The BEST episodes of Gangland
Every episode of Gangland ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gangland!
This new series tells the insider story of some of America's most notorious street gangs. We learn how they've shaped their times and affected the neighborhoods that they controlled. From the destruction wrought by the heroin kingpins in Harlem of the 1970's to today's most dangerous gang MS-13, which has spread out from the inner city to infect unexpected turf - suburban communities, gangs have a rich yet deadly history. They usually start out as a form of protection for their members and the community but then, grow predatory as they feed on the very people that they purport to defend. With exclusive interviews and rarely seen footage, this is a raw look at life inside these gangs - from those who live it and the agencies that are working to stop them
#1 - Maniacal
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2008
Chicago's second-largest Latin gang, The Maniac Latin Disciples rule the northwest side of Chicago. Since their beginning in the early 1960's, the MLD's have grown so big, that in 2005, the US Attorney for Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, testified before Congress that the Disciples should be considered a "super gang." The gang has had to rely on strong leadership to control the thousands of foot soldiers on the streets. Revenge and betrayal are characteristics of the MLD's and the streets are battlefields for rival Hispanic gangs. Gangland takes you inside the twisted world of the MLD's.
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#2 - Texas Terror
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/2008
The Texas Syndicate. They are the most feared Tejano gang in the Lone Star State, yet few have heard of them. The Syndicate is managed like an elite business, with a reach that extends from behind prison walls to the far corners of Texas. They will break any law to generate revenue but the gang's bread and butter is drug trafficking for the Mexican cartels. Now Gangland unearths how the Texas Syndicate rose to power, and the destruction the left behind to get there.
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#3 - From Heaven To Hell
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2008
Salt Lake City is home to the Latter-day Saints (LDS) Crips, a gang that may look different from the Los Angeles original but is no less violent.
#4 - Blood Oath
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2008
During the late 1990's, the New York Metropolitan area was plagued by the random violence of a new breed of street gang: The United Blood Nation. Created in 1993 by Rikers Island inmate, Omar Portee, the UBN emulated the Bloods street gang on the West Coast, but was more randomly violent. Portee formed the UBN in an effort to unite the African-American prisoners against Hispanic gangs like the Latin Kings. Better known as "OG Mack," Portee led the UBN from behind prison walls, and eventually on the streets of New York. By the mid 1990's, like an epidemic, the Bloods had taken over the tri-state area, which had historically belonged to the Latin Kings. By the year 2000, the Bloods were the most violent gang on the East Coast- and OG-Mack became known as the Godfather of the East Coast Bloods.
#5 - Blood River
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/18/2009
The U.S.- Mexican border is fast becoming a war zone, and Barrio Azteca wants to rule all action along the Rio Grande. Born in the notorious Texas prison system, Barrio Azteca has evolved into one of the largest and most violent gangs in the state.
#6 - Hunt And Kill
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/6/2009
Brown Pride is the newest and most dangerous Hispanic street gang in Nashville, Tennessee. Their love of guns and chaos has struck fear into the hearts of the residents of the Music City and started a brutal turf war with their rivals. The gang freely admits to being "trigger-happy." In less than a decade Brown Pride has grown to become one of Nashville's most lethal criminal organizations.
#7 - Hustle Or Die
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/25/2009
The Windy City blows coldest when murder ravages its poorest streets: mess with the Four Corner Hustlers from Chicago and you may die. The West side of America's 3rd largest city is home turf of one of the most infamous black street gangs in the U.S.
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#9 - Blood In The Streets
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2008
Los Solidos are Hartford, Connecticut’s most ruthless gang. We hear about the gang’s rise and the vicious war with their powerful rivals, the Latin Kings.
#10 - The Devil's Playground
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2008
One of Chicago’s most ruthless street gangs, Satan Disciples claim to practice “free enterprise.” High-ranking members describe the rise and fall of “King Aggie,” who ordered a hit on a popular younger leader that ultimately spelled his own doom.
#11 - Deadly Triangle
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2008
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow is a survivor in the gangland of San Francisco's Chinatown. In 1976, the 16-year-old moved to San Francisco with his family and quickly joined the Hop Sing Boys gang. On September 4, 1977, he was at the Golden Dragon restaurant when 3 Joe Boys gang members killed 5 innocent patrons after storming the popular restaurant looking for revenge against their rivals, the Wah Ching. The attack made international news and forever changed the landscape of Chinatown's underworld. In the ensuing years, and after two stays in California's prisons, Chow's power and influence was on the rise. In 1989, he partnered with Peter Chong, a leader of the Wo Hop To triad, to first consolidate all the gangs in San Francisco's Chinatown and then expand their criminal empire nationally. Although federal and local law enforcement would bring the group down, Chow would eventually end up back on the streets of San Francisco after testifying against his former friend and partner. Raymond Chow says he is now a changed man, but only time will tell if he's given up the life of a gangster.
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#12 - Kings Of New York
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2007
King Lil Man," was found decapitated, dismembered, and burned in a bathtub. His Latin King's tattoo had been cut from his skin, his head and hands were never found. According to former Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Zabel, his murderers, fellow Latin King gang members, were "...actually driving around town in a cab with his head because "King Blood," their leader, needed proof of the murder." By the mid-1990's, the New York chapter of the Latin Kings had grown into the most violent and largest street gang every seen in the city. Lead by the murderous "King Blood," they left a path of mayhem that was only brought to an end by "Blood's" 18 guilty verdicts - eight of them for murder. His conviction was largely based on the 20,000 plus letters he wrote detailing the crimes the New York Latin Kings were perpetuating.
#13 - Blood In, Blood Out
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2008
Nuestra Familia. As the predominant Hispanic gang in Northern California, Nuestra Familia, or NF is primarily a prison gang. Compared to other prison gangs, NF's numbers on the inside are relatively small, yet they distinguish themselves through discipline and fear. They have adopted the battle cry "blood in, blood out," and made their rules official, scribing a 50-page constitution laying out their bylaws. Among them, "an automatic death sentence will be put on family member that turns traitor, coward or deserter. " NF also have tens of thousands of loyal followers on the streets known as Nortenos or Northerners. The main rival of NF has always been the Mexican Mafia, with their followers being the Surenos or Southerners.
#14 - Basic Training
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2008
"Basic Training" takes an inside look at the infiltration of street gangs into the United States military. Gang members in uniform are participating in serious criminal activity on or near U.S. military installations around the world. Our national security may be at risk as these gang members steal advanced weaponry, learn military tactics, distribute drugs and even commit murder.
#15 - Root Of All Evil
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2008
Gangland takes a look at the Drugs and Prostitution rackets run by MS-13.
#16 - Biker Wars
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/2008
Throughout the early 1990's, a war waged behind the scenes between the two largest motorcycle gangs in America - the Outlaws and the Hells Angels. The Outlaws traditionally made the Midwest their stronghold but now the Angels were pushing into their territory and courting another regional club, the Hell's Henchmen, to join them. The Outlaws responded viscously and decisively. By the time the war ended bikers from all three clubs had been murdered and the third largest car bomb in US history had exploded on a crowded Chicago street during rush hour. Federal and local law enforcement began vigorously pursuing the Outlaws culminating in successful prosecutions that exposed the violent world of these notorious 1%er's. Within a decade, two international presidents would be serving life sentences and Outlaws members could be found on both the FBI and ATF's most wanted sites. For a while, it seemed the Outlaws Motorcycle Club would fade from relevance but recent arrests this year - and continuing investigations - show that they are still functioning and once again expanding their influence through blood and violence around the world.
#17 - Hate Nation
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/27/2007
Called the "shock troops" of the revolution, Skinheads form a particularly brutal element of the white supremacist movement. Violent hate-crimes are their method of intimidation and a preview of the race war they see as inevitable. It's a culture driven by the violent lyrics of racist rock, and fueled by hate.
#18 - Skinhead Assault
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/10/2009
The Volksfront originates in Oregon prisons and becomes one of the fastest-growing, neo-Nazi gangs in the United States.
#22 - Vendetta of Blood
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2010
Gang : Lincoln Park Bloods of San Diego,CA
#25 - Public Enemy No. 1
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2010
A look at the white supremacist street gang based in Southern California, USA known as Public Enemy #1. The California Department of Justice in 2004 described it as “one of the most powerful and fastest-growing gangs inside and outside prison”.