The Godfather Who Wouldn’t Die: The Rise of Sonny Franzese and the Cosa Nostra Empire

🕴️💼🔫 He lived to be 103. He kept quiet longer than anyone. And when he finally spoke—he shattered the myths. This episode dives deep into the blood-stained legacy of John “Sonny” Franzese, the feared underboss of the Colombo crime family and one of the longest-running gangsters in Mafia history. We track his rise from bootlegging and bank robberies to murder plots, extortion rings, and his iron-fisted rule over New York’s criminal underworld. But it’s not just about crime—it’s about loyalty, betrayal, and the brutal cost of silence. Featuring secret surveillance tapes, rare interviews, and stories from inside the mob, this is the ultimate story of old-school Cosa Nostra power—told through the life of the man they said was too dangerous to die. If you love Mafia lore, you won’t find a tale darker, colder, or more real than this.