Episodes 114
Avg. Duration 30m
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Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2025

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Welcome to The Dossier, an immersive documentary audio experience brought to you by Criminal Minded Media and led by Emmy-nominated television producer Don Sikorski.  The Dossier is a hub for compelling audio series' that delve deep into the complexities of crime and culture, including the groundbreaking podcast that investigates the LAPD's alleged cover-up of the murder of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. Discover Unjust Justice: The Story of James Rosemond, which explores the intricate intersections of justice and morality, along with Hip-Hop vs. The Cops, Collateral Damage, USA vs. Hip-Hop, and Family Business: Organized Crime in America.  Additionally, tune in to Criminal Minded, a bi-weekly true crime journey that captivates listeners with its gripping narratives. For more information, please visit www.criminalmindedmedia.com

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FAMILY BUSINESS: THE FALL OF VINNIE OCEAN

Mar 13, 2025 26m

As the DeCavalcante family transitioned into the late 90’s, the new leadership structure was causing a power struggle between Vinnie Ocean and Charlie “Big Ears” Majuri. With law enforcement…

S4E7 FAMILY BUSINESS: FORMER FBI AGENT GIOVANNI ROCCO

Mar 05, 2025 32m

We interview the former FBI undercover task force officer and author of Giovanni’s Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos, who spent 26 years undercover penetrating New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime…

S4E6 FAMILY BUSINESS: JOHNNY SACK

Feb 26, 2025 28m

While The Sopranos mainly focused on a fictional New Jersey mob, their fellow mafiosos in New York couldn’t be ignored. The fictional New York family was represented by Johnny Sacrimoni, better known…

S4E5 FAMILY BUSINESS: JOHNNY BOY

Feb 19, 2025 25m

As John Riggi is sent to prison, John “Johnny Boy” D’Amato, is made the acting head of the DeCavalcante family. Despite being unpopular in his own crime family, D’Amato would use his close friendship…

S4E4 FAMILY BUSINESS: FURIO

Feb 12, 2025 24m

Playing a New Jersey gangster was nuanced, one part menacing, but equally comedic. Federico Castellucio played the role of Furio Giunta , a Tony Soprano street-soldier who even tried to have a…

S4E3 FAMILY BUSINESS: THE RISE OF VINNIE OCEAN

Feb 05, 2025 22m

In 1997, after the death of acting boss Jake Amari, Vinnie “Ocean” Palermo is named part of a three man panel that will now run the DeCavalcante family. Vinnie Ocean is considered the most likely…

S4E2 FAMILY BUSINESS: GREG SMITH

Jan 29, 2025 26m

Organized crime has always been catnip to savvy crime reporters, and as the years have progressed with the proliferation of rats, the storytelling has gotten more nuanced and more in depth. Former NY…

S4E1 FAMILY BUSINESS: SAM THE PLUMBER

Jan 22, 2025 23m

The Sopranos considered by many the greatest show in television history, made the New Jersey mafia water cooler talk across the country from 1999-2007. While based on fictional characters, there was…

S3E7 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 7

Dec 11, 2024 30m

In hip hop, the end of the 80s ushered in a thriving music industry, with hip hop, diversifying itself immensely. In 1990 alone, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, D Nice, Special Ed, LL…

S3E6 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 6

Dec 04, 2024 30m

There were many defining events as it relates to the intersection of crime, the War on Drugs, and hip hop throughout the 80s. That being said, there was a singular event that took place in Southside…

S3E5 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 5

Nov 27, 2024 34m

The years of 1987 and ’88 ushered in the golden age of hip-hop, when a few groundbreaking artists, acting as cultural critics, show the power of this art form. Led by the protest rap of KRS-One,…

S3E4 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 4

Nov 20, 2024 28m

As hip hop and the war on drugs hit the mid 1980s, it can be argued that both commercial endeavors hit their strides in inner cities across the United States. As crack cocaine exploded, members of…

S3E3 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 3

Nov 19, 2024 39m

If any story defines what New York was like at that time, it's the story of New York City subway vigilante Bernard Goetz's shooting of unarmed black teens. On December 22, 1984, Barry Allen, Troy…

S3E2 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 2

Nov 19, 2024 44m

In the dynamic early years of hip hop, you could still see the influences of the disco era in the fashion the samples, and the party music played via car stereos in different neighborhoods in New…

S3E1 USA VS HIP HOP EP. 1

Nov 19, 2024 32m

In America in 2024, we have all watched major American cities burn the result of a powder keg that exploded around incidents of police killings. We should all know the names by now: George Floyd,…

USA VS HIP HOP TRAILER

Oct 22, 2024 2m Trailer

From its start, the art of Hip-Hop music has not only defined our countries generations, it has done so by reporting on social and criminal injustices in America.Referred to as the “Black CNN,”…

THE REAL SOPRANOS TRAILER

Oct 16, 2024 1m Trailer

The Sopranos considered by many the greatest show in television history, made the New Jersey mafia water cooler talk across the country from 1999-2007. While based on fictional characters, there…

COLLATERAL DAMAGE: EP. 12 - RAMPART REVISITED WITH KENNETH BOAGNI

Aug 28, 2024 45m Bonus

Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on…

COLLATERAL DAMAGE: EP. 11 - THE TIMELINE PART 2: GOIN' BACK TO CALI

Jul 30, 2024 58m Bonus

Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on…

COLLATERAL DAMAGE: EP. 10 - THE TIMELINE WITH BIG GENE DEAL

Jul 22, 2024 1h 13m Bonus

Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on…

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