The South Philadelphia native was a central mafia figure who now says he regrets ever having joined.

Netflix is revisiting one of the most notorious showdowns in mob history: veteran mobster John Stanfa vs. young newbie Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino. When longtime boss Nicky Scarfo's reign fell in the ...

Netflix's Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia outlines the battle for power among rival mafiosos in the 1990s. One of its subjects, Joey Merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001. He ...

Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love, but in the '90s, it was a bloodbath. Two warring mob factions battle for control in this true-crime series.

Mafia documentaries have clogged the airwaves for decades, but a new one coming to Netflix on Wednesday sets a new standard. Multiple docuseries, generally seen on basic cable, have traditionally ...

Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino is one of the subjects of Netflix's 'Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia' Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino is believed to have engaged in a crime war with Philadelphia mob ...

What draws people to mob stories? Perhaps it’s the code of loyalty that always seems one betrayal away from collapse. Or the way power, family, and violence intertwine until it’s difficult to tell ...

Netflix's Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia chronicles the crime war between him and Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino in the 1990s In 1996, Stanfa was sentenced to life in prison Netflix is revisiting ...

Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino is one of the subjects of Netflix's 'Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia' Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...