About this episode
It's a Very Outfit Christmas this holiday season, as Dan and Alana bring you their own version of yuletide cheer: 'twas (not quite) the night before Christmas 1977, when a crew of burglars, stung over their own gift-giving, played Santa in the home of Outfit overlord Tony Accardo…and ended up on a permanent naughty list. Grab some cookies, pour some eggnog, and settle in for the bloodiest tale in Christmas history.
Sources:
Hillel Levin, "Boosting The Big Tuna," Playboy, 2007.
The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Time Magazine.
William Roemer, Accardo: The Genuine Godfather.
Jeff Coen, Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled The Chicago Mob.
Fred Pascente & Fred Reaves, Mob Cop: My Life of Crime in the Chicago Police Department.
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Hosted by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope Levinson
Executive Produced by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope Levinson
Produced by Julia Murray
Production Assistance by Franchesca Diaz and CJ Archerd
Sound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew Eapen
Show theme is Bittersweet Defeat by OTE
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