THE BLACK HAND FORUM

As a few of the recent topics I have researched have organically grown into into article-length posts, I've decided to create a blog to publish them and future stories of people and events of interest. To start with, I'm focusing mainly on the Pittston Family as they are one group that interest me h...

New post on Charles Consagra (https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2024/04/charles-consagra-bufalino.html?m=1) Great write-up from JD. I had almost completed writing a similar post on Consagra, for a substack I've recently created. Some extra details: -The Peter Licata tried for 1911 murder was a brother-i...

On 24rd April 1930 Gaetana E. Volpe married Charles J. Bufalino in Pittston. Gaetana was the eldest child of Boss (as of 1930) Santo Volpe. Charles was one of the many Bufalinos residing in Pittston; second cousin, once removed to member Charles Bufalino, and brother of attorney William ‘Bill’ Bufal...

Louis Campbell.jpg Two Possible "Lewis" Campbell articles. Pretty likely the CIO one is him 384293564_10161441327276757_2571379354157829160_n.jpg 380358990_10161440856451757_2620916153184225071_n.jpg Further info re Louis Campbell; this is the marriage application for his first marriage. ...

Louis Campbell.jpg Two Possible "Lewis" Campbell articles. Pretty likely the CIO one is him 384293564_10161441327276757_2571379354157829160_n.jpg 380358990_10161440856451757_2620916153184225071_n.jpg Further info re Louis Campbell; this is the marriage application for his first marriage. ...

EDIT:
A quick bit of research confirms that:
PH-623-C – Penn Vending company
PH 591-C – Maggio Cheese company - three separate offices

Does anyone have the DOB, DOD, or other records for Albie DeMarco? I've seen his name but didn't know he was in New Brunswick. We have an informant stating on July 16th 1962 that Albert De Marco had died. There is a newspaper obit from July 14th 1962 for an Alfred De Marco. He's from Highland Park,...

Prior to the wedding, Angelo Bruno and Peter Maggio (who according to informant PH 623-C, is the only individual from whom he accepts advice) discussed plans for the wedding and they agreed that most of the Philadelphia Family would be present at the wedding and would number approximately 75. After ...

Found this file on MF; information expanding on the initial post by Chin https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=132720#relPageId=1&search=%22philadelphia%22_and%20regime Numerous members gathered with Angelo Bruno for a holiday drink - December 22nd, 1962. The conversation reported was b...

Outstanding

Angelo J. 'Chester' Iaconi - 1919 - 2018. Named as a Worcester-based Patriarca Capodecina in 1968 and 1988.

Info on Genovese and Patriarca territories of Worcester.

There’s a small chart I put together here viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6539&p=179164&hili ... tt#p179164 of some of the mentioned connections. Hopefully more can be added.

Licata was also ID'd as a "member of the mafia" in San Cipirello in the 1930s. Zito's brothers and uncle Salamone were ID'd as mafia figures in San Giuseppe Jato during that era. That Salamone was the brother of Zito's mother- Lorenza Salamone. I think I knew this, but forgot. What was th...

- On the mid-1964 recording of the Milwaukee consiglio, they discuss how Tucson is a Bonanno decina rather than its own borgata and "Joe" (not Caminiti) compares it to a "La Rosa" who was once a remote capodecina under Milwaukee. There was a Tony LaRosa who was a meat wholesaler...