Colorado Experience
The Smaldones: Family of Crime
Season 2 Episode 209 | 28m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Colorado Experience examines one of the lesser-known chapters in American organized crime.
The Smaldone brothers took control of Denver’s underworld in 1933, after then-crime boss Joe Roma’s body was found riddled with bullets in his home. They specialized in bootlegging, bookmaking, and gambling. To some, they were saints who took care of their community and provided food for poor families; to others, they were ruthless criminals.
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Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS
Colorado Experience
The Smaldones: Family of Crime
Season 2 Episode 209 | 28m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
The Smaldone brothers took control of Denver’s underworld in 1933, after then-crime boss Joe Roma’s body was found riddled with bullets in his home. They specialized in bootlegging, bookmaking, and gambling. To some, they were saints who took care of their community and provided food for poor families; to others, they were ruthless criminals.
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