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The Westies (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary
Adapted from the critically acclaimed true crime bestsellers, each author tells their infamous stories on-camera. Each story is told only from the author's perspective. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership ...See moreAdapted from the critically acclaimed true crime bestsellers, each author tells their infamous stories on-camera. Each story is told only from the author's perspective. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs, James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, the gang rose out of the inferno of Hell's Kitchen, a decaying tenderloin slice of New York City's West Side. They became the most notorious gang in the history of organized crime, excelling in extortion, numbers running, loansharking, and drug peddling. Upping the ante on depravity, their specialty was execution by dismemberment. Though never numbering more than a dozen members, their reign lasted for almost twenty years-until their own violent natures got the best of them, precipitating a downfall that would become as infamous as their notorious ascension into the annals of crime. Author TJ English covered their trial. Written by History Channel See less
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Producer
Robert Schneiger
Cinematographer
Paul Jacobson
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Status
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Updated Apr 9, 2003
Release date
Apr 9, 2003 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
T.J. English's primary photo
T.J. English
Self - Author, 'The Westies' Self - Author, 'The Westies'   See fewer
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Brian Bogulski's primary photo
Brian Bogulski
Danny Grillo Danny Grillo   See fewer
Shameless (2011)
Jimmy Coonan's primary photo
Jimmy Coonan
Self - Westie (archive footage) Self - Westie (archive footage)   See fewer
Roy DeMeo's primary photo
Roy DeMeo
Self - Mafioso (archive footage) Self - Mafioso (archive footage)   See fewer
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Mickey Featherstone
Self - Westie (archive footage) Self - Westie (archive footage)   See fewer
Network First (1994)
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Mickey Spillane
Self - Hell's Kitchen Mob Boss (archive footage) Self - Hell's Kitchen Mob Boss (archive footage)   See fewer
Ruby Stein's primary photo
Ruby Stein
Self - Loan Shark (archive footage) Self - Loan Shark (archive footage)   See fewer
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Matt Weber
John Reilly John Reilly   See fewer
Mattress Mann (2013)
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