She gained public attention in the late 1970s for her connection to the murder of Las Vegas labor leader Al Bramlet and later published a memoir detailing her experiences.
[2] The nonfiction book Vegas Rag Doll: A True Story of Terror and Survival as a Mob Hitman's Wife, co-authored by Joe Schoenmann and Mazaros, was published in fall 2011.
"[5] Tod Goldberg, in a critical review for Las Vegas CityLife, called the book "an unremorseful account of being married to a hitman.
Her daughter later revealed aspects of their family life, including Wendy's subsequent marriage to another man with alleged mob ties, Robert Peoples.
Mazaros stated that Tom Hanley had coerced her into writing a suicide note, which she described as part of a pattern of threats and control.