How Vito Genovese Killed Frank Costello And Became America's Most Dangerous Gangster

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11 күн бұрын

Uncover the gripping tale of Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. From their humble beginnings to their meteoric rise to power, follow the intertwining paths of these legendary mobsters as they carve out their legacies in blood. With archival footage, expert interviews, and dramatic reenactments, this episode paints a vivid portrait of the Mafia underworld, where loyalty is fleeting and betrayal is always lurking just around the corner. Prepare to be captivated by the epic saga of two men locked in a deadly struggle for dominance, where only one can emerge victorious.
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@realpolitiksanta5980 9 күн бұрын

Costello was never “killed.” How could a legitimate crime channel get this basic fact wrong?

@GothamGolf 8 күн бұрын

Costello was shot and not killed by Chin Gigante

@mavjimbo 8 күн бұрын

I know, that got my attention immediately. Didn't bother to go any further

@josephsellaro7935 8 күн бұрын

The Chin shot him in the head he survived and went into retirement, so much for you never get out alive

@joemazza1652 7 күн бұрын

@@josephsellaro7935hey I agree with you Frank Costello retired, no John Gotti Jr tries to retire and they give him a hard time,😮 preface retired also, Joel bonanno so you can bow out gracefully

@tomc8617 7 күн бұрын

@@mavjimbo - The video itself is top notch. It's from the excellent series "Mafias Greatest Hits" and has nothing to do with the person who uploaded it here. It's also a high quality (high resolution) video (up to 1.2 GB!)

@anthonycudahy-ee8qy 10 күн бұрын

Except he didn't kill Frank Costello. He tried and in a way he got what he wanted-Costello out of the picture.

@maureenpether5265 8 күн бұрын

your rigjht

@reesedesigns 7 күн бұрын

exactly, misleading

@MrChillidee 7 күн бұрын

You'd have thought they would have known that.

@robbiffa 4 күн бұрын

Correct. Frank Costello died in The Waldorf Astoria in 1973 of old age.

@billyborn8432 4 күн бұрын

He did blow up his grave tho which is even worse in my eyes

@carlomiller1984 10 күн бұрын

Is this Caption just "cheap click bait?" Genovese did not succeed in killing Costello. Costello survived the hit attempt by Gigante ordered by Genovese and lived until 1974 after suffering a heart attack at 82 years old. Genovese died in prison [for drug trafficking] in 1969 at 71.

@elidohse 9 күн бұрын

Exactly what it is😭

@userxyz64 6 күн бұрын

Cheap click bait with bad spelling.

@GoodFella21100 9 күн бұрын

Real Crime shouldn't resort to cheap click-bait titles...

@user-qd4zt1vc9f 10 күн бұрын

He didn't kill Frank he almost killed him this title is misleading.

@TreasureCityKnight 8 күн бұрын

Title is completely misleading Costello died of old age. He attempted to kill him but the Chin missed.

@davidlewis3169 10 күн бұрын

You left out the real kicker...By Vito threatening Valachi he caused him to testify, giving-up the whole thing.

9 күн бұрын

he didnt threaten him..he tongue kissed him or something like that and it scared the bejesus out of him

@davidlewis3169 9 күн бұрын

Yeah, its called the kiss of Death, and it meant he was going to kill Valachi...Thats a threat

@citypopradioFM Күн бұрын

Valachi was in prison with Genovese and knew he was marked for death because he was suspected of being no good when he was solid. So he got paranoid and killed a guy on the yard who he thought was a Genovese goon coming to kill him. That's when Valachi gave up on the life and decided to become a rat to expose the whole thing to the government and public.

Күн бұрын

@@citypopradioFM you people act like you're the only ones watching these documentaries..you're not sharing any new info..everyone in here binge watches these docs aswell, you are wasting a whole paragraph to give info that everyone has heard over and over and over again

@FiboFractal. 9 күн бұрын

Do you know you can still change the title of your video?

@tomc8617 7 күн бұрын

Some people are so dumb you can give them until the next ice age and they'll never figure out simple stuff like that.

@patrickmitchell4134 8 күн бұрын

They did not kill Frank Costello. They tried but failed.

@jimce2799 8 күн бұрын

I cant even watch this because of the title.

@jimce2799 8 күн бұрын

Frank actually became a close adviser to Vito and also to Bufalino when he stepped in at vito's request when he got jammed up.

@tomc8617 7 күн бұрын

Despite the wrong info in the title ("Vito Genovese Killed Frank Costello"), the video itself is top notch. It's from the excellent series "Mafias Greatest Hits" and has nothing to do with the person who uploaded it here. It's also a high quality (high resolution) upload (up to 1.2 GB!)

@Exquisite_Cadaver 9 күн бұрын

Title needs an editor.

@signelicite7761 9 күн бұрын

is it possible to get rid off that dramatic music and effects who are all louder than any narrator or others speaking in the video, or at least make it the same volume as narrators. Thank you

@kkg108 10 күн бұрын

Does this channel have a documentary on Carmine Glante? He thought he could trust his Silican bodyguards, but they betrayed him. I think it's his fault that he got himself killed due to his greed.

@norrie23 2 күн бұрын

What's with all the advertisements every couple of minutes it's far too much. Obviously it's the way you make your money but don't be too greedy mate, cut the adds!

@cruzmizzl 10 күн бұрын

Vito Genovese was afraid of Luciano. And he never killed Costello. Anastasia was way worse than Vito.

@MrOsimendoza 4 күн бұрын

Costello retired, after an assassination attempt. Genovese ordered, but Costello only received light skin wounds on his head.

@johnioannou5597 3 күн бұрын

Not only did Genovese kill Costello, he also killed Abraham Lincoln.

@redpillino9084 9 күн бұрын

Most feard? I bet you quit school too.

@Karen-kw4jl 9 күн бұрын

It's spelled skool

@adambane1719 9 күн бұрын

@@Karen-kw4jl *spelt

@adambane1719 9 күн бұрын

*to

@redpillino9084 9 күн бұрын

@@adambane1719 Study time slow poke. This is why I get censored, YT hates links to facts. 🤣 . www. grammar. com. /to_ vs_ too

@redpillino9084 9 күн бұрын

@@adambane1719 Study time slow poke. This is why I get censored, YT hates links to facts. 🤣 . www. grammar. com. /to_ vs_ too

@Currabell 10 күн бұрын

Feared

@HunterJacksonsLaptop 9 күн бұрын

Spell check is your friend!

@adambane1719 9 күн бұрын

@@HunterJacksonsLaptop *freind

@chrisbgoodv2178 7 күн бұрын

In fact, Gigante was widely derided by other Genovese soldiers for missing a shot at point blank range, when he had been practising the hit for a month.

@westonjp612 8 күн бұрын

Hey u kinda misspelled FEARED in the title thumbnail...js

@ravenpoeacup 4 күн бұрын

I have to wonder if they had ordered burgers and brats if it wouldn't have been so suspicious 😂

@rf3495 3 күн бұрын

Next up: How Einstein discovered Clickbait.

@vahgeuvje10 3 күн бұрын

Title is very misleading. Gigante didn't do his job right, but got lucky Costello retired on the heals of the ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

@blackc757 4 күн бұрын

Imagine getting busted for ordering 20 lb of steak which is not a lot

@colinfischer1268 Сағат бұрын

JOE VALLACCI BLEW THE WHISTLE.BEFORE OMERTA WAS BOSS.

@carlomiller1984 10 күн бұрын

Genovese was not a patriot of the USA while in Italy during WW2. He "switched sides" from Musillini to the Allies when it became "convenient." Genovese was a gun happy idiot who was only concerned with his own promotion and wealth. Tony Accardo the top boss of the Chicago Outfit, for decades did not attend the 1957 Apalachin disaster. His underling Giancana went there. Accardo was too smart and had ordered a "no drug selling" policy on the Outfit in Chicago and he held Genovese in contempt, and he didn't answer to NYC.

@vickmcfadden833 4 күн бұрын

Ok he didn’t kill Frank Costello as title indicates He had Chin Gigante attempt to kill him but he was barely kicked on side of his head and lived then retired

@bobkonradi1027 6 күн бұрын

Vito Genovese DID NOT kill Frank Costello. He did issue a "hit" on him, and Costello WAS shot along the side of his head, but it was a basic miss by the shooter, and Costello recovered from the hit (miss). Costello, did , however, decidt to move to Florida and retire from the Mafia, so it a way Genovese did achieve his goal of taking over Costello's mafia boss position.

@tomc8617 6 күн бұрын

Folks, Despite the wrong info in the title ("Vito Genovese Killed Frank Costello"), the video itself is top notch. It's from the excellent series "Mafias Greatest Hits" and has nothing to do with the person who uploaded it here. It's also a high quality (high resolution) upload (up to 1.2 GB!) 5 months after the May 1957 failed murder attempt of Frank Costello by Vinny 'The Chin' Gigante under orders from Vito Genovese, Costello ally, the notorious gangster, Albert Anastasia, aka, "Lord High Executioner", was gunned down in a hotel barber shop. This further reduced Costello's hand ( a lot!), all but forcing him to step aside. Anastasia was head of the infamous "Murder Inc".

@geeunit831 8 күн бұрын

Vito never killed Frank. This is just embarrassing 🤦🏽‍♂

@johnsimspon8893 9 күн бұрын

Was the dialogue to difficult for you to understand?

@holdinmcgroin8639 10 күн бұрын

Feard?

@bullast2046 9 күн бұрын

“Literally blown out of the chair” 34:15 Who’s making these?

@kimberlyfrost7394 8 күн бұрын

What, did Genovese do, set up a jumpscare to take effect before he became boss which caused Costello to have a heart attack many years after Genovese became boss? Just exactly how did that killing take place? Inquiring minds want to know.

@d.c-jr8015 8 күн бұрын

Vito Genovese never killed Frank Costello, he had Vincent"The Chin"Gigante to do it but failed and only grazed his head and the bullet I believe was lodged in the brim of his Fedora. Frank Costello later claimed he didn't see who shot him. The Chin had supposedly said thanks Frank after he was found not guilty.

@James-bv4nu 8 күн бұрын

After Vito Genovese died, in 1972 Vito Corleone rose up and took over, including 11 Oscar nominations.

@howardsmith8430 4 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@TrueCrimeWithTheSarge 5 күн бұрын

He died from a heart attack.

@timtravels116 10 күн бұрын

This title.

@chasinpaper8223 9 күн бұрын

This one's for you, Frank.😊 I ran across this trying to find out how much political Influence uncle bob has in Springfield Mo.😅😅😅

@19rick44 3 күн бұрын

Why no mention of Anthony Joseph Accardo?

@ericwedin4154 4 күн бұрын

He tried to get Costello killed but did not succeed, if I remember correctly?

@xxthesarcasm 9 күн бұрын

Title is wrong!

@ScottStockman-px6zk 10 күн бұрын

He didn’t kill Frank Costello. Title needs to be changed

@MarkH10 Күн бұрын

60 big wigs, and Barbera orders 55 lbs. of meat?

@gunnybodett 5 күн бұрын

He made him retire not killed him

@tommeredith7462 7 күн бұрын

The best thing I can say about Vito G. Is he understood a man’s love for their mother. During the time Vincent the Chin Galante was thugging around with his brothers their beloved mother was in need of a life saving surgery and they didn’t have the money. Vito admired the potential in all of the brothers especially the Chin so he paid for the surgery and all of the brothers became 100% loyal to Vito. When Vito asked the Chin to kill Frank Costello he was all too happy to accommodate and place himself and his brothers to be made in the Genovese crime family. Luckily the bullet grazed Franks temple and he didn’t croak. The Chin was arrested and he stayed loyal to Omertà as did Costello . How about that history.

@19rick44 3 күн бұрын

It's Vincent Gigante.

@tommeredith7462 3 күн бұрын

@@19rick44 Thanks, I knew I may have screwed up the spelling. What a Big We-Todd I can be…

@Truck7983 9 күн бұрын

I say we head out to dinner around 8ish?

@user-jv9uv7nz3i 7 күн бұрын

We have the Alfono family, very brutal, they beat a business owner and a father of family with a bat and hanged him on a hook in the broom closet of the family home, he was found by his eldest daughter, 1975

@uTubeNoITube 10 күн бұрын

"FEARD"

@kevyntaylor9196 5 күн бұрын

If you survive a death sentence, youre free to go.

@xxAlchem1stxx 8 күн бұрын

Don't disrespect Costello for the sake of clicks

@KansasCity-ti6vm 10 күн бұрын

Vito was on his own since 14 ! He had to be hard!😎👍

@WiseguyWhispers-xw1gy 9 күн бұрын

It's kind of a shame the family became known as the Genovese family and not the Luciano family. Genovese was a power hungry dog who wasn't below betraying anyone and everyone to get his way, and he merely took advantage of Luciano's exile to force his way in as boss. The family should've kept Luciano's name considering it was the premier family from the nation's most influential boss.

@yoyo762 9 күн бұрын

This vito got lucky. If costello wanted to, this guy would have disappeared within a few weeks. Costello chose to retire.

@RalphtheDog1 8 күн бұрын

Killed? Weakness is in deception

@actingontheweb 2 күн бұрын

Really bad reporting My cousin arrested him after he was shot by the Chin.

@shivonferrell3665 8 күн бұрын

This is not true!

@watchgoose 9 күн бұрын

it isn't "feard" but "fearEd". feared.

@smokeandmirrors5960 7 күн бұрын

Hello, my name is Ferd. LOLLLLOOLLL

@althomas7977 10 күн бұрын

8:08. This event changed him, and changed him into murdering excrement like never before.

@calstatelynn1787 5 күн бұрын

This is one of the most stupidest title of a Mob history. Frank retired after a non fatal wound

@Quanah7 8 күн бұрын

Not worth my time watching when you can’t even get the title correct. Costello outlived Genovese

@jazzcook 18 сағат бұрын

"Feard?" 😂

@wolf-yw9wk 8 күн бұрын

it’s “feared” not “feard”

@roninsdog261 10 күн бұрын

Feard? 🤦‍♂️

@ImgoneButUrstillHere 9 күн бұрын

You forgot the part about where he marries Marilyn Monroe and starts the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team

@thequokkahaslanded321 9 күн бұрын

"Feard"? Are you kidding?😂 cmon feared isn't that tough

@adambane1719 9 күн бұрын

*though

@thequokkahaslanded321 9 күн бұрын

@@adambane1719 um no.. tough... hard... but way to try, cupcake

@thequokkahaslanded321 9 күн бұрын

@@adambane1719 it would have to be "feared isn't that, though" lol so no anyways sausage pie. Do you have trouble with (like so many) through though, thought, tough, trough etc?

@dudleydoright2706 9 күн бұрын

This mafia oath thing did not seem to mean much, they killed their own for years, made, or not, like an Italian chess game, who is knocking over who, and who becomes king.

@Mike7mcdonald 9 күн бұрын

Anyone else immediately stop following channels that use clickbait titles and/or AI voices?

@HunterJacksonsLaptop 9 күн бұрын

Nope. Go fish.

@DoubleMonoLR 8 күн бұрын

Yes.

@subrosa4792 10 күн бұрын

The thumbnail says America’s most feard. Should be an e in there, like Feared.

@HunterJacksonsLaptop 9 күн бұрын

Technically, that is a word… but I’m with you on this. This is not a spelling that is used in modern conversation. I call typo.

@smithpm81 7 сағат бұрын

feard? is that feared?

@lenordbrazil9580 10 күн бұрын

Anthony Hopkins narrating good video

@calebmorgan6939 9 күн бұрын

It's feared, not "feard"

@djchaiwallah 9 күн бұрын

Feard...

@ermannomassarella6528 Күн бұрын

Just the title make the vision of this channel useless.

@colinfischer1268 Сағат бұрын

FRANK COSTELLO WAS ARTICULATE HENCE,HE COULD COMMUNICATE AT ALL LEVELS WITH THOSE IN LEGITIMATE POWER.PAID HIS TAXES AND PLAYED THE NEW YORK CITY GENT.

@rexbanner4608 8 күн бұрын

Misleading title. Vito Genovese did not kill Frank Costello but I'm sure the video will say that lol

@meterman3000 10 күн бұрын

Probably worth listening too,but the jeffing background noise ,unnecessary

@jububoobaroo67 7 күн бұрын

So many people salty about artistic interpretation.

@dreastdre 10 күн бұрын

Respect to all the Mobsters❤

@jeremyburri6984 6 күн бұрын

He DID not kill costello

@panzervalkyrie9299 8 күн бұрын

FEARED

@TheTrueCrimeChannel 9 күн бұрын

Insane

@mosesngure8775 10 күн бұрын

best channel,,,period

@adambane1719 9 күн бұрын

Then why did you use commas instead ??

@actingontheweb 2 күн бұрын

Frank Costello retired Alive if wounded.

@Evan-lr8nq 9 күн бұрын

is the copyright up on this? Asking for a friend.

@DoubleMonoLR 8 күн бұрын

Pretty much zero chance of that, they presumably (& hopefully) licensed it.

@user-gn1vr6ov6n 7 күн бұрын

He said that because he was involved with them

@sirgregoir 10 күн бұрын

What's a feard gangster....bahahahahaha. Is that the one before four.

@dannyburns9850 20 сағат бұрын

Never listened to podcast but am offended by title. Costello died in the 70s. It was a botched hit ,bullet grazed him. You either CLICKBAIT or I have Alzheimer's.🥊🥊

@BrianLohse-vg4wk 6 күн бұрын

He didn't kill Frankm

@louismarshall6976 9 күн бұрын

He didn't kill Frank Costello

@stevem8602 8 күн бұрын

Inaccurate

@africanblue 9 күн бұрын

Costello killed? Real bullshit.

@rudykadous4005 3 күн бұрын

ur title is wrong...frank Costello was never killed, there was an assassination attempt on him by Vito Genovese but he wasn't killed and retired after that...get ur history right before u make a video..this is sloppy work

@RyanHunter723 8 күн бұрын

He didn't kill Costello

@mariogallego5513 9 күн бұрын

Except he didn't kill Costello. Vincent Gigante tried to shoot Costello but missed. Frank got the hint, and retired. Either do better research on the topics you are going to talk about, or do better title-ing your videos.