Former mob boss finds God in prison, walks away from 'evil lifestyle': 'My faith is rock solid'

Michael Franzese’s father, John “Sonny" Franzese, was the former underboss of the Colombo Crime Family. He hobnobbed with Frank Sinatra and befriended Marilyn Monroe.

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"My dad came in and hugged my mom," the 73-year-old shared. "He talked to her for a minute, then came over and hugged me… and then he left. It was strange to me. Nobody explained anything to me. But it turned out the family was at war. My dad couldn’t stay home. He was so high-profile that he couldn’t escape it. He was always getting arrested, always getting indicted. We had law enforcement around us all the time. I experienced it in school, I experienced it everywhere. It was my whole life." The History Channel's "American Godfathers: The Five Families" premieres Aug. 11 at 8 p.m.