Gunner Lindbloom – Born Into the Detroit Mob, Sin to Redemption

Gunner Lindbloom - Gunner grew up in a mob connected family. Thuggery and violence were the norm. Gunner and Dr Hal Bradley talk about Gunner's journey into the depths of violence, and addiction. Gunner's salvation comes with pen, paper and solitary confinement in Michigan solitary confinement cell. Life takes unexpected turns. Gunner found his way out through words and love.

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My childhood was tumultuous to say the least. My father was a violent alcoholic who beat and mentally abused my mother. As a result, my mother’s mind broke. She became mentally ill and had to be institutionalized. When I was 5, my sister and I moved in with my grandparents. This would have a profound effect. For starters, my grandparents were too old to be surrogate parents. And our family was associated with the mafia. Worse still, my grandparent’s youngest son, Peter Jr., who still lived with us, was a young hustler would ultimately be a very bad influence on me.

I grew up in a strange world, almost exclusively Sicilians, some of whom were mobsters. The mafia became my normal. My uncle quickly taught me that bending the rules was encouraged and bad behavior was rewarded with acceptance. I was constantly in trouble and getting expelled, usually for fighting, as I hated bullies. By the time was 12, I caught my first felony for malicious destruction of property. I failed 8th grade the first time around and was expelled during my 2nd attempt. The following year, at only age 14, I was expelled permanently from school and took straight to the streets as a drug dealer, hustler, and young criminal. By age 16, I had racked up 6 felonies, from possession of pipe bombs and weapons to possession of stolen property and assaults. At age 17, I was busted for selling steroids to an undercover cop. I fought the case until my grandfather bribed a judge to keep me out of prison.