NEW EPISODE! S3 E2 - Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll — The Most Hated Gangster in New YorkHe was young. He was reckless. And he was dangerous enough to make Dutch Schultz nervous.Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll came to America from Ireland and found his education on the streets of New York. By the time he reached his twenties, he had graduated from petty crime to armed robbery, kidnapping, bootlegging, and a bloody war with one of the city's most powerful gangsters.But Coll wasn't content to take orders.He wanted his own piece of the underworld. And when he broke with Dutch Schultz, New York's gangland became a shooting gallery.The bodies piled up. The newspapers went wild. And after a child was killed in a Harlem machine-gun attack, Coll became one of the most hated men in America.Was he really the cold-blooded monster the newspapers described? Or was there more to the story than the legend they created?In this episode of Partners-N-Crime, Bill, Zach, Annmarie, and Joshua the Intern follow Coll from his troubled childhood to the beer wars, kidnappings, betrayals, and gangland murders that made him notorious.Along the way, we explore his violent split with Dutch Schultz, the murder of his brother Peter, the infamous Harlem shooting, and the enemies who eventually caught up with him.And, as always, we sort through the documented history, conflicting accounts, and outright gangster mythology.He lived by the gun.And in February 1932, the gun finally caught up with him.This is the legend of Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll.FOLLOW PARTNERS-N-CRIMEOld photographs. Newspaper clippings. Forgotten gangsters. Behind-the-scenes material. And the occasional highly questionable decision.Instagram: @partners_n_crime_podcastIf you enjoy the show, follow, rate, review, and share the episode. It helps us keep digging up the dead guys.READ THE CORPSE WINKEDEnjoy the gangster history behind Partners-N-Crime?Then step into the deadly world of The Corpse Winked, a historical crime novel by our own William Eckman Crooks.New York City. 1910.Funeral director Rocco Foscarini knows there are certain things a man shouldn't ask about—especially when powerful people pay him to bury their secrets.But when a corpse does something no corpse should ever do, Rocco finds himself caught in a dangerous world of Black Hand gangsters, corruption, betrayal, and murder.Life is simple.Until the corpse winks.The Corpse Winked is available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle editions.Listen to the complete novel FREE:https://the-corpse-winked.captivate.fm/Find The Corpse Winked on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Corpse+Winked+William+Eckman+CrooksA Partners-N-Crime Podcast Novel.PARTNERS-N-CRIMETrue Crime. Real Partners.Content advisory: Historical violence, murder, and adult language.
