
Animal
The Bloody Rise and Fall of the Mob's Most Feared Assassin
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Narrated by:
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Jim Goad
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By:
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Casey Sherman
From the author of Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy
“Joseph Barboza is the most dangerous individual known.” -FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, 1965
Joe Barboza knew that there were two requirements for getting inducted into the Mafia. You had to be Sicilian. And you had to commit a contract killing. The New Bedford-born mobster was a proud Portuguese, not Sicilian, but his dream to be part of La Cosa Nostra proved so strong that he thought he could create a loophole. If he killed enough men, if he did enough of the Mafia’s dirtiest biddings, then they would have no choice but to make him a Made Man.
Barboza’s brutal rise during one of the deadliest mob wars in US history became the stuff of legend, both on the bloodied streets of Boston and in the offices of the FBI and the US Attorney General. He took sick joy in his crimes, and it became increasingly difficult for the mob to keep the Animal on his leash. But soon the hunter became the hunted. Betrayed by the mob and now on the run, Boston’s most notorious contract killer forged a Faustian bargain with two unscrupulous FBI agents - a pact that would transform the US criminal justice system.
From false testimony and manipulated evidence that sent mob leaders to death row, to the creation of the Witness Protection Program so the feds could protect their prized, cold-blooded witness, this was the horrific, dramatic first act in a story of murder and FBI corruption still being played out today in the news and the courtroom with the capture and trial of Whitey Bulger. Barboza’s legacy, buried for years thanks to the murders or deaths of its participants, is finally coming to light and being told in its unvarnished brutality by one of America’s most respected true crime writers.
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animal indeed
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excellent!!!
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Decent New England Mob Story
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well written story. definitely keeps the listener engaged.
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pretty good listen
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No Moscow Rules
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Little hard to follow
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A great story told masterfully
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It's not just Barboza's story however, its the story of the Boston mob wars and, the story of the top echelon informant program in Boston. From Jimmy the bear Flemmi, to his brother Steve the rifleman, to Joe Barboza and soon after Whitey Bulger. How far the FBI was willing to go to take down the mafia, and how corrupted some of them became on their mission. Well done and a hard read, not for the faint of heart as nearly everyone in the story is a violent psychopath. 5 stars all the way. I recommend this book to any true crime fans.
Well done. 5 stars.
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