Dive into "The Chronicles of Mob Wives," featuring Sammy and nine other notorious mobsters. Experience the riveting tales of their lives, loves, and the hidden world of organized crime.
Chronicles of Mob Wives: The Men Behind the Series
This March 2024 edition explores the life of Sammy The Bull. Dubbed “King Rat,” he gained worldwide recognition, thanks to his daughter’s portrayal on the VH1 reality show Mob Wives. Karen Gravano exposed the intricacies of being the daughter of a notorious mob boss turned informant, laying bare the complexities of their familial ties. Learn the life lessons of Cosa Nostra, Omertà and being a rat.
In the shadowy realm of New York organized crime, where alliances are forged and loyalties tested, one figure stands at the nexus of power and intrigue: Lee D'Avanzo. As the enigmatic force behind the scenes of the acclaimed reality series “Mob Wives,” Lee's life is a captivating saga of resilience, loyalty, and redemption, intricately intertwined with his wife, the indomitable Drita D'Avanzo.
This is the biography of Frank “The German” Schweihs, the deceased father of Nora Schweihs, one of the stars of the VH1 Mob Wives Chicago, a spinoff of VH1 Mob Wives. The German was an alleged La Cosa Nostra hit man for the Chicago Mob known as The Outfit. Frank Schweihs was a killer by nature. A loaded six-shooter would even feel intimidated around him. He was an alleged mob assassin.
Benjamin Ruggiero is the late grandfather of Ramona Rizzo of VH1 Mob Wives. He was well known in La Cosa Nostra as “Lefty Two Guns”, “Lefty Guns” and “Lefty.” He was given the nickname, Lefty, because when he shot dice, he always roll them with his left hand. The nickname, Two Guns, came from the observation that whenever he shot someone, he always did it with one gun in each hand.
Vincent Rizza is the father of Pia Rizza of the reality series VH1 Mob Wives Chicago. He was a long-serving Chicago police officer well known for his controversial activities as a member of “The Outfit”, a Chicago division of La Cosa Nostra AKA The Mob. Today, he's famous for becoming a “mob rat”, who was a government witness in the trial of his fellow mobsters.