Скачать или смотреть The Kidnapping That Started a Mafia War in Los Angeles

In the sun-drenched streets of post-war Southern California, a single act of violence shattered the fragile peace of the underworld. This video investigates the high-stakes kidnapping that ignited a brutal, multi-year mafia war in Los Angeles. We explore how a daring abduction of a key syndicate figure—believed by many to be the catalyst for the "Battle of the Sunset Strip"—pitted the Dragna crime family against ruthless rivals and ambitious newcomers.

We delve into the clandestine meetings at the Hollywood Knickerbocker, the involvement of legendary mobsters like Mickey Cohen, and the paramilitary tactics used as the city’s rackets hung in the balance. Discover the forensic evidence, the betrayal of the "code of silence," and the trail of cold cases that led to a total restructuring of West Coast organized crime. This is the story of how one kidnapping turned the City of Angels into a battlefield for the soul of the American Mafia.