hello i m interested in vincent colls gang members but can find very little on them. do you have any knowledge? also colls sister florence had a son Mirlard-...
Despite all that is written about him, Coll still remians a bit of a mystery. The main reason is that he is one of those historical figures that has his place...
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Mar 2, 2008 8:25 pm
Joey Rao and Frank Amato were shot down in May, 1931, after the Castellammare War. Amato was killed,. There is mention somewhere of Rao being shot, I think...
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The July 29th 1931 new York Times references Rao being shot by Coppolla but you're right there was no report of the initial incident in their paper. ... of ......
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Mar 3, 2008 10:10 pm
The alleged 1930 shooting is also reported in a 1947 NYT story on Coppola. The really odd thing is that it's not even listed on his arrest record. I did try...
likewise.. great minds think alike and all. It could be he was suspected but never brought in because Rao refused to identify or file a complaint (The NY times...
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Mar 5, 2008 12:15 pm
Or the account saying it happened in 1930 was wrong ... This's the trouble with accounts that are unverified....
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Mar 6, 2008 10:35 pm
A new website for those of you interested in organized crime, expecialy in NYC: http://east-village.com/gangs Gangster Time Line, Interactive Map, Profiles,...
After the Camorra leaders were removed, did Frankie Uale and/or Salvatore D'Aquila have shared/total control over the Brooklyn docks? I've read conflicting...
lol, Wikipedia.. really? Avoid wikipedia.. I think the problem is that you're thinking of "the docks" as one entity. There were various "docks" and various...
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Mar 10, 2008 1:21 pm
The Camorra never had any control whatsoever over the waterfront. Where did you get that crap from? Yale and D'Aquila - no evidence, either, that they...
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Mar 10, 2008 1:21 pm
Any some parts of the waterfront were not controlled by the mob....
I see Wikipedia needs a good editor for the Mafia entries. I hope the new book on the New York Mafia will clarify all the errors online. ... over ... ...
I'm not sure that "control" is the best word to use here. It seems to imply a sort of active supervision that to underworld types would be too much like real...
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Timing might be a problem. At the time of Maranzano's death, the New York Times reported that he had only been in the country for four years. (I have concerns...
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Mar 10, 2008 11:09 pm
If you read my 2006 article, it briefly goes into all this. The Maranzano family without Salvatore are seen entering NY docks in October 1923. Salvatore was...
I noticed that gangrule.com was advertising your book now, Dave. Is it still being released in August and has the price come down? I vaguely remember it...
Ok, being I'm slow... 1) Did the Camorra have any dealings/issues with D'Aquila being the Camorra did go after the Terranovas, much to D'Aquila's pleasure, I ...
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Mar 16, 2008 1:06 am
I'm not clear why this Camorra thing and the docks keeps coming up. Hope they didn't get their information from David Chandler, one of the most unreliable...
I'd say the Camorra was not as active in the docks as well, but I'd also point out that Navy street is pretty much "the docks" as many men worked as stevedores...
Thanks ukthesis! I'm not sure about where I picked up the docks, but it did seem plausible for the Camorra/D'Aquila vs. Morellos situation. T. ... the ... the...
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Mar 17, 2008 1:11 pm
Many of the books about the early years are unreliable. Honestly, I wouldn't take them that seriously. What can be proven or reasonably inferred from the...
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Mar 17, 2008 1:12 pm
I went through the trial transcripts and other materials, and from recollection only one worked (part time) on the docks. There was nothing else to links...
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Mar 17, 2008 1:12 pm
The other thing. I went through all the enterprises these guys in Brooklyn were involved in, and the docks wasn't there. Moreover, if you look at a map of...
Per this website, its states the above underworld figure worked for the Camorra & D'Aquila in Brooklyn. Its also states he started working on establishing a...
