Former FBI director James Comey spent part of the late eighties and early nineties prosecuting the mafia. Those experiences inform his new novel, Central Park West . It's a terrific, gripping read that we really enjoyed.

In this conversation, James Comey shares some stories about mob figures he prosecuted-- and even gives listeners some of the protective tips the FBI gave to his family.

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If you're curious about that first interview Áine did with James Comey back in her college days, you can find it at

https://flathatnews.com/2014/11/17/fbi-director-james-comey-reflects-on-his-time-at-the-college/

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The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover.

We look at five ongoing cases on this week's edition of the Cheat Sheet- none of which we have covered before.

The story of Catello Romano:

https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-08/honors-for-an-italian-mafiosos-thesis-in-which-he-confesses-to-three-unknown-murders-what-follows-is-my-criminal-history.html

The case of Rhett Michael Barlow:

https://people.com/national-guard-soldier-charged-with-plotting-murder-of-man-involved-in-car-crash-that-killed-his-mother-8424533

The recent arrests in the 1989 death of 5 year old Justin Lee Turner:

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/father-stepmother-charged-with-murder-in-1989-death-of-5-year-old-son-south-carolina-moncks-corner-wciv-abc-news-4-berkeley-county-sheriffs-office-pamela-victor-megan

The murder of a retired Judge and his wife:

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/detective-son-allegedly-admitted-to-shooting-mother-father-with-shotgun/

And finally the case of an expert on poisons who now stands accused of murdering his wife:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/scrippsnews.com/amp/stories/poison-expert-indicted-on-murder-charges-in-his-wife-s-fatal-poisoning/

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Have you ever noticed that a lot of Mafia hits seem to happen in restaurants?

In this episode, researcher and listener Stephen Popkin joins the Murder Sheet for a discussion about Mafia murders. We'll delve into a few notorious New York City homicides, and the myths and mayhem around the mob.

If you have any information concerning any of these cases, please contact the New York Police Department.

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Willie Moretti showed up at Joe's Elbow Room in Cliffside Park, New Jersey a little before noon on October 4, 1951. He chatted with a group of men in Italian, and then somebody asked the restaurant's waitress to step away to fetch a menu. Within minutes, the longtime Mafia underboss was dead, gunned down on the dining room floor.

But it wasn't Moretti's enemies that had caught up to the gangster after years of wrongdoing. It was the man's close friends. Listen to learn more about why the Mafia silenced one of its most beloved figures. 

Sources for this episode:

• Ashbury Park Press (Sept. 25, 1988: Robert V. McMenimen)
• Daily News (Sept. 30, 1986, excerpt from Kitty Kelley's book)
• The Record (Dec. 21, 1981)
• The Record (August 31, 1981, Mark A Stuart)
• The Record (May 11, 1975)
• The Record (Oct. 10, 1974)
• The Herald News (August 29, 1974(
• Ottawa Journal (November 15, 1972)
• Press and Sun Bulletin (Nov. 19, 1971)
• Daily News (Sept. 13, 1964)
• The Record (August 23, 1963)
• News Journal (Oct. 9, 1963)
• Courier News (Jan. 7, 1960)
• Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov. 11, 1952)
• The Record (Oct. 5, 1951
• Herald News (Oct. 5, 1951)
• His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley 

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Organized crime figures are known for ordering vicious assaults and heinous murders. So when an alleged "wise guy" ended up in trouble a few years ago, authorities suspected that underworld in-fighting was behind it all . But the case of Sylvester "Sally Daz" Zottola ended in a horrific way that almost no one saw coming.

True crime researcher Stephen Popkin returns to help the Murder Sheet discuss this tangled, twisty case. He also authored this script. Email him at dvdjsteve@gmail.com.

Popkin's sources:

The New York Times's coverage of the case: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/mafia-zottolo-mcdonalds-killing.html

NBC's coverage of the case: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/son-man-dad-brother-mob-killed-nyc-drive-thru-mcdonalds-hit-murder-hire-plot-prosecutors/1063025/

The New York Post's coverage of the case: https://nypost.com/2007/12/21/vinny-gorgeous-winds-up-doing-time-for-a-spell/

The U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York statement on the case: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/son-victim-slain-mcdonalds-drive-through-indicted-murder-hire-conspiracy

Click Track's coverage of the jukebox industry: https://www.clicktrack.fm/p/the-dark-history-of-the-jukebox-how

Gangland News: https://ganglandnews.com/index.htm

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