Youngstown Mob Talk

06/13/2026

Ed O’Neill (Married with Children, Modern Family) talks about growing up in mobbed-up Youngstown, Ohio.

This clip is from Johnny Chechitelli’s 2010 documentary film Youngstown: Still Standing

06/11/2026

A writer once proclaimed that crime was to Youngstown what movies were to Hollywood and cars to Detroit. This is a clip from Johnny’s documentary film Youngstown: Still Standing.

06/11/2026

A writer once proclaimed that crime was to Youngstown what movies were to Hollywood and cars to Detroit. This is a clip from Johnny’s documentary film Youngstown: Still Standing.

06/06/2026

Gambling has always been a way of life in Youngstown. Like. Follow. Share. 🤌

06/04/2026

Our podcast series uncovered new evidence that has led the Ohio Innocence Project to take James Ferrara’s case. You can get all 5 episodes of our exclusive series, THE ORGANIZED CRIME TASK FORCE FILES, anywhere you get podcasts.

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06/02/2026

Is this for the Jack Tobin homicide? 🤔 Tobin was gunned down outside his Raccoon Rd apartment on 7/25/1979. We’re told the cops found the getaway car, a ski mask, and a shotgun not far away.

The Austintown Police Department applied for a grant for new forensic testing on a cold case homicide.

05/31/2026

When the Feds came down in the late 1990s, Lenny Strollo, Bernie Altshuler, Jeff Riddle, and LaVance Turnage were all going to trial. By the time the others realized that Strollo himself had flipped, it was too late for the remaining three. They were all tried, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison.

05/30/2026

In the first half of the 20th century, Youngstown was a “wide open” town, controlled by the mob. With guys from Buffalo, Detroit, St. Louis and other places all operating in Youngstown, it was considered an open city up until the 1960s. That’s when the Cleveland and Pittsburgh crime families firmly established control.

This clip is from the documentary film Youngstown: Still Standing. Follow us for more Youngstown Mob Talk, podcasts and movies.

05/27/2026

Speaking Ytown with Ed O’Neill, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Jim Napoli, and Nick Lillo. From the documentary film Youngstown: Still Standing.

05/25/2026

A clip from the documentary Youngstown: Still Standing. Narrated by legendary voice actor and Ytown native Jim Cummings. Subscribe to our channel for more YOUNGSTOWN MOB TALK!