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Sep 18, 2023 · Author, drummer, and former police chief Rick Porrello has a knack for writing books that attract interest from filmmakers. Hollywood snapped up To Kill the Irishman—the War that Crippled the Mafia and turned it into the movie Kill the Irishman, starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer.
Please note that Rick Porrello is NOT a national or international organized crime or Mafia expert or historian. He does not maintain contacts with mobsters, is unable to assist with family history research and is unable to provide assitance with locating photographs.
Bio. Author, drummer, and former police chief Rick Porrello has a knack for writing books that attract interest from filmmakers. Hollywood snapped up To Kill the Irishman—the War that Crippled the Mafia before it was even published, and turned it into the movie Kill the Irishman, starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Christopher Walken ...
In a raw and candid accounting, Rick Porrello takes his readers inside Phil’s brutal street world and prison life and exposes the details behind the planning and execution of the daring and record-setting 1972 United California Bank burglary in Orange County, California.
Rick Porrello wears many hats. He is a retired Cleveland-area police chief and author of The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia. Porrello began writing his first book during research into the murders of his grandfather and three uncles, who were mob leaders killed in Prohibition-era violence. Read the Preface.
Rick Porrello, a retired police chief with mob roots, has been writing books that attract interest from filmmakers. His second title, To Kill the Irishman, which he self-published, was adapted for the film Kill the Irishman. It's currently available on Netflix. Rick has several projects in development for theatrical adaptation.
Oct 31, 2005 · In a raw and candid accounting, Author Rick Porrello takes readers inside Phil's brutal street world and prison life and exposes the details behind the planning and execution of the daring and record-setting 1972 United California Bank burglary in Orange County, California.
