Dirty Cops: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa

On this D for Dirty Cops episode we talk about how Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were kept on retainer to provide confidential information to the Lucchese family. In addition to obstructing the NYPD’s investigations, Lou and Steve gave up the identities of confidential informants that resulted in many people being murdered. Eventually their bosses turned informant, & they were convicted of 8 murders. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcastIf you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at mypodcasthero.com for all of your audio, production, & editing needs.Please rate, review, subscribe & follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to stay updated on new episodes, true crime tidbits, & the best true crime memes.MURDER DICTIONARY LINKS:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/murderdictionarypodcast/ Facebook : https://facebook.com/Murder-Dictionary-Podcast-1202280266480382/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/m_d_podcastiTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dictionary/id1169967004 LOUIS EPPOLITO AND STEPHEN CARACAPPA LINKS:Louis Eppolito: Working for the Mobhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Eppolito_and_Stephen_CaracappaMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE LINKS:Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotlinehttps://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassmenthttp://stompoutbullying.org/Home – The Hotline®http://www.ncadv.org/http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcBhttps://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/