There's all kinds of problems with this, even as a theory. Why wouldn't Gentile have just outright said it was Joe Bonanno? Why hide the ball by saying "a...
This may be a stretch... but would anyone know if this is Joe Aiello (earlier Chicago mobster)? This is an early (1920s/30s) mugshot, and the man arrested with...
Gavin, the man depicted in the picture doesn´t look like Aiello. I don´t know how to post pictures in this message so I will send you a PM with a mugshot of...
The legend is that they met. However, I have an old Federal Bureau of Narcotics sheet of paper listing those that Luciano allegedly contacted in Cuba and...
I wondered about that. If Gentile did know the identity of "Peppino," why not tell us? If it was Joe Bonanno, Gentile would surely have remembered that,...
On the Maranzano killing and the events leading to it, we will try to get all this in an upcoming article in The Informer on Gunmen of the Castellammare War. ...
We don't have any evidence of this. You confuse the position of someone in the Mafia with his wider influence. So Luciano had to step down as boss about...
Here's one that posters will not have seen before, from an FBN report on Luciano. Chiofalo, I think, was the insider source for the FBN. Here's one that...
Mijac, the Commission meeting did not take place in Havanna, Kuba. It took place in offshore Miami, Florida in december of 1946. Luciano was not present at...
Here's one of Joe Aiello. ________________________________ From: Gavin Schmitt <gavin6942@...> To: American Mafia <americanmafia@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
I suppose it could be a brother. I think the eyes and especially ears have a striking resemblance to the Aiello photo in this group's mug shot collection. ...
... Saw it, clicked on it, blew it up to larger size, read it. Here's what I pulled from it so far: 1. Luciano was receiving LARGE amounts of money from the...
... Thanks for the book recommendation, but right now I'm reading Nicholas Pileggi. You actually believe Lucky Luciano and the Mafia helped out in World War 2...
... Well there you have it. If the government doesnt say it happened, it didn't happen. What more can be said? J Edgar Hoover protected the mafia for decades....
... I don't see the resemblance. The only way the guy in your file is Aiello, is if he got into a fight and someone banged his face up pretty bad. I just don't...
I would say my photo looks like the guy on the left. Regardless of whether I have a Joe Aiello photo or not, I wish I knew who it was... it was definitely a...
When it comes to theories, they have to follow the evidence. The fact is we have a limited number of resources for inside information for this period. So...
Valachi also said Luciano stepped down about 1936 and the chart of Family bosses shown before the 1963-4 McClellan Committee reflects this information. On...
Biondo and Lucky were street thieves in 1918, so it doesn't surprise me that in 1924, Lucky was still a lower level narcotics distributor (re his information...
You're getting mixed up with the FBN, which is the source of the document. That was the one that believed in the Mafia (you remember Anslinger and all that,...
I can't see it as Aiello either. ________________________________ From: mijac123 <all3647@...> To: americanmafia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, 26 May...
The chart presented before the 1960s McClellan Committee hearings clearly show that when Luciano was imprisoned, Genovese took over until he had to flee...
From newspaper accounts it looks like Angelo's brother Pietro was initially thought of to be involved in the murder. Within some days, he was apparently...
That's certainly possible. The only catch is that the mugshot was taken in Chicago, not Milwaukee. ________________________________ From: Joshua Henze...
It's Aiello gang member Mike Bizarro, who is seen on the far left of the line-up photo here: http://pinterest.com/pin/54817320434001494/ Notice all the names...
Nice find. I assumed that it was MPD's mugshot because they sent it to him, not CPD...now it makes sense that MPD didn't have an ID. By happenstance, it...
... I have the right to be as skeptical as you all. The FBN employed Anslinger whom Luciano reportedly hated. Lucky used to call him Ass-linger. BUT....the FBN...
