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EPISODE 7: THE ORGANIZED CRIME HISTORIAN

November 28, 2022

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Pieces of Work is thrilled to welcome Award-Winning organized crime historian and author Christian Cipollini, also an investigative journalist, writer, designer, and collector of rare crime-related photographs & artifacts.  In addition to the catalog of nonfiction books, his work can be found in numerous publications and digital realms including the Mob Museum Blog, Real Crime Magazine & Writersofwrongs.com.  As a consultant Cipollini is often quoted in print and online publications, has lectured at colleges and appears on episodes of Reelz Channel Series “The Real Story of….” & “Gangsters: America’s Most Evil,” Travel Channel Series “Mission Declassified,” History Channel Series “United Stuff of America,” AHC’s hit series “America: Facts vs. Fiction” & served as a Location Producer on National Geographic Channel’s critically-acclaimed series DRUGS, INC.

His book “Murder Inc.: Mysteries of the Mob’s Most Deadly Hit Squad” won the 2015 Hollywood Book Festival “Non-Fiction” category and “Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangland Legend” was a finalist in both the 2014 USA Best Book Awards and the 2015 International Book Awards.  He collaborated with UK rapper Yellow Balaclava for the independent hip-hop album ‘Salvatore Lucania,’ and as a graphic novelist, Christian has also written the true crime comic book series “LUCKY,” based on the rise of America’s most infamous gangster – Charles “Lucky” Luciano.  The final part of this four-part comic series, “One Last Kiss,” is coming in 2023 as an exclusive Amazon Kindle digital comic! Collect them all and pre-order the upcoming final installment NOW!

His latest book, “Diary of a Motor City Hit Man: The Chester Wheeler Campbell Story,” is available NOW on Amazon and Kindle.

Go to www.ganglandlegends.com for more about Christian’s books and links.

GUEST: CHRISTIAN CIPOLLINI