THE BLACK HAND FORUM

We know Tommy came up in Staten Island in the 1960s under the D'Alessio Brothers. From the scant that is in his file, he seems to have been a really dangerous hot tempered guy. But !) Who was his official Capo once he got made in 1977? 2) When was he made Capo and who was in his crew? 3) What did hi...

When Albert Anastasia was killed in 1957, he was Anastasia’s Consigliere. Is it known when he was named such? Likewise, is it known approximately when Carlo became a Capo in the Family? A report I am reading says that when Mangano was killed in 1951, Philip Mangano went to Carlo and asked for his he...

So right the following FOIA’s I have out Files —- Stincone Michele Caiazzo Lombardozzi Castellano 1971-1985 Ralph Mosca Joe Piney Photos / mugshots (mainly mugshots in HQ) Paul Vario Paul Castellano Aniello Dellacroce Joe N. Gallo Sal Avarello Carlo Gambino John Gotti Nino Gaggi I have another secre...

Carlo Gambino - gotta give him a 5 Castellano - dead middle with a 2.5 - lots of pros and cons. Interesting new sitdown news makes it kinda look like he might of eventually cooperated - as well as what some say on the streets apparently To me hes absolutely would not have - different era. John Gott...

Carlo Gambino - gotta give him a 5 Castellano - dead middle with a 2.5 - lots of pros and cons. Interesting new sitdown news makes it kinda look like he might of eventually cooperated - as well as what some say on the streets apparently To me hes absolutely would not have - different era. John Gott...

Shellackhead wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:44 pm Depends on ratings is 1 the best or worst one?

Yeah, 1 worst, 5 best

Both past and present as leaders, administrators, etc. what would be your rating of each (say from a 1-5 scale or such, or a letter grade?) What would be your assessment of each’s reign?

What’s interesting about that Gallo quote is that it was from 1983. I feel like a lot of wiseguys and mob historians would still consider the early 80s to be a good time to be in the life. I wonder if he saw the writing on the wall or if he was like everyone else that’s 65+ and was going on a “kids...

Joe N. Gallo didnt seem to be ashamed, but rather jaded and disillusioned, about it toward the end of his life. “It’s all turning to shit” to Paul; and his candid comments to the Feds - he didn’t even bother to pretend he wasn’t a gangster. His son languishing in jail and him worried about him being...

good point wiseguy and new era. he just had that magnetism or leadership lol that made others gravitate towards him. Horrible human being though. I could never tell my brother not to plead out knowing it would cost him an extra 20 years in prison. Maybe that's why I'm not a mobster or "built l...

I am no Gotti fan - but John Gotti actually had a high IQ and you could tell he was intelligent from his letters from prison, if you read them one day. He was no dummy; simply just not educated. But likely of very high raw IQ. Don’t know as much about Peter, but people who knew Peter said he wasn’t...

Back on topic, I always suspected the whole Peter Gotti being a retarded patsy thing was overblown . Sure, he wasn't known as a Gangster's Gangster, and obviously was put into position by way of nepotism. But I doubt he was a total pussy or as dumb as people make him out to be. The Gottis in genera...

Interesting that he never got caught on tape. Obviously Pete became boss through nepotism…but how many other guys did? I feel like it’s a bit overblown. Couldn’t you the say the same thing for Castellano? He was obviously much more financially successful, but would he have definitely become boss wi...