Frank Costello, The Prime Minister of the Underworld

Before Don Vito Corleone made offers that couldn’t be refused, there was real-life mafioso Frank Costello. As inspiration for Corleone, Costello made his mark in New York in the ‘20s and ‘30s using money, power, and influence.

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Bad guys. Black hats. Evildoers. They are the bane of every hero’s existence…and the subject of Parcast’s dastardly new original series, Villains. Every Friday, Villains will dissect the greatest foils from history and fiction—uncovering origins, analyzing impacts, and exploring the complexity of character and motive. Villains is a Spotify Original from Parcast.