The Mafia Cops: NYPD Detectives Who Became Hitmen for the Mob

They were sworn to uphold the law — instead, they sold it to the Mafia. Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were elite NYPD homicide detectives assigned to organized crime cases. Trusted, decorated, and feared on the streets, they were supposed to be New York City’s last line of defense against the mob. Instead, they became its most valuable weapon. This documentary tells the full, shocking true story of the Mafia Cops — how two NYPD detectives secretly worked for the Lucchese crime family, leaked confidential police intelligence, identified informants, and personally participated in murders for hire. Through mob middleman Burt Kaplan and notorious Lucchese underboss Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso, Eppolito and Caracappa crossed every line imaginable — kidnapping suspects under the guise of police stops, delivering them to their executioners, and in some cases pulling the trigger themselves. This is a story of: NYPD corruption at the highest level Mafia power during the bloody 1980s New York mob wars Informants betrayed, investigations sabotaged, and murders covered up A scandal so shocking it took nearly 20 years to fully uncover From the disappearance of Israel Greenwald, to the torture and murder of James Hydell, to the execution of Eddie Lino, this case exposes one of the darkest chapters in American law enforcement history. After years of silence, fear, and missed evidence, the truth finally came out — leading to a sensational trial and life sentences for both men. This is the true crime story of the Mafia Cops. I'm also the author of Our Thing, an organized crime thriller — available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Our-Thing-Dani... 0:00 Introduction 10:20 Working Directly with the Mob All videos are researched, written, and edited by Dan Kowalski MafiaCops #TrueCrime #NYPD #PoliceCorruption #Mafia #OrganizedCrime #MobHistory #CrimeDocumentary