Thompson
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #15 - The Queenpin: Jemeker Thompson

    S1:E7

    This episode explores the case of The Queenpin--Jemeker Thompson. Thompson rose to the top of the cocaine trade during the peak of the 1980's crack epidemic in Los Angeles. Thompson's former boyfriend would cooperate with authorities and snitch her out. On the run for two years, she was finally captured in 1993 at her son's 6th grade graduation. Thompson was released from prison in 2005 and is now an evangelical minister.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Godmother: Griselda Blanco
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #16 - The Godmother: Griselda Blanco

    S1:E3

    Griselda Blanco, "The Godmother," is suspected of scores of murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York, Miami, and Southern California. On the run from the law for over ten years, Blanco was captured in 1985 in Irvine, California. Her trial ended in scandal and she was eventually deported back to Colombia.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Best Friends Gang
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Best Friends Gang

    S3:E7

    In 1986 Detroit, Demetrius Holloway rose to become one of Detroit's most notorious drug kingpins.

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  19. Background image for The First Kingpin: Juan Raul Garza
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #18 - The First Kingpin: Juan Raul Garza

    S1:E1

    This episode follows the case of Juan Raul Garza, the first drug kingpin. Garza and his gang made millions of dollars running drugs across "Marijuana Boulevard," the Gateway bridge linking Mexico and the U.S. in Brownsville, Texas. He became the first felon targeted for death by the federal government in more than 30 years.

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  20. Background image for Lethal Beauties: Beltran, Henao, & Garcia
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Lethal Beauties: Beltran, Henao, & Garcia

    S1:E9

    This episode explores the cases of three Lethal Beauties: Rosalie Garcia, Sandra Beltran, and Beatriz Henao. Garcia, AKA "Shorty," was the head of a deadly heroin ring in the Bronx throughout the 1990's. Henao, a Colombian national, led an ecstasy drug ring out of the Netherlands before moving into the cocaine trade. Sandra Avila Beltran was a Mexican drug cartel leader who took over a crucial role in the smuggling of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and into the U.S. Extradited in 2012, The Queen of the Pacific now faces drug trafficking charges in Miami.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros

    S3:E1

    By connecting the Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, Juan Ramon Ballesteros became one of the most powerful drug lords south of the border.

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  22. Background image for Anthony Shea and the No-Name Gang
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Anthony Shea and the No-Name Gang

    S1:E8

    This episode follows Anthony Shea, one of the most prolific bank and armored truck robbers, and his "no name" gang out of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Responsible for killing two armored truck guards in Hudson, New Hampshire, Shea and his gang garnered the attention of the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force in 1995. Finally captured a year later, they refused to talk, adhering to Charlestown's long running "Code of Silence." Informants would break that code and testify in court to put Shea away for life.

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  23. Background image for Dustin Honken
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Dustin Honken

    S3:E2

    Dustin Honken was a chemist who made and sold a deadly concoction of crystal methamphetamine.

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  24. Background image for Machine Gun Johnny: Johnny Eng
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Machine Gun Johnny: Johnny Eng

    S1:E5

    This episode features the rise and fall of Johnny Eng, one of the most notorious drug traffickers in the history of Manhattan's Chinatown. A one-time informant for the DEA, "Machine Gun Johnny" thought he could snitch on all his rivals to monopolize the heroin trade on the eastern seaboard. The special task force set up by the DEA would chase Eng all the way to Hong Kong. Eventually extradited to the U.S., Eng would hire John Gotti's lawyer to defend him against a prosecutor known as "The Dragon Lady.

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  25. Background image for Mafia Cops
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Mafia Cops

    S5:E1

    Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, sworn to protect and serve, instead provide their Mafia cohorts with vital confidential information; the dirty c…

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  26. Background image for Sammy the Bull
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Sammy the Bull

    S5:E7

    Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, the most notorious turncoat in mafia history, pledges loyalty to John Gotti until Gotti himself gets the Bull to change his mind.

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Best Episodes Summary

"John Gotti" is the best rated episode of "Gangsters: America's Most Evil". It scored 8.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/17/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ludwig Fainberg".