Mafia Princess on Killing, Drug Smuggling and Money Laundering | Minutes With |
2022 ж. 26 Қар.
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In this week's episode of Minutes With we sat down with Marisa Merico, the daughter of Italy's most notorious Mafia Godfathers. She told us about growing up in the Mafia community, the crimes her family committed and their eventual downfall.
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Thanks to Marisa for taking part! Marisa told us that she hopes this interview and her experience will help others, especially women born into the criminal world.
These people you have on your channel. How vetted and investigated are they.. you do Collaberate their stories ?? So u know these aren't just stories??
how about getting someone else to do the interviews?
Pp
Poor little
it's so crazy to me to think that someone has lived long enough to be a mobster, create a drug empire, go to prison for years and still be able to become a chef
That sous chef in ratatouille
lol
@@sublimewearinkid lmfaoo
It’s crazy!
They go easier on women with sentences sure
Life is truly stranger than art. If I saw a movie about an 86 year old mafia mastermind grandma who’s too dangerous to be taken off house arrest I’d find it far-fetched!
It's called havin money
There’s a Mexican lady I think her name is carmilla she ran her own cartel n was a war machine
Yeah 7i
@@josephkimani2089 not really
Junior soprano
Speaking about her nonna giving her relatives ‘cleaner’ drugs is heartbreaking :’( most of us could really never understand what it’s like to be in that position, and we’re lucky to not understand!
This family ruined so many lives. People died. Kids were ruined. No excuses.
I understand and you so are right that people are so lucky not to understand
This is a truly fascinating interview. Marisa is intelligent, well spoken and have a message that's important. *You've outdone yourselves again, LADbible!*
She's a former gangster. How the hell do you begin to praise her? Women☕️
Nice she is an informer This occupation focuses especially on speaking skills. in a very crafty way
This is the most dangerous and deadly thing to do. I really respect her purity.
@@sreenivas6071Does it matter?
The grandmother on house assrest couldn't move bc of health problems and police were still terrified
This woman is chatting out her arse. They’d never put an elderly woman on house arrest just limit her contacts. It goes against the law and common sense
@@acenmitch1048 Yeah they did, trust me
tbh I would. If you lived for so long who knows?! Boobies traps, shooting a gun, people working for you etc doesn't require you to move.
Amazing that her dad is still alive. The way she spoke throughout the interview, I assumed he had passed away.
It's honestly amazing she's still alive, these guys can and will find you if you break omerta.
Dude you could literally live three cities away from San Luca in Calabria and your cousin wouldn't even know how to locate his smartphone
@@toffeelatte6042 they were the head of their association so who gonna kill them??
I DID NOT KNOW CONSENT WAS ESSENTIALLY NECESSARY TI COMMIT A MURDER
buffalo butter is extremely thin compared to her accent actually
this just shows that no matter how glamorous it may look, it will always end with prison or murder. how do you go from earning millions per month to eating prison beans.
adaptation
I'd rather be broke & content than eat those prison beans, seeing all that money go down the shitter would he heartbreaking aswell lol.!
It really does take all sorts . I really appreciate these brilliant stories and seeing the world through other people's views
Kids who fantasise this lifestyle cuz they think its "cool" should take a good lesson from this
Your born into it
@@kek7320 There is ALWAYS a choice. Being "Born Into it" is no excuse. And the vast majority who have ACTUALLY been there, will tell you the same thing, I promise.
just witnessing mafia sht as a kid was enough for me to never get involved in any of it, or gangs or dealing.
@@R-BURQUENO I never said it was an excuse , just making the point that this level of involvement you pretty much have to be born into it
Michael Franzese talks about all of this in great detail.
This one has got to be the best one of these I've seen. The way she sounds like a regular northern lass but has had the life of a different world.. absolutely amazing insight 👍😊
Northern.. mah
@@annac6778 She is!
Thank you for sharing
Shes a real one. Strong, independent woman. Very very head strong to have this life and sit there and talk about it open and honestly.
😂
Yes that channel is getting better actors as it grow.
@@stevedamien638 my would you think she's an actor?
@@depressiespaghetti9979 Insctinct buddy, Nothing is real nowadays specially here. But just like tv,,,remember when their reality shows came on and these "live"interviews. They cannot take the risk to be real in front of millions watching. In case of doing wrong then the station could be sued or loose their license. But on youtube its different its about how many views and trust me here buddy none of these people who lived nightmares mentioned here would go on youtube to speak about it through a wannabe big channel. The worst they would get their own channels or even write a book about it. Smile to all but trust none ;-p All actors.
@@stevedamien638 interesting theory. But she very very well documented. Only takes a second to search her name and read through a heck of a lot of info on her and her life
Outstanding video ❤
This was a very impactful account, by Marissa. The fact she changed her life around, despite all the odds being against her is something more people need to hear. It is possible to reinvent yourself and still be the same person, whilst understanding that there’s right and wrong. I totally understood the points she raised as things being ‘normal’ to her. She was a child, she grew up in that environment, she had to learn to see from a different perspective. I admire that in a person. Well done Marissa and thank you for sharing your story xxx
Thank you Marisa for sharing your story, I hope life brings you love and happiness.
You always have such interesting stories. Thanks.
Loved her input in the Myra Hindley and Rose West doc with Trevor Macdonald. Very intelligent woman, fascinating story
That's where I have seen here before! I remember now If she was in the papers when all this was going on i was only 3 in 94 haha.
This'll be a plot twist for corrie.
Tracy Barlow springs to mind 🤣🤣
🤣
Lmao
indeed
More of these please guys
Honestly never knew 'Ndrangheta were active in the UK. It takes balls to speak about this life because she's basically dead woman walking, I really hope she stays safe and has a happy life, she's a good egg. Just a woman who wanted her dad back. Also the way her voice quietened when she started discussing the drugs shipments, habit I guess! Also surprised people are saying "this video shows it's not glamerous and you're fucked if you do this" - as an Italian from Rome I think TV shows have done that well enough. It's an oath for life there is no out you got a target on your back for your whole life and are forced into crime, it's not worth it.
We criminals lie a lot.. And I don't believe the half of this sh*t.. No Woman wields any power in N'drangheta..EVER.. They pump out more soldiers to family.. Maybe pass msg's and carry their hubby's gun..
@@juri_xiii9977 No woman wields any power in any Italian mafia family period lol. Very rare they're allowed to hold the fort but there's no such thing as a Mafia princess.
You're from Wales, stop talking shite like you know what you're on about. "As an Italian from Rome" 🤣
@@toffeelatte6042 do your homework amico hahahaha
@@toffeelatte6042 maria licciardi, assunta maresca, Anna moccia, the three Aieta sisters, Erminia Guiliono and that's just Neapolitan Camorristi...
"That's not how the mafia works!" - commentors who don't know " I don't trust this story!" - commentors nobody asked "She's FEMALE!" - commentors missing the entire point of the interview (it isn't her sex). Seriously, guys. Get a grip.
Ok Ben 'the brown nose' Regen. There are loads of bellends and nauses on here... stop trying to be a substitute teacher. The class is way too big!
😂😂😂 ikr!
She was a BUSINESSWOMAN, and her business was CRIME.
What a great way to quote Bobby.
I hope your not a teacher whose buisness is teaching correct usage of capital letters.
@theodoremason6344 The irony.
This is nothing. I used to steal panini stickers and once smoke hashish. If lad Bible wants an exclusive, hit me up.
Lad bible do like to flirt with danger, I don't know if they want to dip their toes in that far D:
Real og right there
Panini stickers were a big thing back in the day.
That's a whole other strength to be able to reinvent yourself. I still wish the world for 🤗 may she find success on this new better journey
When youve been close to the misery heartache, despair that people like her have caused i think it would be hard to ever find a shred of forgiveness and perhaps comfort may be found that they too will one day stand before the judge of the universe...
There's nothing glamorous about crime, ignore the images that people try and show you what it's like as that's all smoke and mirrors. The reality is you end up curtain twitching and constantly waiting for your front door to go through. There's no price now in my life that I would sell my peace of mind for.
Money is the root of all evil.
Much respect to this woman for sharing her story.
Marisa, you are an amazing woman. Thank you for telling your story x
😂
Eurm
She feels guilty for facilitating drug use. I wonder how many supermarket CEO's feel guilty of alcohol misuse and family breakdowns.
It's legal to sell alcohol so I don't think any supermarket CEO feels any guilt and why should they?
@@Marcel-Marcel because it causes more misery, violence and is such a burden on the NHS than any illegal drugs in this country
@@Marcel-Marcel Ah, just because something is legal does not state "okay". Online gambling, one can get rid of all their possessions, family home and children's assets in 24hrs. Perfectly legal?
@@stefanhyde4256 I agree with you but because it's legal no supermarket CEO is going to miss sleep over it. The problems lie elsewhere
The one drug that withdrawal from can kill!
Read her book ages ago… such a good read!
Hello Sarah, how are you? Would love to be a friend
@@markmorgan9230 what an odd thing to say.
Brilliant - Mafia princess the book was such a great read 🙌🏻
That's amazing a chef 👨🍳 in Italy 🇮🇹 ❤ well godspeed and to drop that life and chose to stop putting bad into the world is a good cause
"Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in"
The human race is paying a high price for all the misery drug addiction is causing us.
thats mainly because of the war against drugs, but law enforcement will never admit this because they dont want to lose their job. Alcohol is the proof.
Whoa you need to unpack this - can you explain it some more
Absolutely
Legalise drugs, fund it to deal with the actual issues and not problems on the periphery. It works.
enjoyed watching
Top women. Glad to see your out the other end and living a life with you famaly now. Keep it up.
Feel like these comments are so laden with sexism - women are held to a way higher standard if they do wrong
It's true in some cases, but there are also comments on how uneven sentences are, and those I agree with.
This is excellent insight. In Australia we have a huge Calabrian mafia presence, their extremely secretive in their ways.
Leaving the life of hurting ppl indirectly or directly just for money. Thank ya'll to finally choosing a different path
she got to prison because her aunt snitched on her, not because she found jesus....
@@loricica89 99% of these so called "repentants" become so because they get busted, not because they saw the Virgin Mary, I agree
@@loricica89 they never said she did...
Someone would filled the vacuum and carried on. The drug supply has never gone down, not even once. Even during lockdown, drugs are still available 24/7
This was really fascinatin 😊🧐
You're absolutely right.... good afternoon how are you doing over there hope you're having a wonderful day it's a lovely day that the lord has made
When she talks about longing to be with her aunties, uncles and cousins, I felt that. My husband is from a super small immediate family with no cousins and one auntie. I am from a large immediate family, my mom was one of 8 and my dad was one of 3. My dad was married 3 times and I am the second youngest of his 11 children (6 bio, 5 step children) I absolutely love being with my cousins and aunties and uncles, and my nieces and nephews.
She seems like a genuinely good person ❤
Intriguing interview. Seems like a really strong woman who simply got dragged into the situation via her family. It´s shame. Hopefully she is turning her life around.
Great interview
“Whatever normal is” 👌🏾
In any event, she is an attractive and intelligent woman. Life can take many paths.
Beautiful!
I’m portuguese and I remember when her dad was caught and arrested here, it was a big deal at the time
Northern English accent but speaks with her hands like a true Italian
Now I cannot unsee it. Thanks
🤌🏼
🤣 Milanese Mancunian
@@danieloliver4558 She is neither Mancunian, nor Milanese. WTF?!
@@bbmcgee33 I was taking the proverbial from the previous comment
I read the book she wrote. Mafia Princess, I would recommend it.
Honest and wise woman
A hoody, a knife & a stolen moped does not make you a gangster… Take note kids, yes you are kids. You’ll get stabbed up for £50. 🤦♂️
This is a crazy story, I can feel it as she’s talking. Abd I understand every bit of it . Well done getting out, and that’s ridiculous about the fathers sister bringing everyone down
Oh my goodness her life was literally a movie.
she's a straight up G
Ok Jacob if you think a 50 year old lady is a mafioso then shows your mob Knowledge
This is the most dangerous and deadly thing to do. I really respect her purity.
Just when I think I’m out they keep pulling me back in lol
I knew merrisa when she lived in Thornton Cleveleys. Always a very nice person. She didn't let her past dictate her future.
Damn sure she's a genuinely good person
Did not expect this accicent 😂😂
I'm so thankful for my boring life
Love how she sounds like a normal Mancunian woman yet is daughter of a mafia king pin. Google shows she's living a normal life in Lancashire now.
I have a full on London accent. But can switch to full on Neapolitan. Hard to believe but this sort of shit does happen.
What are you trying to tell us...?!
I understand that she was in difficult situations, but I don’t buy that she couldn’t do anything when she knew someone was about to be murdered because it affected her family, that’s just called selfishness. Her Auntie proved that you can do the right thing.
definitely yes. But again its in their world where the option of getting away from that environment isnt possible but rather she was naive that im very positive she had a toxic mind for being brought up that way. REMEMBER, no one is forcing it on you. And as a kid, they always speak their mind unless they have been beaten so they say the opposite to prevent from being hit again. Self experienced with this type of situation
Lad bible put a lot of these out. I swear at least 50% are cap 😂
Cap?
@@GettheFouttahere74 New nauseating buzzword for kids - means lie.
all ik is this one’s acc real😂😂can search her up
@@kaaysydii Apart from the whole ‘mafia boss’. You don’t get ‘made’ like that
@Bkooda well she wasn't apart of the American mafia, nor even La Cosa Nostra. It was 'Ndrangheta, which is different.
Also, I've got a question, why didn't they put some money aside by legit business at some point?
Every time you get out , it pulls you back in
The calabrians are here in Australia too
Beautiful place
Calabria
@@97657 Australia is obviously better 😎
What an incredible woman.
😂
what’s incredible about a person that caused so much hurt to people?
Hello
Nana passes away in her 80’s ‘under house arrest’ Legend 😂 All these wannabe plastic gangsters would have no clue about the ‘real world’ as she did 👌👏👏👏👏
Do me a favour, they're all scumbags!
I've read her book to it's good
God bless her 🙏 I believe that she's genuinely sorry...the issues is she was born into this lifestyle and what would anyone do if they were born to this?
This was a great interview, but I do think some of what she said was a little disingenuous. Does she think her hands are clean? Indirectly, she is responsible for who knows how many deaths? I'm glad she is out of it and that she has a better life, but I think she has side stepped a lot of possibly unpalatable truths.
slightly off topic, but i am jealous of how she describes her italian family. she's right-we simply don't have that broad sense of family community over here. i wish we did. i had a singaporean landlady once. we got onto the topic of family. she said she didn't understand the way we are over here. how we want to get away from our parents as soon as possible. how, when our parents are old, we don't have them come live with us (or indeed remain with us if we're already all together). i'm sure it does happen in the UK. but it's certainly not the culture.
Whatever normal is ,cor do I feel that these days !
My mums name is Marisa, she is also from Calabria
extremely smart woman wow, amazing story
she has the opportunity to change, while countless people died, she ruined lives forever, and she just gets to walk away?? and live her best life??
That's how mafia works.
Sometimes you have to let your children fail. I sure as he'll wouldn't give my children drugs just bc they were addicted. But a lot of families choose to, just to keep their children at home safe. Sometimes it works and others times you become a drug lord xD her experience is valid and honestly I'm not mad bc I feel like anyone could fall into that way of life. Especially when you have a woman wanting to hold onto family that strongly.
You would rather be I prison than be without your daughter. Clearly didn't think that one through did ya.
Put the money in the bank? @6:00
What’s crazier is the crime of marijuana they did back then was now legal. Wtf
All that pull and she couldn’t get a middleman to handle the cash on her behalf
Yeah I mean she's pretty hot as well.
Real strange hearing that northern english accent on a mafia princess.
If she's done about 20 years in Italy, surely she should of a slight Italian twang. But it's straight mancunian lol!.
@@AshSmash123 nah its unusual but happens. I know a Spanish girl who is similar and was coming to UK since a teen and speaks English without any hint of her Spanish accent.
@@AshSmash123 Her mum is English don't forget, so she'll have picked up the accent from her.
Lives (or at least did) live in the same town as me 🤷🏻♂️
Where are the stories of the people and families who's lives they have destroyed?
Horrible world. Not worth the risks
I suppose anything could of happened in the 60s
I applaud you ❤
Yes it's wrong for a mother to bribe her children
Thankyou marisa
I ready like her! but she's been actively involved in terrible things ...interviews like this challenge our judgments ...we can all do bad but be good people at the same time? life circumstances have a lot to answer for
WOW. What a talk. Good on you.
14:19 "to each, their own", my brainless dear. Imma bite a cable if I keep hearin her speak
Very interesting. I can't put my finger on it, but there was something about that woman that irritated the shit out of me.
Maybe it's the whole not doing anything after seeing vile and illegal shit that destroys the fabric of society being done all around her growing up?
Leave her alone she is telling the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
not your usual pie n mash story! good luck to you :)
I am from Milan too 😂