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THE VICE SQUAD PODCAST

True American crime history with host and author Vince Guerrieri. Season One of The Vice Squad Pod shines a light on the seedy underbelly of Youngstown, Ohio and the surrounding region. A midwestern, rustbelt crime town on Ohio's Northeastern border with Pennsylvania. Also featuring the writings of author/retired Police Chief Rick Porrello and filmmaker/podcast producer Johnny Chechitelli along with his fellow Youngstown Mob Talk co-host/mafia historian James Naples III. Together, The Vice Squad looks back at the most infamous, daring, bizarre and mysterious crimes of the 20th century.

Rick Porrello is an author, drummer, and former police chief with a knack for writing books that attract interest from filmmakers (To Kill The Irishman and Superthief). Grab a copy of his latest book, There's More Bodies Out There: The True Story of a Mafia Associate and a Cop who Emerge as Suspected Serial Killers. He carries the last name of one of the first families in Cleveland's organized crime lore.

Vince Guerrieri writes for a variety of publications, including The Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Mechanics, POLITICO, Defector, and CityLab. He's also co-author of one book and the author of two more, most recently, Weird Moments in Cleveland Sports.

Johnny Chechitelli is a filmmaker and podcast producer behind the documentary Youngstown: Still Standing and the podcast Crooked City: Youngstown Ohio. He is one half of Youngstown Mob Talk with his co-host James Naples III and is the founder of Amazing Podcast Company.

James Naples III is a descendent of Youngstown, Ohio's famous Naples brothers. He is also one half of the Youngstown Mob Talk podcast with Johnny Chechitelli, an accomplished mob historian with a Masters degree in Professional Communication, currently teaching for Youngstown City Schools.