THE BLACK HAND FORUM

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 7:36 pm

Grouchy Sinatra wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 9:44 pm Thanks. I'll look up their past posts to see if they have information about this. I like reading about the west coast members and their connections to the east coast families and Italy. Most of these west coast guys tried to get into legitimate business and pretty much let their families die off. I always wondered if it was just because they couldn't corrupt law enforcement in Cali.

Salvatore “Sal” Marino from Sharon, PA (located next to Youngstown, OH and about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh) was a long time capo for John LaRocca/Frank Amato. He ran all the gambling in that area and he owned the Sharon cheese company. He moved out to San Jose in the 1960’s with his family, his son was future San Jose Boss Angelo Marino. Angelo was married to the daughter of a made guy in Philly (can’t think of who off the top of my head). Sal Marino moved his cheese company and sold to Sargento for tens of millions. Dominick Anzalone was made in Pittsburgh, close business partner to Tony Ripepi. John LaRocca’s Cousins were Alphonse and Pasquale LaRocca, they ran LaRocca & Sons Fish Distributor at Fisherman’s Wharf, which is still running today. Steve Zoccoli was very close to Steubenville, OH longtime boss Vincenzo “Jimmy” Tripodi. Pittsburgh and San Jose were certainly closely intertwined.

The Greek wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:45 pm

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:55 am

The Greek wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 10:55 pm https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes ... -game.html

I have the complete trial transcripts from the Hillsville, PA Rocco Racco trial in 1907. It's fascinating.

Hey JCB. Do these happened to be posted anywhere? So many names in that article are very recognizable New Castle names.

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:55 am

The Greek wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 10:55 pm https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes ... -game.html

I have the complete trial transcripts from the Hillsville, PA Rocco Racco trial in 1907. It's fascinating.

willychichi wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:57 am

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:53 am A friend of mine wrote this series of articles on Canonsburg, PA, a hotbed for Black Hand activity in Washington County, PA (about 30 minutes South of Pittsburgh). It is an incredible story:

Pay or Die: A Black Hand Story

Chapter 1- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... df99a.html

Chapter 2- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... e2590.html

Chapter 3- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 63d96.html

Chapter 4- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 03327.html

Chapter 5- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 17ad4.html

Chapter 6- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 40273.html

Chapter 7- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 66846.html

The End.

Thanks for the links JCB

The Greek wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 10:55 pm https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes ... -game.html

willychichi wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:57 am

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:53 am A friend of mine wrote this series of articles on Canonsburg, PA, a hotbed for Black Hand activity in Washington County, PA (about 30 minutes South of Pittsburgh). It is an incredible story:

Pay or Die: A Black Hand Story

Chapter 1- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... df99a.html

Chapter 2- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... e2590.html

Chapter 3- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 63d96.html

Chapter 4- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 03327.html

Chapter 5- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 17ad4.html

Chapter 6- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 40273.html

Chapter 7- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 66846.html

The End.

Thanks for the links JCB

JCB1977 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:53 am A friend of mine wrote this series of articles on Canonsburg, PA, a hotbed for Black Hand activity in Washington County, PA (about 30 minutes South of Pittsburgh). It is an incredible story:

Pay or Die: A Black Hand Story

Chapter 1- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... df99a.html

Chapter 2- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... e2590.html

Chapter 3- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 63d96.html

Chapter 4- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 03327.html

Chapter 5- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 17ad4.html

Chapter 6- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 40273.html

Chapter 7- https://observer-reporter.com/series/pa ... 66846.html

The End.

Antiliar wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 10:10 pm

eboli wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 4:00 am Thanks for the links. I'm always amazed how cunning and vicious some of these old school extortionists were. I recently read a theory the infamous Axeman of New Orleans was most likely a former black hander too.

If you're talking about the show on the Travel Channel, "Mission Declassified," they got it wrong. They spent thousands of dollars to create a certain narrative and we told them it was wrong. So they clipped what we said.

eboli wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 4:00 am Thanks for the links. I'm always amazed how cunning and vicious some of these old school extortionists were. I recently read a theory the infamous Axeman of New Orleans was most likely a former black hander too.

Grouchy Sinatra wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 6:47 pm Great read JCB. Thanks. I remember something about Sargento cheese and the Bay Area mob. Wasn't there also a killing at that factory when the San Jose mobsters still owned it? Columbus Street in SF near Broadway still looks like a "Little Italy". Lots of Italian restaurants, pizzerias, bars etc right around that intersection. All of the street light posts have Italian flags on them. Amazing there's still a business named LaRocca on the wharf. Italians helped build that city. The Aliotos and the eldest Lanza actually started the wharf itself. Joe DiMaggio's from North Beach.