Murderous Gangsters #2

William and Anthony Esposito clawed their way up from petty street crime on New York's Lower East Side, their reputation for violence earning them the nickname "Mad Dogs of the underworld." After years of theft, prison time, and a daring escape, the brothers reunite in 1941 to pull off a payroll robbery that turns into something far more brutal—and puts them on a collision course with the law they can't outrun forever. This is the true-crime saga of how two career criminals wrote their names in blood across the country's headlines.

Lester Gillis—known to the underworld as Baby-Face Nelson—transforms from a petty juvenile offender into one of America's most dangerous criminals, driven by a bitter ambition to make his name as notorious as the headlines scream. After a botched bank robbery lands him in Joliet Penitentiary, Gillis stages a daring escape and teams up with fellow outlaw John Dillinger, launching a murderous crime spree that draws the full attention of the F.B.I. This hard-hitting crime story follows the rise of a cold-blooded killer willing to gun down anyone in his path, culminating in a violent showdown with federal agents in 1934.

Guillaume Rozen boards a ship in New York Harbor in 1934, only to be kidnapped by members of a sinister criminal organization demanding information about a mysterious package he supposedly carried. Forced to sign a false confession and threatened with harm to his wife, Rozen eventually contacts the F.B.I. and sets in motion a sprawling manhunt across multiple states to dismantle the Mafia network from Brooklyn to Atlantic City. What unfolds is a gritty tale of organized crime, relentless law enforcement, and a man caught between survival and justice that echoes across nearly two decades.

When thieves case the "Song Stumper" radio studio to steal a fortune in prize money, Mike Strong—a fan lurking in the studio—stumbles onto their scheme and takes a beating in the dark. Armed with a dropped key and a hunch, Mike must track down the crooks before they make off with the loot hidden in luggage destined for an unsuspecting radio contest winner. It's a race against time as Mike closes in on the criminals plotting their getaway from the Gotham airwaves.