Sonny Franzese, in Court and on the Town

[@fyvp007]

Lol “you said it wrong , frank sinatra knew me” …what a response, straight from the heart too

[@jordangreen4400]

Whoever put this series together did an INCREDIBLE job 👌👍

[@Highnz57]

"My legacy is, I never told on anybody." - Sonny

[@MarriedNavyBrat70]

well a 🐀 is a RAT 🐀 SNITCH

[@tonypadula8658]

Not a smart man

[@tonypadula8658]

This aint the movies

[@IbrahimservantofAllah]

His biggest mistake

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

A rare breed of man

[@Rompetoto27]

“You said it wrong. Frank Sinatra knew me.”

[@stedebassett1523]

Yes he is saying that he was bigger than Frank.

[@kurtlee3198]

"so i said enough already wid this fucking wall i wanna see the sun, i then tore that wall down wid my bare hands" Gianni Russo Berlin 1990

[@ba8898]

Hahaha

[@gunnersdream8204]

@@ba8898 Very funny and absolutely brilliant. Thanks for making me lol.

[@Lee23_05]

🤣😂

[@box5bastard277]

You left out the "can you believe it haha" yell

[@mikecamacho1993]

😂😂😂😂

[@crime-clips-1]

'I was already on the Moon when Neil Armstrong landed' - Gianni Russo

[@blitzy3244]

XD

[@JohnSmith-zk8xp]

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[@E.C.2]

Me + Gianni are the reason Michael Collins did not walk on the moon. - T.K. Kirkland

[@RawOne911]

@@E.C.2 "I am Gianni Russo's father"-TK Kirkland

[@KoolT]

Ha HAHA HAHA HAHA HAHA HAHA HAHA

[@nubiangoddess2376]

As soon as I see Gianni Russo or John Alite in these type of videos, I can’t stop myself from rolling my eyes 😭😂😂

[@austinsmith2425]

Nobody - John Alite - “so I baseball batted a dozen people”

[@nubiangoddess2376]

@@austinsmith2425 🤣🤣🤣

[@b.g.3073]

"Can you believe it? Hahahahahahaha."

[@richardlamb8472]

I feel the same way!

[@stomper2888]

Same

[@gmont5082]

This is great... I remember Michael talking about this a few years ago. Im glad to see this finally get attention

[@koDaffi]

People put him way too high on a pedestal. Just uses his father's name left and right in every video even though he testified and didn't even go to his funeral.

[@jerrycraig6522]

Me also, Sonny Franzese is a very interesting guy, to put it mildly, I know, captain obvious right???!!!

[@koDaffi]

@M N No he was on the outs with his mother due to everything going on. Didn't help his brother because he was hooked on drugs and testified against their dad. Kinda hypocritical since Michael flipped as well on others. He's starting to mend things up with his brother now according to 1 of his latest videos. You can tell he regrets not mending things.

[@koDaffi]

@M N Yeah better late than never. Been in his situation before that when they pass away you always feel guilty from where you never fixed it. I just wish he'd stop blaming his father for getting into the life Always says I got into the life to help my dad. How the hell that gonna make you be able to help him? Glad to see he's doing well though and passing on wisdom.

[@lwill4075]

"I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE GUY,, I NEVER MET HIM" - Sonny

[@andrewdijoseph904]

Notice he never denied it😂

[@leadgravity53]

GOD: Sonny you said you never met him before may i strike you down well... Sonny: I never Met him in my life, Only saw him once he was already dead. Can't see to well in the dark. God: well ok you got that on technicality.

[@lwill4075]

@@leadgravity53 lol

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie."

[@michaeltischuk7972]

Carmine knew everybody that was anybody, why Pablo Escobar was about to tear him a new one until Carmine put Pablo to sleep with his version of a 1,001 Arabian Nights' stories.

[@poppasquat7893]

Leave it to Gianni🤦🏻‍♂️ his first words.. “I must’ve met sonny 100 times.” His over exaggeration of everything will never cease to amaze me.

[@grapograc]

Michael said in his recent interview that his father “most likely never met him” 😂 Gianni is another level bullshitter.

[@coldhands2802]

@@grapograc He also said he hooked up with Marilyn Monroe when he was 16 LMAO

[@ngonidzasheachinyanga3783]

Russo is too much 😂...he was the one who never met those guys he is liar

[@seanohare5488]

Russo just a messenger boy for Frank Costello

[@shirleyminassian1547]

​@coldhands2802 NO, he didn't say he was 16, he was an adult, married n had children, he owned his nightclub, obviously famous ppl came in, Sunny also said that he was a huge fan of DiMaggio n when DiMaggio came in he couldn't face him cause he felt guilty, when asked why, he said how do you tell a man his wife is a slut....🤷🤷 in saying that, he admitted she through herself at him cause women apparently did ( especially the ones working there cause they didn't wanna lose their job) plus he was famous being in the mob.

[@paulatreides2588]

Reporter: So did you order the hit? Sonny: I never met any of them.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ybcsiah5228]

Fuck is funny

[@chiweenie96]

Means he didnt do it! How do order someone's death if you dont know them!

[@957chas]

You caught that too? Bwahaha he's got 98+ yrs experience of bullshittin and curving the questioning to be able to answer and stay having a clean consciousness

[@willd2620]

Gangster to the end through and through

[@CSpad]

@@chiweenie96 Really? Is that what he meant? Thanks for explaining 🤦‍♂️..

[@caseysylvester4119]

'The one eye witness '😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 I just started this thing and I'm already in stitches !

[@KC_604]

If they keep dropping fire like this I’m gonna be hooked. Finally some documentaries on some guys we know little about as a semi hardcore mafia doc guy this is dope 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@joewatts9283]

"I dont believe that he would have prosecuted him without thinking he was guilty". Yeah, right

[@tomking7080]

That’s a laughable statement. How many innocent people have been convicted or taken deals for crimes they never committed.

[@lorrainevitolo9451]

Took the words right outta my mouth Joe Watts

[@Liberty-Jamie]

That is funny. I mean prosecutors do it all the time. I've met far more honest criminals than prosecutors, government officials and police. None of these state people can be trusted. At least here in the UK not sure about America. But the state is the real organised crime and what's worse it has all the power.

[@1BackUpPlan1]

Yeah, that's a naive statement. Prosecutors prosecute if they think they can convince a jury you're guilty. They are political animals. All they care about is conviction rate to move them farther along in the system. Innocence or guilt doesn't factor in to their calculus

[@Chrisrpg1980]

It was a very naive and ignorant statement from her.

[@magillakilla9517]

“I don’t think he would prosecute someone he didn’t think was guilty” yeah right that’s his job! To put people in jail

[@_HMCB_]

I can attest that she’s naive. I’ve lost all respect for the legal system based on things I went through. Prior to this, I thought attorneys were a cut above common people. Boy was I wrong. My attorney even admitted to the wholesale corruption of attorneys near a city I live in. The entire city, mind you.

[@tomking7080]

That’s exactly right. How many innocent people have been convicted or taken deals for crimes they never committed. Prosecutors and judge’s have immunity which is such bullshit. This allows them to do whatever they want to get a conviction with no consequences

[@Kate98755]

yea very naive comment

[@CRAIG5835]

Alvin Bragg, Fanny Willis and Big Momma Tish James and Jack Smith, ALL a pack of crooks. Go get them Kash.

[@CrisisGuildWOW]

"I said, let there be light! That's how the sun was made." -Gianni Russo

[@stevestarscream5182]

As soon as Russo appeared.... this lost all credibility

[@jaysantos536]

Of course I was the star of "The Godfather".... BECAUSE I was God's Father... Can you believe it? Bwahahha Gianni Russo

[@stevej822]

HAHAHA I thought the same thing

[@jdvr190]

Exactly 🤣

[@1BackUpPlan1]

I came here to say the same thing. Makes me a little sad because I was enjoying it. Hopefully it is only that 10 second clip

[@STRONGMAN415]

Russo is such an entertaining bullshitter I enjoy him now .

[@westonpeabody8010]

Why hasnt there been a movie made about Sonny? That would be an awesome movie if done right

[@anthonydelgrosso4818]

Because there's not enough info on him never talked

[@JustAdude291]

Would be great if they can do it accurately. If they ever portray Sonny in a movie, I think Jon Bernthal should play him. I think they look alike and I think Jon would make an excellent Sonny. Jon's good at playing a dignified tough guy.

[@jeromejozwiak4705]

Remember I said it . In about ten years, a movie is going to be made about Trump . Our corrupt government went after him and indicted him on a bunch of BS charges and how he keeped fighting them to because the president not once but twice .

[@James_Edward59]

@@JustAdude291I agree

[@thevicodindiaries3738]

@@James_Edward59 they are making a movie but not about Sonny about Junior

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Sonny was a legend. Dated Marilyn Monroe. Was cool with Sinatra. Ladies man. Front row tickets to Ali fights. But still had respect of every boss.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

Why don't you listen to what his son Michael says about him. He loved him, but it's a far more realistic assessment, especially about the cost to his family. And read his Wikipedia article.

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@brianmccarthy5557 try watching Sonny's Family Hates Me!

[@5castles893]

When he was talking about Marilyn saying he was good looking...He said not that I wanna brag but I was in demand lmao 🤣

[@anthonydelgrosso4818]

That was Jane Mansfield

[@jakhaughton1800]

“I taught Jesus how to walk on water!” - Gianni Russo

[@jamiepark8359]

John "Sonny " Franzese was and will always be a Legend and a Man of Respect

[@andrewdijoseph904]

Except the fact he okay’ da hit on his own son

[@daviddeida]

LMAO..Respect to that low life..ROTFL

[@robertgouldshaw2041]

@@daviddeida just like the government who you are voting for

[@daviddeida]

@@robertgouldshaw2041 The gov. does not excuse or give a murderer respect.

[@robertgouldshaw2041]

@@daviddeida the gov. are murderer themselves with 1000x more hit than Mob guys could ever

[@ST-ev9th]

13:19 “You said it wrong! Sinatra knew me!” Lol I love Sonny and have so much respect for this guy. Wouldn’t change his values or beliefs for nobody, not even when doing life in prison.

[@robbyrobinson4500]

All these half ass gangster's doing podcast don't have shit on this guy. I think the late 80's and 90's gangsters were basically just dope dealers, could not earn a dime without coke and heroin, bunch of goons. This guy was the real deal

[@danmorF]

@@robbyrobinson4500 His son is listed as a top 20 mafia eaners of all time in the 80s, so you are wrong there. Sonny is not even in the top 50 list.

[@robbyrobinson4500]

@@danmorF do a little more research on his dad. He only spent about 50 yrs of his life in prison, his son had one thing that made him an earner. The gas tax business,l. Michael is a racketeer, not a gangster

[@Rangerfan11]

@@danmorF Sonny was bigger than Michael ever dreamed to be.

[@Rangerfan11]

@@danmorF also that News article you are referring to…I’ve seen it and it is wrong. That came out in the 80’s and Sonny was Probably in Prison.

[@BERENCEV]

Newsday you’re awesome guys!

[@Yomi4D]

Everything he did, and yet lost his family. This is a life full of regrets.

[@tonymanfredi6844]

It's the life he chose he had no regrets.

[@lorrainevitolo9451]

@@tonymanfredi6844 The kids and wife suffered with him in a cage. He never saw his 2 baby girls alive again. John Jr got so sick and went to the Feds and on and on. It’s a life that leads to death, prison, or WITSAC. Bet it was a blast when things went well but a horror show afterwards. They go together. Crazy life

[@TrueEnglishMan01]

@@tonymanfredi6844 Stop hero worshipping degenerate, sociopathic murderers. It’s cringe

[@cg5782]

You have no idea my friend it not only ruined 1000's of lives but it destroyed my family and life in more ways than,1...

[@VP-dp8re]

Oh my lord Gianni Russo. How did he get in here?Wait I know he was the real godfather of New York the past 50 years.

[@rctrue]

Russo is the boss of bosses bro, a true man's man. His integrity is second to none. lol

[@chuchorodriguez1893]

“CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT” ....... Yahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@Nomadlife101]

This guys is such a liar lol

[@123macks]

@@rctrue Pmsfl naw he wiznae

[@lorrainevitolo9451]

Wait!!!! It was him!!! He (Gianni Russo) whacked Ernie the hawk . He ordered that hit. He was on the commission 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@mickydem5920]

Sonny should’ve written a book, what a read it would be

[@JR-zv6qm]

Did she say that she doesnt think they would have prosecuted him unless they thought he was guilty? She lives in a world of unicorns & faeries.

[@BigCheech-wy9os]

"No One Had More Respect on The Street Than My Father"

[@recoveringtechbro]

They should make a movie and have John Hamm play Sonny.

[@Herkulez1981]

”Not that i want to brag but i was in demand ” Haha what a legend.the guy payed the price, half of his life in prison and a shattered family and still shows like this wants to glamorise his life.

[@tuckervfx]

Paid…… back to elementary maybe?

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

In total, Sonny Franseze spent about twenty-five years in prison. That's a lot of time for sure, but not half his life.

[@Herkulez1981]

@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available oh it wasn’t more ? His son makes it sound like he was 40 ish years in prison ( yeah I know still not half ). What was his longest stretch ?

[@FFVogter.-em6zz]

@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1AvailableFact, he did have multiple parol violations which led him to go in and out of Prison. Still, sentenced to 50 years and still live to be past 100 is crazy.

[@CrookedRosePOD]

Gianni “I made sonny at 14” Russo

[@balancedactguy]

LOL!! Good one!! "Yeah, I made Sonny, but he had to do some HEAVY WORK for me first...know what I mean??"- G.Russo

[@forcemajeur.5138]

@@balancedactguy Gianni "Can you believe it!?" Russo 😂

[@BillyMillion]

Raymond “I reuse old jokes that have been said a thousand times” talya

[@balancedactguy]

@@forcemajeur.5138 Everyone should answer that with "NO! I Can't believe that!......you're full of Shit Russo!"

[@balancedactguy]

@@BillyMillion Nothing wrong with "Recyling" Old Jokes!! LOL!

[@tommym5023]

Anything with Russo and Spado in it could be taken as a comedy.

[@garyolivier792]

No doubt

[@salbonpensiero3837]

Gianni Russo is like a mob guy out of a MAD TV skit.

[@garyolivier792]

@@salbonpensiero3837 HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA !!! That's great !! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAA

[@balancedactguy]

@@salbonpensiero3837 You must mean he's a "Mob Wannabe Guy",....from "Bullshitter TV"!

[@Johnnyrocks34]

And not real! Just stupid in my opinion.

[@DeeDerry]

Lol The Gianni Russo comments are killing me 🤣

[@professorfinesser4015]

Go watch the VladTV Gianni Russo Video. The comments are hilarious

[@DeeDerry]

@@professorfinesser4015 I have lol 🤣🤣

[@everwake2689]

"I killed Dee Derry!" - Gianni Russo

[@johnnyflannigan136]

Russo is a clown.....he was kidnapped by Pablo Escobar lol.....true story, according to him anyways. I think he said he banged marlyon Monroe too....

[@balancedactguy]

@@johnnyflannigan136 Everything Russo says is True,....according to RUSSO!

[@vartonisrunesinne4768]

Can't deny the dude is charismatic and fascinating.

[@SuiGenerisMan]

Just a spectacular series guys. Bravo. DRIPPING WITH nostalgia. I loved every one of them

[@jrjr11rrsgjk]

I would have loved to met Sonny what a stand up guy

[@TrueSake]

unless you were on his hit list

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@TrueSake Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

[@kmoov90]

Sonny was framed by Robert Kennedy because of jealousy between him and Marilyn Monroe being together at one time.

[@MrGarymuldoon]

That was supposed to be for the robbery and that was a life long criminals words ahahaha who still wouldn’t admit on his death bed of being part of the life or an existence. Hilarious how gullible folks are at hearing one side of the story from career criminals

[@kmoov90]

@@MrGarymuldoon LOL those who framed him are now dead and Sonny outlasted them poor Kennedy on his end though. That just shows how character really mattered that if you're gonna pick a side then you're going to have to commit and Sonny did just that. The politicians and those under law enforcement that are corrupted however, are a bunch of POS going against their oath by framing people and lying to the public.

[@joshb7300]

Yeah sure.

[@grahamparker2056]

@@MrGarymuldoon I

[@KyleInOklahoma]

@@MrGarymuldoon I agree he was set up. This is based on EVERYTHING the prosecutors put forth & the evidence that didn't make it to court. Then I looked at the other side & compared both sides. Also included were facts that came out much later when the feds no longer had certain witnesses by the balls. They openly admitted they were told what to say, under penalty of perjury. I spent 2 yrs doing this and when spent 1 week presenting my case to the class including professors as a mock jury, and another student did the same as a prosecutor - The majority verdict by far was NOT GUILTY. Of course, this meant nothing but with all laid out, not a scratch of evidence pointed to Sonny.

[@OneOut1]

"I didn't want to disrepect your mom while she was alive." But now it's ok!

[@Batman-qx4os]

Pure honor

[@spencerbaker1036]

They should have just made like a 2 hour doc on this

[@jeffreyperry8865]

U watch all 4 parts and its real.close to 2 hours...

[@michaelkawell3300]

How can you not like this guy.The ones that hated him back then love him now

[@HillbillyCharm]

Johnny (Gianni)has done it all he even fix the 1919 World series

[@jdaily2293]

He gave Rothstein the idea, he was good friends with Eddie Cicotte, Russo knew it was easy money.

[@Flymore25]

This is a great documentary. I just wish it was longer. I'm a huge fan of Michaels so I am extremely biased in my opinion on sonny but none the less it's a great piece. Please upload more who ever is putting these together. I've done my own deep dive but u can only learn so much from Google.

[@Josh_you_uh]

There’s more videos..this continues

[@kumiliarostreamsarchives3079]

Yes . It is a miniseries

[@balancedactguy]

OMG! They had me until Gianni Russo showed up!

[@MistaGrim]

Can you believe it? HUAUHAUHA

[@balancedactguy]

@@MistaGrim I know ..Right?? Would LOVE to hear what Michael Franzese has to say about that claim. Probably would say "Russo WHO?...OH!. ...You mean that self promoting BULLSHITTER!...Yreah...My Dad met him only once...Dad told him to go get his Shine box.....Did a lousy job on my Dads shoes!" LOL!

[@MistaGrim]

@@balancedactguy I forget which video it was, but Michael ACTUALLY did talk about Gianni because the interviewer had asked him about these claims Gianni made in interviews. It could have been about Marilyn Monroe, can't really remember.

[@MistaGrim]

@@balancedactguy If I'm remembering it correctly, Michael was keeping it cool and being polite although you could see in his face that he was annoyed. I think he just said something like take everything that guy says with a grain of salt.

[@balancedactguy]

@@MistaGrim I agree...Micheal seems to be like that...I don't think he wants to get into a pissing match with anyone.

[@dr_freckleton]

I respect Michael, but even more so Sonny. The man just won't talk "... the woman is dead leave her alone". Then Michael tells us what happened.

[@TreyParker318]

This was amazing...then Gianni appears 💀💀😂

[@rctrue]

LOL hes on them coattails for sure

[@MH-zq5zh]

The Pablo wouldn't kill PMSL, He'd whack entire family's but Russo not a chance

[@ryancwatson5349]

Lmao fr

[@gregoryvita6932]

@Yo Mama Try watching Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

[@Jake-oo5ek]

@@MH-zq5zh probably his funniest lie

[@brians7901]

Even at 100 years old he was still Sharp and turns the charm on. Last of the Mohicans that guy. Imagine if he would have told his own story. He was around for the beginning the Golden age and the end of the American mob

[@koDaffi]

There's an interview with him before he passed away. To see your son's grow up the way they did and him to be such a stand up guy. Michael didn't even go to the funeral even though he tosses his name around left and right.

[@jerrycraig6522]

That would have been the best book, in Sonny's own words, I'd have to buy at least two cuz the first would be worn out!!!

[@johngullo9420]

He’s been dead since February 2020. LCN until the end.

[@m.simpson6843]

@@koDaffi There had to be a good reason. Remember there is still a active hit out for him.

[@koDaffi]

@@m.simpson6843 He claimed it was because tension in the family over everything so he didn't go because he wasn't wanted and didn't want to cause issues. Nothing to do with open hit. Every mobster around does interviews now. He's just now back to talking to his brother who he blamed everything on. He's just shooting for attention and the youtubers are eating it up.

[@ryetim32]

I think it's pretty clear that although Sonny Franzese was a bad guy, they framed him for this

[@JimmyT995]

Did you know Sinatra, you said it wrong did Sinatra know me that was great

[@_HMCB_]

Honest answer. Sinatra was famous but he was just a kid, not only in age but street smarts.

[@seahawks366]

Hahah sonny was the best! Now he was a true mobsters! He was La Costa nostra

[@lauriepearce]

I really hope that in the near future that they do a movie on Sonny....and that they choose James Remar to play his part!!! Lastly, Bless you and your beautiful family Michael Franzese...you are LOVED!!!

[@gerardhines5884]

Sonny walked the walk to the end

[@davidlarson3139]

Well technically he rolled at the end.

[@jeffreyperry8865]

"Carlo Gambino played me. Because i let him."--Gianni Russo 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dcgaming27]

😆😆😆😆💩💩

[@sean5520]

“I don’t think they would’ve prosecuted him if he wasn’t guilty” Tell that to The Hurricane

[@florgonzalez1211]

Tf is the hurricane

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

Or Kyle Rittenhouse!!

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

@@florgonzalez1211 You don’t know who the Hurricane is? Ok Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall She sees a bartender in a pool of blood Cries out my God, they killed them all Here comes the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For somethin' that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously I didn't do it, he says, and he throws up his hands I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand I saw them leavin', he says, and he stops One of us had better call up the cops And so Patty calls the cops And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin' In the hot New Jersey night Meanwhile, far away in another part of town Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around Number one contender for the middleweight crown Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road Just like the time before and the time before that In Paterson that's just the way things go If you're black you might as well not show up on the street 'Less you want to draw the heat Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around He said, I saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head Cop said, wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead So they took him to the infirmary And though this man could hardly see They told him that he could identify the guilty men Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in They took him to the hospital and they brought him upstairs The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye Says, wha'd you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy! Here's the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For somethin' that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world Four months later, the ghettos are in flame Rubin's in South America, fightin' for his name While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game And the cops are puttin' the screws to him, lookin' for somebody to blame Remember that murder that happened in a bar Remember you said you saw the getaway car You think you'd like to play ball with the law Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night Don't forget that you are white Arthur Dexter Bradley said I'm really not sure The cops said a poor boy like you could use a break We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello You don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow You'll be doin' society a favor That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver We want to put his ass in stir We want to pin this triple murder on him He ain't no Gentleman Jim Rubin could take a man out with just one punch But he never did like to talk about it all that much It's my work, he'd say, and I do it for pay And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way Up to some paradise Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice And ride a horse along a trail But then they took him to the jailhouse Where they try to turn a man into a mouse All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger No one doubted that he pulled the trigger And though they could not produce the gun The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed And the all-white jury agreed Rubin Carter was falsely tried The crime was murder one, guess who testified Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride How can the life of such a man Be in the palm of some fool's hand To see him obviously framed Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land Where justice is a game Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell An innocent man in a living hell That's the story of the Hurricane But it won't be over till they clear his name And give him back the time he's done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world

[@Guerrilla_Grodd]

@@florgonzalez1211 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Former professional middleweight boxer who was robbed of close to 20 years because the law decided to frame him and his friend for a triple homicide that they didn't commit. Sentenced to life in prison in 1967, commuted/released in 1985 due to a petition. Denzel Washington played him in the film The Hurricane.

[@seanohare5488]

The hurricane was never proven innocent in court twice in the second trial the jury was half white and half Black his convictions overturned on an appeal on a flimsy technicality by a liberal judge

[@JustAguyFromJersey]

"What's the difference the woman is dead leave her alone" might be the realist shit I ever heard.. then out of respect didn't talk about it until after his wife passed, like wow. I'd say "they don't make em like that anymore " but he was in a league of his own even amongst other made men

[@Republican_Banana]

Well being that he cheated on his wife, he did disrespect her while she was alive. He just hid being a facade of morality

[@mindydavis6667]

@@Republican_Bananaexactly what I was thinking

[@coolbreeze6751]

Newsday, We need more #Sonny

[@FloydofOz]

The one thing that's clear after watching this documentary and Michael's channel is that no one knows how to pronounce their last name.

[@easygrin1127]

Michael does

[@stomper2888]

Either franzese or franzese

[@lorrainevitolo9451]

@@stomper2888 it’s Franzese.

[@stomper2888]

@@lorrainevitolo9451 lol

[@stomper2888]

I get what u mean tho they pronoumce it like franzesE or franzesA

[@malcolmx229]

bro was 103 still on omerta the realist nigga alive

[@UncleJonny_Redeyez]

"You said it wrong!! Did Sinatra know me?" What a fella

[@josephlatino6750]

" I passed marilyn to sonny after I was done with her " - Gianni Russo

[@L72Chevelle427]

Russo is a lying POS wannabe. Wasn't even a "made" guy in the mob.

[@marcmaddock9980]

🤣🤣🤣 these are like the chuck norris facts. I love it

[@mattmazzara1]

😂😂😂

[@johnspartan852]

Then he got road head in the cab from Jackie K and dropped her off on his way to teach Donnie Brasco how to run jewelry scams and invented the word fugazi. FAARHHGET ABOUT TIT

[@jaycompany4886]

Can u believe that.....no.

[@gettinglost270]

Sonny was the last old school cosa nostra boss what a legend

[@gettinglost270]

@M N he was a legend in cosa nostra I know that might offend a snowflake like yourself but it is what it is 👌

[@gettinglost270]

@M N but the whole thing was about cosa nostra not normal life.. clearly murders are horrible people in a normal society..

[@MrGarymuldoon]

And still caught on tapes multiple times and convicted, unfortunately there are too many rats who tell feds where to put wires

[@gettinglost270]

@@MrGarymuldoon the feds got smart at the end... cosa nostra is finished

[@daviddauda304]

Sonny might not of been a good person to some but he was someone that believed in his life and never ratted on his people, someone you would love to have on your side. The mafia now is run by Nancy Pelosi,biden and the demo rat party, they have there associates(the left) burn down cities, attack anything that doesn't fit their power grab. They are the true criminals. Our politicians. Sonny has bodies but the Clintons had dozens of ppl. That died or were suicided with suspicious ways. The Clinton Cartel is doing what the mafia did but get help from the cia,fbi, and all their associates they put in jobs w/ power. The dnc is run like a mob

[@3373-g8z]

No matter what his father ever did, his son Michael is making the world so much better! Anybody bothers Mikey, I'm comin outa retirement.

[@swp2154]

@chute denos how is he gonna give closure?

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@swp2154 Michael is a conman

[@mikederby8332]

Wish it was much longer,but great documentary

[@team69racing11]

They got other episode's on this channel!! This some good stuff!!

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@team69racing11 Try watching Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

[@rnrtv1]

Gianni Russo knows everyone and their grandmother. I never laughed so hard 🤣😂. I was told once he met Abraham Lincoln before he was killed by Booth.

[@ac4185]

Whatever, Gianni set up the hit on Lincoln. Get your facts straight.

[@simomonster]

Sonny never opens his mouth after … he was a true Cosa Nostra stand up boss

[@DownSouthSIKfam]

They need to stop including Russo in mafia stuff he ruins it

[@seanohare5488]

True

[@LovelyLisaMarie2000]

He’s definitely a likeable man but scares the crap out of me even at his age of 100!

[@scottlosey4978]

He past away....

[@dewilew2137]

He should, he’s a sociopath

[@lucaazeri1700]

The guy is a Legend . Period

[@daviddeida]

LMAO

[@mmsizzlak]

Not glorifying the guy but Sonny is a literal OG in exponents of 10...a gangsta to the end “I didn’t even know the guy and God strike me down right now if I’m lying.” This much I know is true... the good die young and you don’t earn the legendary street status this guy had if you fear the wrath of God for your criminal lifestyle decisions... or lying about your exploits ...but that’s true old school right there “I am pretty much incapable of such violence and have just been a humble, quiet fella to this day.” That’s exactly what a real, old school gangster would say, too...so you never see them coming and to ward off the gaze of authorities , and you stick to your story no matter what, even if caught ... for a lot of guys from a similar background, it’s not necessarily bcuz he’s kept “the code” this long but the mere fact that he held that strongly to a belief, whether said belief is foolish or otherwise

[@jerrycraig6522]

Sonny believed in "a man's word" you give an oath and THAT'S IT

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@jerrycraig6522 Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

[@chain173]

No clue why they put Russo in the documentary. Comedic value I guess. Otherwise incredibly interesting.

[@ClarkWalters]

Saw that pic of Sonny's baby mama. Wow! No.wonder his son is aging so well. Great genes on both sides.

[@shitforbrain2711]

He's no sonny's kid

[@ClarkWalters]

@@shitforbrain2711 either way his mom is fine. I heard he found out later in life that was his dad and he had a guy cover for him because of her age or some shit

[@thepistolguy859]

He seems sharp for that age that's rare.

[@phillipaevans4874]

Absolutely brilliant documentary that has left me emotionally torn. He comes across as hugely intelligent, oozing sex appeal and a real personable person thatoved his family. However, in any other walk of life he would be called a serial killer, sociapath, narcissistic killer with a trail of victims left in his wake. The man's charm and likabilty has left me feeling like he is a puzzle wrapped in an Enigma. I don't like the fact that I really like him

[@TupDigital]

The age-old effect of the charismatic "antihero!"

[@frankie1012]

He was so very handsome. A true gangster to the end. As he famously stated “I did the time.”

[@timbango2090]

Who are you talking about?

[@BerdFly]

Thats exactly how the interviewer feels. Except she acted upon her urges

[@dntlss]

@@timbango2090 Sonny

[@red.5475]

Sonny Franzese, was the real deal. RIP.

[@eentelefoon8945]

"I birthed Sunny, that's why he was so loyal" Russo

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

Who do you think was more dangerous in their prime - Sonny Franzese or Gianni Russo?

[@salbonpensiero3837]

"Hello Carlo" - Pablo Escobar

[@erikhall9407]

Lol. His real name is Jonny russo

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@erikhall9407 What's up punk?

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me!

[@robertlevy5048]

Regardless of what Sonny did or was he was a man of INCREDIBLE CHARACTER & INTEGRITY

[@ndn2589]

To get straightened out at 14 is unbelievable

[@user-xr7zb1ze6x]

@Newsday brilliant series

[@ItaThe3rd]

"I don't think he would have prosecuted somebody, unless he really believed they were guilty". That is SO naive from his daughter

[@drowningin]

Son: mom I want mafia! Mom: no, we got mafia at home Mafia at Home: Gianni Russo

[@THarjo-ks6pf]

That's a true gangster mugshot right there.

[@dianebays5484]

Sonny Franzese was one hell of a good looking man.

[@x-raymind7778]

He didn’t deny it he only said he never met him

[@ryetim32]

They're talking about Marylin Monroe but showing Jane Mansfield. How can you believe anything if they can't even get that right?

[@dorianedwards8522]

Sonny Franzese would never have been given the task of hitting an associate of the Genovese family. At the time of this murder there were NO commission meetings, Vito Genovese was in jail and if you think that Joe Columbo would have allowed his underboss to hit someone from the Genovese family because Vito wanted it done, that is simply crazy. Vito, by this time, could barely get his own people to follow his orders, let alone another family entirely. Not a chance.

[@luke3807]

You don't know that. Your last two sentences are absurd.

[@anthonydelgrosso4818]

Sonny ordered the hit once he was ordered

[@sandydegener6436]

It would have been interesting if Hoover had supoenaed Joseph Kennedy Sr. to give testimony on HIS involvement with the Mob.

[@jessicapeterson3962]

Hoover had skeletons in his closet... they were both part of the same. HIPOCRACY. PLEASE

[@sandydegener6436]

@@jessicapeterson3962 , and the mob had Hoover's skeleton!

[@flstffatboy3910]

Great 👍 documentary as usual especially the photographers

[@matthewbryant958]

Doing 50 year inside still coming out and tasting freedom for a few years! What a G

[@valerieneal2747]

And to know that his own son John SNITCHED out his dad for $$$ from the government is beyond disgusting.

[@bb8942]

​@valerieneal2747, what a shocker his son John, was a junkie bro lol

[@IMBMO-5]

You don't think they would have prosecuted him if they didn't think he was guilty but more then a lot of people go to prison for crimes they didn't commit to this day it happens

[@Barefoot433]

At 9:15.... oh boy, here’s Gianni Russo to explain how he was there and sent the first bottle of Champaign to Sonny, and Bobby Vinton too, at the Copa Cabana. So wow that Russo could pull all the strings to get Sonny acquitted, now that’s power. Heh

[@terencethomas7599]

What a mouthy false cxxt Russo is....... Stupid shit thinks he's believed....... Stop bigging him on.......

[@Josh_you_uh]

This mafia stuff you guys do is great...I just seen the John jr franzese one and this...any others?

[@farzana6676]

Do you watch Sammy the Bull and Sonny Franzese channel?

[@Ashengard111]

Watch Michael Franzese first interview for Valuetainment and after that Sammy Gravano's. Larry Mazza for VladTV is surprisingly good one too

[@Josh_you_uh]

Yeah I’ve seen all that stuff even down to the smaller shows like hootie and staxx and Bobby Luisa stuff, I follow all of it..I was asking if this channel did anymore mafia stuff before realizing this was a 5 part series...all great stuff, my fav so far might be Mazza on vlad with his war stories and sammys story of kidnapping and killing Johnny keys Simone

[@reinaldobaqari2173]

Man’s man this guy no question great respect

[@robel79]

That former fbi agent is a realist, respect to him.

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

Agree

[@seanohare5488]

Agree

[@geob5606]

“They called him the one eyed witness. Well you know what else is a one-eyed witness? Ha ha ha.” - Gianni Russo

[@gstone1345]

The Sinatra line is gold .... game over

[@nicholasaquino5160]

Sonny had nothing to do with the murder. For one the guy was stabbed and then he was shot. As well as had two cinder blocks tied to his legs. Nope" way to sloppy for sunny!!!!!!

[@maniusup]

“The window the WINDOW you dumb bastard” 😂😂😂

[@YakuzaSaiyan-Goku]

A LIFE OF PARANOIA IS WHAT IT INITIALLY BOILS DOWN TO. love anything Italian or Japanese history. Love your channel. Great content. 😍🔥❤️ #USMC #USAF #RCAF #RCMP #NASA #INAGAWA-KAI-FACTION #YAMAGUCHI-GUMI-CLAN

[@boyerindustries]

Russo: “I must’ve met Sonny 100 times” Michael Francese: “It’s funny Gianni tells a great story, but I never met him and I highly doubt my father ever met him” lmao

[@axelarroyo3286]

Ori Spado too has been exposed but they both talked good about Sonny anyway.

[@budthechud9795]

Damn that prosecutor's kids are strange looking.

[@ceeceety2320]

It's not cool to make fun of anyone's looks. It's irrelevant and makes you look like a jerk.

[@budthechud9795]

@@ceeceety2320 I'm not making fun I said they look strange. Proper strange.

[@CollectorsCorner777]

@@ceeceety2320 Stfu lmao they look weird.

[@seanohare5488]

True

[@VP-dp8re]

I hope Michael talks about this on his channel.

[@balancedactguy]

I hope he mentions WHAT A CLOWN Russo is!!

[@gregoryvita6932]

@@balancedactguy Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me on KZbin