His first born son, Carlo, was born 1919 in Utica, New York. He had a few more kids when he moved with his wife to Chicago in the early 1920s. I have...
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ukthesis
ukthesis@...
Apr 25, 2005 1:04 am
His birth certificate says 24 November 1897 in Lercara Fridi, Sicily. He was fined in 1930 in Miami for pistol possession and gambling. An old friend of Joe...
Below is a partial key to the map of New Orleans you should find in the Photos section of this web group. Sorry if the numbers and letters are not clear in...
Just wanted to call your attention to a very informative (you might also say "authoritative") Chicago mob website. The Illinois Police and Sheriffs News (IPSN)...
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deadmanwalking_nyc
deadmanwalking_nyc@...
Jun 20, 2005 3:28 pm
I am not sure about the details but i heard about it and was curiouse how something like that could happen in such small locations. Any information? I have...
... curiouse ... The Pittston area actually experienced a great deal of violence. Some of that occurred as the labor movement reached out to miners and ...
I wanted to know how it is possible that when you think of the Chicago mob the first thing that comes to mind Colosimo, Torrio, Capone etc. No one has much...
... Chicago ... etc. ... Lani, I'm sure you're correct about Giancana. In fact, I have felt that much more of the website should be devoted to discussion about...
Last year when I saw the Gangs of New York and read the book a bit I became really obsessed with finding out where the mafia orginated in Aerica. I went to the...
I never really cared for Capone and his tactics. In my opinions he was a street thug that got lucky. I don't feel that he was a business man. What I believe to...
... Lani, Repetto did a competent job with an enormous topic. If you're interested in a well researched view of the origins of the Mafia, see if your library...
Have you read any good Mafia books lately? Two excellent ones were released just last year and are still available in your local bookstores as well as in our...
... I have read John Dickie's Cosa Nostra. It is a very good book. And as you said extremely thorough and formal. I'm fifteen, so after reading small amounts...
Sections of the website are being overhauled. These include the bookstore, the Who Was Who and the Distinguished Crimefighters. The bookstore redesign is...
A web visitor recently asked about Leslie "Killer Kane" Kruse, a little-known figure in Chicago's underworld. Before getting into Kruse's story, I should point...
The Order Sons of Italy in America has published a report on Italian American crimefighters. I was privileged to be a part of the effort. The OSIA report...
Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese was one of the more successful American Mafia bosses of the post-Prohibition era. Abundant evidence of his business acumen suggests he...
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gpruleskillercat
gpruleskillercat@...
Sep 12, 2005 2:11 pm
Hi! My father's name was Joseph Parisi and it is my understanding that he was in the mafia in the Dayton, Ohio area from the mid 1930s until his death in...
Hi gprules... I sent you some information in a separate e-mail. I'll check around for more. FYI - The Collier's Magazine articles you found in the Bibliography...
Efforts are apparently under way to produce a film based upon the book, "Roemer: Man Against the Mob." The Roemer story is very much an updated version of the...
Thanks Lani. Much of the information on Lucchese was obtained through New York Times coverage. Lucchese's obituary was run in the paper on July 14, 1967 (p....
... <joosub_zane@y...> ... "Made" means "initiated." A made man in the mob is one who has passed through the initiation tests and rites and been granted formal...
Good day Thomas I have another question. I hope I am not bothering by asking my questions. What type of organised crime takes place in a mafia group? What...
... questions. What type of organised crime takes place in a mafia group? What makes a mafiozo different from a normal person engaging in some of the same...
Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila reigned as the American Mafia's boss of bosses for eighteen years. He was raised to the position upon the incarceration of Giuseppe...
While Mafia historians have focused much attention on the underworlds of New York and Chicago, many lesser known communities have been hotbeds of Mafia...
Does anyone have info on this? I wonder what will eventually happen to Sammy the Bull. He's a cold blooded animal, no doubt. He's a liar, no doubt but he...
While I hold a great facination with the italian mafia, It seems like the up and coming organized crime syndicate (Russian,Chinese,etc.)are twice as cut throat...
