The Mobsters the 'Wives' Are Related to

Mob Wives Season 2 premieres on Jan. 1, 2012. The Season 1 cast -- Carla Facciolo, Renee Graziano, Karen Gravano and Drita D’avanzo -- will all be back, according to VH1.

We found an article on Helium that nicely recaps how each of the Mob Wives are related to the mob, either through their husbands or fathers. Interestingly, Cosa Nostra News was one of the first sites to "break" the news that Carla's Dad is Louis "Bagels" Daidone. But there seems to be a dispute about the identity of her father; I can't say for sure Daidone is her father, as Carla supposedly has denied this; when I first ran that item, I had a couple of sources backing me up. I will continue working on this -- when I have the time. But one thing I can't figure out -- why would someone make that up? What would be the reason for saying an old chieftain in the Luchese family is her father if he is not?

Anyway, with the debut a couple of months away we know that some of you will want to bone up on the show's background, who is related to whom, etc. You likely won't find a better-written recap than the one we stumbled across right here: TV show reviews: Mob Wives - Helium