CIA Teamed Up With Mafia Boss to Kill Castro With Exploding Seashells

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]Did you know the CIA once teamed up with the Chicago mafia to kill Fidel Castro using exploding seashells? Sam Giancana was America's most dangerous mob boss.

[00:00:10]He controlled Chicago's crime family and owned half of Las Vegas, but in 1960, the government came calling. The CIA needed Castro dead. They wanted someone with no official ties to America, someone expendable. Giancana had Cuban connections, perfect for the job. What followed were the most ridiculous assassination attempts in history.

[00:00:30][music] Poison cigars that Castro never smoked, exploding seashells placed where he'd never swim, pills hidden in milkshakes he'd never drink. Every plan failed spectacularly. For 15 years, Giancana kept this deadly secret. He even shared mistresses with President Kennedy while plotting murder for the government, but in 1975, Congress started [music] investigating CIA operations. Giancana was called to testify. He threatened to expose everything. One week before his testimony, someone entered his basement while he cooked Italian sausages. Seven bullets to the head. The CIA's deadliest partner was silenced forever. The question remains, who ordered the hit?