12 Places in New Mexico The Mob Used to Control

Discover twelve fascinating places in New Mexico where organized crime, bootleggers, and powerful syndicates once held sway long before the modern mafia emerged. Journey from frontier mining camps and border smuggling routes to the infamous political rings that controlled entire territories from the shadows. Learn how vice, corruption, and lawlessness shaped the early days of the Southwest through legendary towns and forgotten outlaws. Walk through historic streets where the echoes of outlaws and cattle wars still linger today. 0:00 Intro 1:29 No. 12 — Cerrillos 2:47 No. 11 — Kingston 3:59 No. 10 — Gallup 5:06 No. 9 — Columbus 6:33 No. 8 — Deming 8:02 No. 7 — Albuquerque 9:39 No. 6 — Las Vegas 11:15 No. 5 — Clayton and Folsom 12:54 No. 4 — Las Cruces and Mesilla 16:03 No. 2 — Lincoln 17:30 No. 1 — Santa Fe new mexico history, old west outlaws, new mexico ghost towns, santa fe ring, billy the kid, lincoln county war, frontier history, wild west history, american history, black jack ketchum, history documentary, forgotten history, historic towns, american outlaws, new mexico small towns