EPISODE 1

The LAWLESS YEARS is the Tommy gun-blazing story of New York's notorious gangland bootleggers, bookmakers, and hired killers. This authentic docudrama is based on the real-life cases of Detective Barney Ruditsky, commanding officer of the city's famed Gangster Squad. THE LEGS DIAMOND STORY Aired May 12, 1961, Season 3 Episode 1 Stars: James Gregory, Robert Ellenstein, Peggy Maley Director: Allen H. Miner Legs Diamond guns down three men in a nightclub. Nobody saw nothing. Soon afterward, no less than five men who might have been able to talk turn up dead.

S3E1

The Lawless Years

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Synopsis

In 1920s New York, Detective Barney Ruditsky and his elite Gangster Squad investigate the brutal beating of trucker Joe Angelo, who dared to defy the ruthless mobsters trying to force him into their criminal operations during the height of Prohibition.

Drama