Ep.3: Living with the Animals

The final chapter of Mafia Tapes takes an unexpected turn that will forever change Dominick's story, and impacts the lives of his family, friends, and enemies. Celia takes a cold, hard look at her actions while pursuing this story – could she be partially responsible for Dominick’s fate?Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s December, 1985. Dominick is in the hallway of the Southern District of New York courthouse, waiting to be called to testify in the trial known as U.S. v. Castellano. He paces back and forth, nervous to face his family considering what he’s about to do - turn on them.Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A federal task force is assembled to take down the DeMeo Crew. After a decade of evading the law, Dominick Montiglio is arrested. He must now decide: keep his mouth shut and honor his omerta oath, or talk, get a deal, and be labeled a snitch for life.Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Still in the desert with Dominick, Celia encourages him to open up, to talk about more than the same recycled mob stories he’s been telling for decades. And he does. Dominick talks about the victims of the mob, and relives some tragic moments.Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celia heads into the vast American desert to meet Dominick Montiglio in person and try to understand the choices that have defined his life. Things don’t go as planned, as she finds that Dominick Montiglio is not the man he once was. Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police and investigators learn about the existence of the DeMeo crew and begin around-the-clock surveillance. Meanwhile, Dominick has his first child, Camarie, and must try to reconcile his aspirations to be a good family man with his involvement in “that life.” Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time to meet the DeMeo Crew. The monsters who haunt Dominick’s nightmares. Monsters Dominick is assigned to keep tabs on. Despite his desire to stay out of “that life,” following the death of Carlo Gambino, Dominick falls deeper into it. Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominick Montiglio is born into a prominent Brooklyn mafia family. He tries to escape, first by pursuing a singing career, then by enlisting for a tour of duty in Vietnam, and finally by moving out West. But he can’t outrun the family business.Want even more shocking true crime? Go to discoveryplus.com/mafiatapes to start your free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mafia Tapes dives into the legend of the notorious DeMeo Crew, and their once trusted associate Dominick Montiglio. Hosted by documentary filmmaker Celia Aniskovich, this 8-part series tells the story of Dominick’s life, at the center of one of the most vicious mafia crews in history. With access to newly discovered audio tapes featuring Dominick, this isn’t your average mob tale. This is the real story of a man battling with the two sides of his nature: the hero and the villain; the truth teller and the con man; the lover and the fighter; the mortal and the immortal. This is Dominick Montiglio, in his own words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.