Michael Franzese on Gregory Scarpa aka "The Grim Reaper" Allegedly Killing 120 People (Part 7)

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  • @zlistcelebrityYT
    @zlistcelebrityYT 4 роки тому +759

    “But why was he called the Grim Reaper?”
    Because he was always frowning while he was farming, why else Glad?

  • @Neodreth
    @Neodreth 4 роки тому +2257

    Michael trying to contain his laughter when he is asking him if a Captain is below a Capo, probably thinking why the hell i am even talking to this guy.

  • @izzem
    @izzem 4 роки тому +702

    120, that just proves FBI be making up numbers to get longer sentences

    • @SVGIN
      @SVGIN 4 роки тому +7

      I believe them the lord high executioner murder inc admitted they killed over 500 people and he said 1 of them just wanted to kill everybody who looked at him .... ..this guy couldnt even hold murders incs cell phone now a days

    • @izzem
      @izzem 4 роки тому +32

      @@SVGIN thats "Murder Inc", hence the name says it all. Hes saying that number is made up for 1 guy who he was around for 25 years. Feds don't know anything until they are told it by someone and even then it can be a lie

    • @johnnyboy7256
      @johnnyboy7256 4 роки тому +21

      They try to influence potential jurors . That’s there Schtick. They go to there people in the media to release exaggerated details.

    • @SVGIN
      @SVGIN 4 роки тому

      @@izzem yeah but there saying I dont believe it...... ..........thise guys alone had separate killing contracts!!!! Imagine if the wifey wanted new shoes every week .....lol

    • @fawazr
      @fawazr 4 роки тому +14

      Mob guys don't consider the unfortunate saps who happened to be in a sociopath's way as legitimate kills.

  • @fredo3106
    @fredo3106 4 роки тому +395

    "He was a Capo and you were a Captain. Is that below a Captain?"
    Seriously Vlad???

    • @1162hunter
      @1162hunter 4 роки тому +47

      fredo310 that was cringe worthy. Michael was trying not to laugh after vlad asked that, probably thinking “ man this Guys a dumbass”

    • @imjustheresoiwontgetfined3890
      @imjustheresoiwontgetfined3890 4 роки тому +1

      @@1162hunter 😂😂😂

    • @1162hunter
      @1162hunter 4 роки тому +2

      Nonato Macias who thinks they are experts? Vlad is the one who asked the dumb question and You can tell by Michaels reaction that he was probably thinking something along the lines of what I stated before , especially since he had already broken down the entire mafia structure to vlad in a previous interview

    • @1162hunter
      @1162hunter 4 роки тому +6

      Nonato Macias and you don’t have to be an expert to know capo and captain are the same thing, you just have to not be a dumbass...

    • @taptapuyo2714
      @taptapuyo2714 3 роки тому

      That’s Vlad being Glad

  • @smooqu
    @smooqu 4 роки тому +652

    So Michael basically confirmed that Gregory Scarpa never had a makings of a varsity athlete

    • @johnhamilton2915
      @johnhamilton2915 4 роки тому +12

      Hahaha Uncle Jr sure hurt Tony feelings

    • @cboweniii
      @cboweniii 4 роки тому +11

      A varsity athlete or whateva happened there.

    • @italian1ist
      @italian1ist 4 роки тому +11

      If that’s what you think, you haven’t been listening. He was the varsity team.

    • @lamontholden9601
      @lamontholden9601 4 роки тому +3

      I see what you did there, Nice!

    • @Stonewall29
      @Stonewall29 4 роки тому +6

      Small hands

  • @mikegambino3362
    @mikegambino3362 4 роки тому +88

    Glad has asked a lot of dumb questions before but asking why a hitman is called the grim reaper has to be up there.

    • @dondajulah4168
      @dondajulah4168 4 роки тому +4

      Well, if you watched this interview, or any interview of Franzese, he is constantly making the point that the concept of a "mob hitman" is a myth. Some guys kill people because they cant earn, but Scarpa was an earner but did "work" because he enjoyed it. He could have avoided it, for the most part, if he had wanted to but he enjoyed killing people, hence the nickname Grim Reaper.

    • @johanoberg1157
      @johanoberg1157 6 місяців тому

      He knew already, he just wants Michael to say it, he wants soundbites as much as any other interviewer

  • @xMrNight
    @xMrNight Рік тому +32

    when you know he was covered by the FBI for 30+ years, you can understand how he was so confident in doing all his crimes

    • @citypopradioFM
      @citypopradioFM 10 місяців тому

      Exactly. That's the main point being missed here. Even when Scarpa was withering away from AIDS, after getting bail, he was jumping in a car looking for other Colombo guys on the Orena side against Percisco to murder and he did it. He even took a bullet graze to the eye doing it. Even the FBI was like, "Nah, that's it for him" after abusing their system and wantonly running rackets and killing folks since forever.

  • @thelonegunman2622
    @thelonegunman2622 4 роки тому +199

    All this time and Vlad didn’t even know Michael was a Capo

    • @codeinecowboy8607
      @codeinecowboy8607 4 роки тому +19

      He does his research on Wikipedia

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 4 роки тому

      Do you honestly think he didn't know?

    • @vitocarbonara7770
      @vitocarbonara7770 3 роки тому +3

      Vlad reminds of a wannabe 6th grader. He makes me laugh. He aint even prepared. Bro this dude is not a little street gang member. Wake up stupid

    • @berrafatale25yearsago87
      @berrafatale25yearsago87 3 роки тому +1

      One of his mob homies forgot to tell him

  • @johnnyboy7256
    @johnnyboy7256 4 роки тому +699

    Vlad asking if captain is below a capo .lol. Jesus Vlad get it together . You’ve done enough mob interviews to know they are the same. One in English the other in Italian .

    • @joshuamichael4312
      @joshuamichael4312 4 роки тому +12

      🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @johnspinelli4983
      @johnspinelli4983 4 роки тому +42

      Exactly vlad says cringe shit all the time

    • @wmurray003
      @wmurray003 4 роки тому +14

      Glad is so simple.

    • @franksly3547
      @franksly3547 4 роки тому +12

      He asks questions he knows the answer too to inform the viewers who don't

    • @wmurray003
      @wmurray003 4 роки тому +25

      @@franksly3547 Nah buddy.. most informed people who watch these videos know that already 😂

  • @SWalker71
    @SWalker71 4 роки тому +612

    Glad: “why is the guy that picks up the garbage called a ‘garbage man’?”

  • @jokerscopez
    @jokerscopez 4 роки тому +146

    I love this guy’s interviews, he keeps it all the way real

    • @slimcutz2081
      @slimcutz2081 4 роки тому +2

      🗣💯💯

    • @JTWaylon
      @JTWaylon 4 роки тому +2

      I completely agree.

    • @johnnyboy7256
      @johnnyboy7256 4 роки тому +6

      Entertaining but not all the way real

    • @johnnyboy7256
      @johnnyboy7256 4 роки тому +3

      El Chivato for one he was an informant and never admits it.

    • @Alpacabowl98
      @Alpacabowl98 4 роки тому

      straight up, I wish our president would give him a job

  • @QuantumRizzX
    @QuantumRizzX 4 роки тому +544

    Vlad “so captain, what’s that mean, like you own a boat or something?”

    • @stevem2323
      @stevem2323 4 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @tintomara6209
      @tintomara6209 4 роки тому +17

      "And is a capo that thing you put on a guitar to transpose the strings?"

    • @Muff_Diver
      @Muff_Diver 4 роки тому

      😂

    • @nephilim7434
      @nephilim7434 4 роки тому +3

      @@tintomara6209 no it's a capo you put on tooth paste

    • @royalzak2670
      @royalzak2670 4 роки тому +3

      Vlad is an unintentional wise guy

  • @pappy374
    @pappy374 4 роки тому +180

    Vlad - "I'm going through the story" = I'm reading Wiki.

    • @badsolja1
      @badsolja1 4 роки тому +9

      Lmao deadass that what he was doing

  • @comacoz2438
    @comacoz2438 3 роки тому +22

    Michael is by far my favorite mob guy out of all the interviews I've watched .

    • @caseymckenzie3951
      @caseymckenzie3951 2 роки тому

      Gotti is my favorite but Mike is the best on UA-cam

  • @Rob_V_W85
    @Rob_V_W85 4 роки тому +194

    Lol come on vlad. All these mob guys you interview and research and you dont know a captain and Capo are the same thing.

    • @macadon041
      @macadon041 4 роки тому +3

      Exactly

    • @rayday9340
      @rayday9340 4 роки тому +2

      (Vald) Swimming 🐟.....😒

    • @skarnoiri4982
      @skarnoiri4982 4 роки тому +1

      Glad

    • @emar848
      @emar848 4 роки тому +2

      Glad doesnt do research. reads the wikipedia page while doing the interview at the same time

    • @dreamlover5569
      @dreamlover5569 3 роки тому +1

      Casual listeners may not know the difference. I didn't know the difference.

  • @goodvybz1246
    @goodvybz1246 4 роки тому +862

    I love that New York talk. "Where do you find 120 guys to kill"🤣🤣🤣🤣. I have to agree with Michael on this one.

    • @666BIGBLOCK
      @666BIGBLOCK 4 роки тому +44

      Hell, in congress there’s at least 635 bums.

    • @goodvybz1246
      @goodvybz1246 4 роки тому +18

      @@666BIGBLOCK true!..If you can kill 120 of them and not get caught. I'll disagree with what he said🤣

    • @goodvybz1246
      @goodvybz1246 4 роки тому +18

      @Steven Rivers1489 I agree Greg has bodies, I can't see it going past 15. Once you rack up that much bodies your bound to get sloppy. When they kill it's business, I can see a boss ordering over 100 murders. But I can't see the boss giving it to one guy tho.🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @goodvybz1246
      @goodvybz1246 4 роки тому +20

      @Steven Rivers1489 I know all about Greg Scrapa. Greg was a racist too tho. When Greg need a blood transplant, he didn't want it from the hospital in fear it may have came from a black. He got blood from one of his crew members, and got hiv or aids.

    • @goodvybz1246
      @goodvybz1246 4 роки тому +1

      @Steven Rivers1489 I'm watching Gotti forgot Sammy had 19 "bodies."🤣🤷🏿‍♂️

  • @OvayBrandao
    @OvayBrandao 3 роки тому +55

    The way he talks... every single time I've seen an interview or video of Michael Franzese speaking, he is always giving you the feeling that he is aware of every single word that comes out of his mouth. The way he said " I can count the guys that I know of that got murdered on the fingers of both hand"- instead of saying he is aware of up to 10 murders and lead the law enforcers to believe that he was a witness to that. His logic and clear mind show why he was such a big earner.

    • @rogerjrusa
      @rogerjrusa 2 роки тому +3

      Do you let things fly out of the mouth NOT aware of every single thing you say? LOL
      That would be troublesome.

    • @OvayBrandao
      @OvayBrandao 2 роки тому +6

      @@rogerjrusa it is coz my big mouth got me in trouble more than once. What I meant is that Michael Franzese is a calculated old school bastard. I wished I had the same mouth control :)

  • @jamesdot87
    @jamesdot87 4 роки тому +322

    out of all the mafia guys i feel hes the most honest and realistic lmaooo

    • @jakeanderson545
      @jakeanderson545 4 роки тому +4

      He also dry snitches on a lot of people

    • @oyonder
      @oyonder 4 роки тому +2

      @@jakeanderson545 ikr!...just not to the police.

    • @josephclarke557
      @josephclarke557 4 роки тому +74

      Jake Anderson only dry snitches on people that are dead or already doing life in prison though

    • @jpevans2122
      @jpevans2122 4 роки тому +34

      @@jakeanderson545 kinda hard to snitch on dead people

    • @fallvegdow
      @fallvegdow 4 роки тому +1

      @Rollo Tomasi Franzese was capo, not underboss.

  • @bufferover_flo4727
    @bufferover_flo4727 4 роки тому +390

    “You don’t kill 100 guys in war” FACTS!!!!!!

    • @tysonrios9761
      @tysonrios9761 4 роки тому +27

      Wrong. Chris Kyle has 160 confirmed kills. And as far as Vietnam? Chuck Mawhinney had a little over 100 confirmed kills. Both were snipers.

    • @bufferover_flo4727
      @bufferover_flo4727 4 роки тому +133

      Tyson Rios well Chris Kyle was the deadliest sniper in American history, he’s talking about an average “foot soldier” in the mob.... compare that to the average foot soldier in the Army..... no where near 100 kills.....

    • @tysonrios9761
      @tysonrios9761 4 роки тому +6

      @@bufferover_flo4727 At 3:11 "In Vietnam I don't know a soldier who could claim to kill a hundred guys." It's been done already. Yes I get your point while logically speaking nobody in organized crime has really claimed over a hundred murders that you know of. But you're absolutely correct as far as generally speaking for the average individual member of a crime family.

    • @andrerobberts6892
      @andrerobberts6892 4 роки тому

      So tossing a grenade and killing a bunch of soldiers at one time only counts as 1 kill... How do you figure?

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 4 роки тому +3

      Perhaps Greg Scarpa didn't personally kill that money people, but he could have ordered others to do it.

  • @byrdgangworld3239
    @byrdgangworld3239 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you for your response because ppl get to out of hand with these stories

  • @des3845
    @des3845 4 роки тому +70

    "I told 2pac to keep his head up" - T.K Kirkland

    • @killerfrank8974
      @killerfrank8974 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @enlightenedwarrior7119
      @enlightenedwarrior7119 4 роки тому +3

      Actually I told him to keep his head down if he would have that bullet would have missed him he'd still be alive TK Kirkland

    • @dareal2669
      @dareal2669 4 роки тому +2

      That's the funniest one I've read yooo 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

    • @SB_1709
      @SB_1709 4 роки тому +3

      Bro im from germany can someone pls explain these comments 😂😂 i mean who tf is kirk

    • @jimmiejohnson4871
      @jimmiejohnson4871 4 роки тому

      Bendo437 if you look at all these Franzese interviews. The TK man is there saying shit like “I warned the mob about so and so! They wouldnt listen!”

  • @macman975
    @macman975 4 роки тому +23

    The way Mike spoke about 120 kills is why i completely trust everything he says. He's not doing Kuklinsky and bigging everything up. He's trying to tone everything down. Respect.

  • @wendyknoxleet
    @wendyknoxleet 4 роки тому +144

    Mass murderers aren’t the most affable guys.

    • @mic9check
      @mic9check 4 роки тому +13

      You'd be surprised..

    • @rltservicesllc5907
      @rltservicesllc5907 4 роки тому +11

      Wrong most street guys are very personable and intelligent and you wouldn't think they could cut u you up in a shower and bury u. So that's not a true statement.

    • @raynarounds8957
      @raynarounds8957 4 роки тому +4

      Naw. I've seen interviews with shooters and they are not the talkative type. They aren't the guy getting a lot of laughs at least not in a gleeful way.

    • @DPrime215
      @DPrime215 4 роки тому +4

      @@raynarounds8957 "My shooter don't speak but you can tell that he dangerous." - Conway The Machine

    • @rltservicesllc5907
      @rltservicesllc5907 4 роки тому +1

      @@raynarounds8957 exactly my point u seen interviews you don't know real Italian street guy. Because some of them are hysterical guys u be surprised who most dangerous shooters are would think there some vagabond you watch too many movies and interviews.

  • @mikekyne7308
    @mikekyne7308 4 роки тому +25

    Michael your an amazing narrator with great life lessons truly enjoy your time you spend narrating your experiences

  • @kaylalancaster5811
    @kaylalancaster5811 4 роки тому +268

    LOFL! CRUNCHY changed The man's name for life, even got franzese callin him Glad

    • @johnmorrow6082
      @johnmorrow6082 4 роки тому +4

      💀

    • @pappagetti
      @pappagetti 4 роки тому +30

      Crunchy is that nigga. C-Black for president 2024.

    • @bufferover_flo4727
      @bufferover_flo4727 4 роки тому +17

      I thought I heard him say Glad!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @johnmorrow6082
      @johnmorrow6082 4 роки тому +6

      @Tom Stanton dumbass 🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @kingbuck427
      @kingbuck427 4 роки тому +1

      @Tom Stanton 330

  • @dexagalapagos
    @dexagalapagos 4 роки тому +44

    I couldn't stop laughing. "Is a captain below a capo?" How does he even get these interviews, omfg.

    • @fador1337
      @fador1337 3 роки тому +4

      Massive sub count is free advertising for the guys he interviews, that's the only reason they tolerate the idiot.

  • @wesleyrobinson3063
    @wesleyrobinson3063 4 роки тому +7

    Michael always makes perfect sense and answers are excellent.

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 роки тому

      in that life, all your answers better make perfect sense; capisce?

  • @LVSkinny
    @LVSkinny 3 роки тому +18

    3:52 Legendary 😭

  • @anthonycalderon208
    @anthonycalderon208 4 роки тому +7

    you could tell Michael truly is a real gangster. super humble, super intelligent, doesnt brag...The more I listen to him and the more I listen to those other guys. I now know who to believe. I'm on Michael side all the way..

  • @garyfrombrooklyn
    @garyfrombrooklyn 4 роки тому +99

    “He eventually contracted HIV...I believe he died of AIDS, right?”
    “Not true. He died of a broken heart, Vlad.”

    • @mm.7053
      @mm.7053 4 роки тому

      Michael never said that

    • @garyfrombrooklyn
      @garyfrombrooklyn 4 роки тому

      @@mm.7053 I know

    • @berrafatale25yearsago87
      @berrafatale25yearsago87 3 роки тому

      @@mm.7053 yes he did. Listen carefully

    • @AY-qy4jn
      @AY-qy4jn 3 роки тому +1

      @@mm.7053 he did say it watch it carefully. Everybody knows greg died of a broken heart

    • @chanelbandit
      @chanelbandit 2 роки тому

      @@AY-qy4jn broken heart? Is that suicide?

  • @stephenbrownbill7442
    @stephenbrownbill7442 4 роки тому +22

    I like theses Mike interviews nice job

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 4 роки тому +2

      vlad be asking dumb question, shout out to michael for keeping it professional

    • @stephenbrownbill7442
      @stephenbrownbill7442 4 роки тому +2

      He smart and knows how to talk what to say what not to say

    • @RC_Rooster
      @RC_Rooster 4 роки тому +1

      @@floggyWM1 the man talks to Vlad like vlads a cop sometimes lol makes for good answers tho sometimes because ya get to really see a glimpse that there's something else other than the earner aspect in him. Who knows maybe a decade or two from now he'll just let it all out but for now he still has to keep his mouth shut because some of the stuff he was involved in could still land him in prison for life. One wrong interview could reopen the wrong case.

  • @thundergod178
    @thundergod178 2 роки тому +12

    Love Franzese interviews!!! He's definitely a Realist!!💪🏽

  • @republiccommando1513
    @republiccommando1513 2 роки тому +3

    The look on his face after being asked the difference between a captain and a capo is priceless. He looks so done.

  • @jancoyote52
    @jancoyote52 4 роки тому +4

    So happy to see Franzese back in a new interview....watching his various videos got me through the friggin' quarantine.

  • @TheKingofqueens777
    @TheKingofqueens777 4 роки тому +6

    Michael Franzese you’re the best I love this guy with his honesty and all his stories love watching all his UA-cam videos.

  • @StackRunItUp
    @StackRunItUp 4 роки тому +6

    Yo I love how honest he is.

  • @brianneeley4471
    @brianneeley4471 4 роки тому +103

    Michael is a class act in every way. Saved by Jesus ❤

    • @jeffwarren6906
      @jeffwarren6906 4 роки тому +9

      It is wonderful ,,, no one is out of the reach of our Lord .. Have a great night B. Neeley

    • @theeaskey
      @theeaskey 3 роки тому

      "saved by jesus. Jesus is not that guliable. ,

    • @jeffreyhowell2073
      @jeffreyhowell2073 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @caseymckenzie3951
      @caseymckenzie3951 2 роки тому +1

      He’s very cunning

  • @joeyjo-joshabadu9636
    @joeyjo-joshabadu9636 3 роки тому +8

    "My father allegedly they only had him at 30 or 40[guys killed], I guess he wasn't that capable..." 😆

  • @PandaFG
    @PandaFG 4 роки тому +113

    When you’re so early you cant read comments so you have to watch the video😩😩

  • @nathandavis820
    @nathandavis820 3 роки тому +5

    He “personally has knowledge of 10 people that were killed”. Aka Mike bodied 10 people during his 25 years

  • @tinoooo5895
    @tinoooo5895 4 роки тому +47

    Gladimir Tv

    • @Jthe5th
      @Jthe5th 4 роки тому +2

      Gladislav TV

    • @andrewlentner
      @andrewlentner 4 роки тому +1

      Crunchy Black's interview may just be the single most influential 1st interview in the history of this channel. Goated for life

    • @tinoooo5895
      @tinoooo5895 4 роки тому

      @@andrewlentner the most funny yes the goated no my guy

  • @mattmeehan3372
    @mattmeehan3372 4 роки тому +17

    Vlad keeps prying. "Why do they call him the grim reaper ". Come on Vlad, you know damn well what that means.

    • @TyFhoonBoom
      @TyFhoonBoom 4 роки тому

      Dry snitching. I keep tellin yall Vlad an informant.

    • @anwjuice
      @anwjuice 4 роки тому

      @@TyFhoonBoom you really think Vlad gets info and puts it in briefcase and takes it the cops? If you seriously think Vlad is a cop the. Y'all are nuts and watched to much tv. They would never put out someone so obvious. People read Wikipedia and watch UA-cam and think they all know the streets . gtfoh

    • @et5821
      @et5821 4 роки тому

      You do realize Vlad is an interviewer right? The goal of this is to get the interview subject talking. Of course Vlad knows what it means, he is trying to get an INTERVIEW going. All dumb questions interviewers ask are not because they are stupid themselves or because they dont understand, its because they want to interview subject to explain to the audience what is going on and to give information that they can then edit however they want.

    • @TREm1990
      @TREm1990 4 роки тому

      EXACTLY WTF

  • @tonyrocco6981
    @tonyrocco6981 3 роки тому +6

    Michael was a money making machine, and just by listening to him talk you can tell he had an education both book smart and streetsmart and that’s why he’s free and live in a peaceful life right now

  • @jorgeolivarez1452
    @jorgeolivarez1452 4 роки тому +22

    Hank Hills dad Cotton Hill killed fiddy men

  • @YernaMean365
    @YernaMean365 4 роки тому +5

    keep these coming these are dope with michael

  • @PlutoTheGod
    @PlutoTheGod 4 роки тому +21

    120 guys really is ridiculous. He would be killing weekly, and that’s just one guy

    • @pensatoreseneca
      @pensatoreseneca 4 роки тому +4

      Well that could be one kill every 2 months during his 25 year of criminal .. i think that’s very doable

    • @pornneliushubbard1967
      @pornneliushubbard1967 4 роки тому +6

      Greg got into that life in the 50’s and died in the 90’s. 120 divided by 40 you get 3...3 kills a year is believable. Even after diagnosed with hiv he was still killing people.

    • @Luminousreign
      @Luminousreign 3 роки тому

      @@pornneliushubbard1967 It isnt like the FBI was flatout feeding him info to get people killed and werre keeping count of everyone he killed or anything...oh wait. lol Franzese is just hyping up the life on the downlow while spitting on the goofy numbers the fbi throws out. Scarpa wasnt just some mob guy , he was a literal assassin. Part of his grim reaper moniker was that he was a known spook. It is why Scarpa's thing was always tangential and distant to the family, his government ties were a useful liability. all the wetwork he was doing was earning, it gave him cart blanche to kill other guys in the life without fear of the fbi, and they had a symbiotic relationship when it came to information which allowed the mob to feed them bad info and get people arrrested. 3-4 guys were dying everytime persico or orena would try and set up a hit, and it was his crew that was doing the majority of the killing on the persico side, so much so that when Scarpa stayed neutral they threatened to kill one of his crew. Most people knew Scarpa was a rat in some form of the other ( had a clear history of doing dirty work for the government) so he was immune from retaliation because they didnt want the fed heat . Fun Fact the Jimmy that worked under Scarpa is the same Jimmy that drove michael to what was almost his final sit down when they thought he was stealing from them.

    • @Luminousreign
      @Luminousreign 3 роки тому

      also just speaking factually and realistically Scarpa and his relationship to the FBI was totally corrupt and out of hand., remember his handler got caught up in his mess too. 120 is probably the LOWEST guess because if those numbers were doctored they were lowered not raised which is the opposite of what the FBI normally does.

    • @Luminousreign
      @Luminousreign 3 роки тому

      Also they had 115 made guys but Franzese is conveniently leaving out everyone lower on the totem pole. You cant just kill a capo not even if you are the grim reaper. lol it is very mob of franzese to forget about the associates that compromise most hit squads.

  • @HarborAreaPunx13
    @HarborAreaPunx13 4 роки тому +8

    After all these interviews Vlad still doesn't know a captain and capo are the same thing.

  • @anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551

    I'm from Howard Beach Queens NYC the Mecca of Cosa Nostra for the past 50 year's. It cracks me up when these dudes interview these guy's and always say how did you get involved like it's so hard, we were born that'd how we became connected. If you grow up in a neighborhood like this it's impossible not to know everyone. when people use to ask me how I met certain people I said I was born, went to school, had a father, an uncle etc lol. I was smart enough to walk away from the street life at 27 freely before the button conversation came up. I'm 46 now and broke and miserable as Hell but free and my life is my own to control. That fast money and life style stays in your blood though it's always missed to a degree.

  • @whoknows4379
    @whoknows4379 4 роки тому +10

    The fact that Vlad didn't realize that a Capo (Caporegime) is literally a captain of crew is insanely laughable. Def the wrong person giving this interview.

    • @DarlingNikki2
      @DarlingNikki2 4 роки тому +2

      Even I know that and I'm definitely not someone with any connections to Cosa Nostra. That information has been out ever since Joe Valachi opened his mouth and has been confirmed repeatedly by informants and insider turncoats for decades since. Not a hard thing to research at all.

  • @inokcassange6584
    @inokcassange6584 4 роки тому

    Great one interview

  • @unetfg
    @unetfg 3 роки тому +8

    And this interview forced Michael to open up his own podcast to avoid guys like these😂😂😂

  • @oscarcaruso204
    @oscarcaruso204 4 роки тому +2

    I could listen to Michael all day!

  • @flectz
    @flectz 4 роки тому +14

    "so scarpa was known as the grim reaper"
    michael goes on a heated rant about how he couldnt have killed 100 guys
    "so he was called the mad hatter as well"

    • @trauma4465
      @trauma4465 4 роки тому +4

      He says it like “the grim reaper” means you killed 100 plus
      And the “Mad Hatter” is 40 plus or something 😂

    • @glendenton3193
      @glendenton3193 3 роки тому +1

      Yes he was known as the grim reaper and its possible he killed that many when vlad interviewed Larry mazza and Larry said he was involved in 20 murders which he was involved with invertly or uninvertly and when Larry ask him how many Greg told him that he stop counting at 50 and Larry was his rite hand man mike dnt know shit Larry was soo close with Greg that Greg let Larry have a relationship with his second wife who you believe more?? I’ll take Larry over mike

  • @jmar1973
    @jmar1973 4 роки тому +3

    I swear, this man is a lesson in careful question answering.
    Salud.🥃

    • @skipads5141
      @skipads5141 2 роки тому +2

      And the interviewer is a lesson in thoughtless question selection.

  • @alfonsoosoria3630
    @alfonsoosoria3630 3 роки тому +5

    My dad killed 30-40 guys ! I can say it now he’s dead ! I admire Mr Franzese way of explaining the life to regular ppl !

  • @rawn5309
    @rawn5309 2 роки тому +1

    I like mike, he seems pretty honest when he yells his stories

  • @godzfavorite1079
    @godzfavorite1079 4 роки тому +17

    Michael FRANZESE: He enjoyed doing the work.
    Me: What work? U mean "PAINTING HOUSES"?

  • @iambey9696
    @iambey9696 4 роки тому +7

    I like how he put that killing hundreds of people fallacy in proper perspective.

  • @GerardPerry
    @GerardPerry 4 роки тому +7

    "He wasn't a real pleasant guy to be around."
    Definitely not the most convivial serial killer I've ever met.

  • @irvingsanchez8566
    @irvingsanchez8566 4 роки тому +18

    Glad: according to my homies, I mean the FBI he killed 120

  • @bushgreen260
    @bushgreen260 4 роки тому +44

    *It's totally possible and believable that he killed up to 120 people. He was arrested in 1992 and was operating since the 50s which is 40 years, which is an average of 3 killings a year.*

    • @hornplayz8968
      @hornplayz8968 2 роки тому +11

      Mike was in the life u werent

    • @shawnm.4020
      @shawnm.4020 2 роки тому +1

      ?🤨

    • @NoBiasAllBoxing
      @NoBiasAllBoxing Рік тому +1

      Yea we should just believe you UA-cam commenters than someone who was actually around these guys and living the life 🤦🏾‍♂️ what the fuck be wrong w/ y’all smh

    • @bushgreen260
      @bushgreen260 Рік тому +3

      @@NoBiasAllBoxing I myself have killed many, so it's totally possible.

    • @jbone3777
      @jbone3777 Рік тому +5

      I kill about 20 people in every match of call of duty so it’s possible.

  • @freddycalipari4242
    @freddycalipari4242 4 роки тому +16

    vlads terrible journalism rears its head 😭. that capo question was embarrassing

    • @coreygallagher251
      @coreygallagher251 3 роки тому +1

      Hes probably asking for new viewers who don't know.

  • @andrrewr
    @andrrewr 4 роки тому +11

    Michael Franzese -"Yeah he had some aliases, he would go by Glad".

  • @gemacin3923
    @gemacin3923 4 роки тому +62

    "i could count on both hands the number of guys i know were murdered"- in other words, guys i killed 🤤

  • @arielinocencio5883
    @arielinocencio5883 3 роки тому +13

    "I can count on both hands the number of guys THAT I KNOW that were murdered"
    Love how smart Michael is when talking about things that he did xD

  • @tonyray1105
    @tonyray1105 3 роки тому +1

    Michael gives the best analysis of that life, concise and simple without cussing, one hundred guys.

  • @sonnyred6852
    @sonnyred6852 4 роки тому +7

    "Captain? You mean the Good Ship Lollipop!"
    -Phil

  • @pd9971
    @pd9971 2 роки тому +12

    I like how Michael describes a killer as "doing the work".

  • @Lsthnbrd
    @Lsthnbrd 4 роки тому +6

    Michael is the most likable mobster I’ve ever seen. I love listening to his stories

  • @quincylee2276
    @quincylee2276 4 роки тому +6

    I mean, I'm no mob expert but even with my limited knowledge I deduced capo and captain was the same thing.

  • @stppearson825
    @stppearson825 3 роки тому +6

    I like how he called out the dishonesty on the part of both the FBI and some of these guys claiming to have killed so many people. I’ve wondered about these claims. If all of these people killed as many people as both parties claim, the population in the U.S. would be about 10% smaller, not to mention that it would be bad business on the part of the mafia. When bodies start stacking up, it starts to draw attention, particularly if they aren’t people, “in the life.”

    • @bartier861
      @bartier861 2 роки тому

      Are you insanely stupid lol people are born every second and people die every second 100 people dying won’t drastically change the population

  • @JudeNance
    @JudeNance 4 роки тому

    Very interesting. Thanks ❤️

  • @irishwood3846
    @irishwood3846 4 роки тому +70

    Vlad is like the dork in high school “hurrr durr did he kill 120 guys????”
    And doesn’t know what a capo is? Lmao
    How do you interview all these guys but still so ignorant of street life

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 4 роки тому +4

      average person who has nothing to do with the street life and saw goodfellas, and ect... know what a capo is

    • @irishwood3846
      @irishwood3846 4 роки тому +2

      Empire Lifts Back I understand clarifying for the viewers but Glad was genuinely unsure..like bro do you learn or study a thing, he’s only interviewed like 15-20 mob guys

    • @camoyscommercialcleaning8115
      @camoyscommercialcleaning8115 4 роки тому +4

      He sounds like such an airhead up there

  • @elethaduffy976
    @elethaduffy976 4 роки тому

    Never tire of listening to Michael Franzese. Vlad, up your game with your questions, will you? Michael Franzese was very gracious with you and your questions today.

  • @RockdownPlus
    @RockdownPlus 4 роки тому +6

    "Is a capo below a captain?"--.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

  • @ebe7840
    @ebe7840 3 роки тому

    Michael is a nice man to listen to.

  • @Nibs333
    @Nibs333 4 роки тому +3

    Like how he explained it. Don’t earn money? Well we have another spot for you. Everyone plays their part. Fills their role.

  • @billplunske5573
    @billplunske5573 4 роки тому

    Of all the guys you have on here.He sounds the most sincere because he isn't boasting about anything

  • @g.benson8477
    @g.benson8477 4 роки тому +4

    I guess Vlad thought The Grim Reaper means he knits sweaters and sings xmas songs.😭😭😭

  • @trustyourself5988
    @trustyourself5988 3 роки тому +2

    3:30 he called HIM FED 💀🤣🤣🤣, micheal knows whassup.

  • @benz500r
    @benz500r 4 роки тому +10

    Vlad, you have done plenty of interviews with Michael and you have been on the subject for too long to lack understanding of the mafia hierarchy. C'mon man!

  • @williamlobur6181
    @williamlobur6181 4 роки тому

    i dont need cable tv lol mr franzese keep these informative, interesting stories coming, absolute pleasure watching them

  • @tazzybear6434
    @tazzybear6434 4 роки тому +4

    When your so early your wondering if UA-cam got the time mixed up!

    • @tazzybear6434
      @tazzybear6434 2 роки тому

      Hey bro its me from the future...you made it through covid!!

  • @otto1630
    @otto1630 4 роки тому

    doing the work

  • @zoobee
    @zoobee 4 роки тому +12

    Vlad should get Michael and Freeway together for a discussion

  • @StraightTruckinSnowman
    @StraightTruckinSnowman 4 роки тому +16

    Michael Franzese is a living legend the man is as real as it gets

  • @JoePesciVSBillyBatts
    @JoePesciVSBillyBatts 4 роки тому +64

    Michael Franzese is still gloryfying that life on the low...

    • @lottostuuud
      @lottostuuud 4 роки тому +11

      Well he has said before that life was great

    • @dareal2669
      @dareal2669 4 роки тому +8

      He said he liked it

    • @m.shadows8123
      @m.shadows8123 4 роки тому +5

      Of couse. living a rich is awesome

    • @69Curtdog
      @69Curtdog 4 роки тому +4

      @@m.shadows8123 He made more money for a family than anyone since AL Capone... Said he was making 8 mill a week. He lost 240 mill of his own money when he went to prison.

    • @rufusgoldstein2655
      @rufusgoldstein2655 4 роки тому +2

      He's really not. He's just telling like it is.

  • @frans8887
    @frans8887 4 роки тому +3

    3:11
    *Simo Häyhä has entered the chat*

  • @Grimeyknowledge
    @Grimeyknowledge 4 роки тому +4

    Mafia Rankings
    Boss - Consigliere - Underboss - Capo - Soldiers - Associates
    Vlad asking rookie questions

  • @jasonmceachern587
    @jasonmceachern587 4 роки тому

    I love his honesty

  • @tayeeddings7501
    @tayeeddings7501 4 роки тому +31

    I really like this guy he is a realist!!!

    • @breadwinner541
      @breadwinner541 4 роки тому +2

      No he’s not he’s a rat and makes up all his stories, worst of all won’t even admit his truth. I got no reason to lie to ya

    • @raynarounds8957
      @raynarounds8957 4 роки тому

      If Boosie can't even wear a Kappa sweater without being persecuted by Kappas nation wide. So if Michael is lying why hasn't anything happened to him. He said he was in the Family and now he is out. How is that a lie. If he ratted thats between him and the people he told on. And NO ONE ELSE.

    • @dominicjefferson3229
      @dominicjefferson3229 4 роки тому +2

      @@breadwinner541 Oh because you were with Michael the whole time right ? Gtfo Michael is a class, and business.

    • @johnnyboy7256
      @johnnyboy7256 4 роки тому +1

      Bread Winner yeah he is full of shit . But nevertheless entertaining

    • @xavierviper
      @xavierviper 4 роки тому

      Bread Winner hell naw he never testified against anyone he even said that and he reads are comments he was a real guy just out lived all the others and telling the story to us doesn’t mean hes a rat dumbass its like cartels showing u coke call them a rat

  • @paulmallia1764
    @paulmallia1764 4 роки тому

    Great channel. Excellent stories. Mike just finished reading The Butcher. Bio of Tommy Pitera. Did you ever have any dealing with him?

  • @areontopal3994
    @areontopal3994 4 роки тому +21

    120 kills 0 deaths his KDA must be good

  • @petediamond7263
    @petediamond7263 2 роки тому +2

    What he fails to say is that this guy killed people outside of the family because he liked it. So killing 120 people in general for someone that likes it not out of the question.

  • @josephhopeless829
    @josephhopeless829 4 роки тому +9

    “...He died of AIDS”. Great ending to that segment.

  • @mrhughes8792
    @mrhughes8792 4 роки тому +2

    “I went with Greg on his first hit to make sure everything went smooth” TK Kirkland

  • @FCm-tq2ho
    @FCm-tq2ho 4 роки тому +4

    Vlad 2 times:
    I'm gonna get the captain .. The captain

  • @jorgeledesma2418
    @jorgeledesma2418 4 роки тому +8

    I was the one that told Gregory to call himself the grim reaper, TK.

  • @ernestolopez5501
    @ernestolopez5501 4 роки тому +10

    There’s a guy who killed 120 people (allegedly) and they call him the Grim Reaper.
    Interviewer: But why do they call him the Grim Reaper tho?

  • @JohnnyB21401
    @JohnnyB21401 2 роки тому

    Of all the mob guys I’ve seen on UA-cam Michael seems to be the most honest