A Harrowing Tale of NYPD Corruption, the Mafia and Murder

The new book The Blood and the Badge, by former New York Times
editor  Michael Cannell, chronicles a true tale of police
corruption, mafia, and murderous mayhem in 1980s New York City.
Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy describes the book as a
“harrowing story...Cannell misses nothing." In our latest episode
of the Untapped New York podcast, Untapped New York founder
Michelle Young (the author of the forthcoming book The Art Spy)
talks with Cannell about the crazier than fiction story. 


The Blood and the Badge unpacks the rise and fall of two NYPD
detectives, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, who ended up on
the mafia payroll for decades. Eppolito, whom Cannell describes
as a "loud, boorish, vulgar guy," and a "loose cannon," came from
a mafia family and initially rejected a life of crime but
gradually came back to the other side. Caracappa was the polar
opposite of Eppolito and truly cold-blooded. The two leave behind
a wake of deaths and destruction, and almost get away with it
all. In our podcast episode, Michelle also shares her unexpected
personal connection to some characters in The Blood and the
Badge.


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