From 1922 to 1931, Pete and Sam Carlino controlled the flow of Prohibition alcohol from southern Colorado to Denver before their Empire suffered a gruesome, bloody demise.
Pete Carlino\'s grandson, author Sam Carlino, uncovers intimate photos.
Eventually, mafia boss Nicola Gentile intervened to settle a dispute involving the brothers\' associates.
Dozens perished in their rise to power.
The brothers battled their own kin in the Danna family to secure southern Colorado\'s bootleg liquor territory.
From 1922 to 1931, Pete and Sam Carlino controlled the flow of Prohibition alcohol from southern Colorado to Denver before their Empire suffered a gruesome, bloody demise