THE BLACK HAND FORUM

There is a James Lucchese who has shown up on at least one FBI list in addition to Joseph Lucchese but no idea which source ID'd him as a member. The 1980s NYPD photo chart has a second guy with the surname Lucchese who isn't Joseph Lucchese (he's already listed and this guy has a different photo) -- could be James Lucchese as well. Never been able to find out who he is or what his relation may have been, or if he was even a member.

On the subject of the Lucchese family being secretive, Lucchese CI Carmine Taglialatella said after he was inducted he learned that the Lucchese family was secretive about its membership and avoided introducing new members to other families. Louis LaRasso was recorded saying the same thing about the DeCavalcante family. Looking at how little was and is known about the Luccheses, seems like there could be truth to it. Al D'Arco had never heard of Paolo D'Anna until he became a captain -- sure D'Anna was ancient, but with how close-knit the Vario crew was you'd think at some point someone would have mentioned an old timer in their crew who had been a member in Pueblo and Sicily, but maybe there was no reason to mention him until D'Arco became responsible for him as the new captain.

Makes you wonder what other low-key Lucchese old timers may have been around in the years before we had high-level CWs. They were a small family (by NYC standards), so there likely weren't a ton of members off the radar but we don't have nearly the amount of info on them that we have for the Colombos during the same periods.

[quote="Chris Christie" post_id=156100 time=1592064188 user_id=69]
Special thanks to [b]LCNBios[/b] for compiling the chart.

To [b]LCNBios[/b] and [b]givememysocks [/b]for photos.

And to [b]Cheech [/b]for compiling everything.

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Amazing work my friend! Ottimo Lavoro

Seems like Fat Pete had one of the best crews . The solders under him in the crew are some heavy hitters and money guys.

This is amazing guys

Great list Chin. Helps clears up some things.


Pogo

Also forgot:

10 March 2013 - John Praino

I found the list of deaths I have from the 1980s to present day. This is made up of records from obituaries, Pennsylvania Crime Commission reports, BOP records and FBI dead lists.

01 January 1980 – James Gatto (from FBI dead list, unsure if accurate)
01 January 1980 – Joseph Ida (from FBI dead list, unsure if accurate)
01 January 1980 – Federico Lagana (from FBI dead list, unsure if accurate)
21 Mar 1980 – Angelo Bruno (murdered)
17 April 1980 – Antonio Caponigro (murdered)
17 April 1980 – Alfred Salerno (murdered)
15 July 1980 – Pasquale Massi (from FBI dead list)
18 September 1980 – John Simone (murdered)
29 October 1980 – Frank Sindone (murdered)
15 March 1981 – Philip Testa (murdered)
03 June 1981 – Robert Lumio
07 January 1982 – Frank Narducci (murdered)
22 February 1982 – Dominick DeVito (murdered)
13 May 1982 – Frank Monte (murdered)
29 April 1983 – Pasquale Spirito (murdered)
01 May 1983 – Leonard Nicoletti
25 May 1983 – Rocco Scafidi
18 September 1983 – Anthony Veniero
11 October 1983 – Peter Casella
14 September 1984 – Salvatore Testa (murdered)
24 January 1985 – Carl Ippolito
12 June 1985 – Edward Caminiti
05 July 1985 – Joseph Scafidi
25 January 1988 – John Cappello
14 February 1989 – Nicholas Piccolo
25 June 1989 – Alfred Iezzi
25 October 1989 – Frank Martucci (if a member)
04 August 1990 – Pasquale Martirano
14 August 1990 – Frank Nicoletti
02 October 1990 – Samuel Scafidi
01 December 1991 – Joseph Lanciano
28 January 1992 – Joseph Bellina
29 January 1992 – Felix Bocchino (murdered)
28 June 1992 – Salvatore Passalaqua
09 July 1992 – Peter Maggio
16 February 1993 – John Grande
27 February 1993 – Antonio Pollina
01 April 1993 – Joseph Piccolo
08 April 1993 – Fulvio Capozzi
10 April 1993 – Joseph Scalleat
05 August 1993 – Michael Ciancaglini (murdered)
14 November 1993 – Albert Pontani
15 July 1994 – Anthony Attanasio
19 November 1994 – Charles Ignazio Costello
19 November 1994 – Joseph James Costello (from FBI dead list, unsure if accurate)
15 March 1995 – Nicholas Virgilio
07 April 1995 – Anthony Casella
16 December 1995 – Michael Piccolo
12 May 1996 – Frank Palermo (if a member)
14 June 1996 – Nicholas Cifelli
07 December 1996 – Joseph Sodano (murdered)
12 March 1999 – Raymond Esposito
27 May 1999 – Dominick Dinorscio
26 October 1999 – Ronald Turchi (murdered)
15 November 1999 – Santo Romeo
19 June 2000 – Harry Riccobene
19 July 2001 – Michael Ricciardi
12 August 2001 – Anthony Ferrante
05 February 2002 – Raymond Martorano (murdered)
21 September 2003 – Ralph Napoli
03 April 2004 – Joseph Curro
30 August 2004 – Anthony Piccolo
03 August 2005 – Santo Idone
16 August 2006 – Alphonse Marconi
04 April 2007 – Gerardo Fusella
29 November 2007 – Michael Virgilio (if a member)
10 February 2009 – Guerino Marconi
30 December 2011 – Anthony Pungitore Sr*
22 October 2012 – Salvatore Merlino
12 April 2014 – Mario Maggio
15 April 2014 – Francis Iannarella Sr
03 October 2015 – Ralph Staino
14 January 2017 – Nicodemo Scarfo
20 September 2018 – Salvatore Sparacio
20 February 2019 – Vincent Pagano
10 October 2019 – Frank Narducci Jr
05 June 2020 – Charles Iannece

*I found two obituaries for Pungitore, one from 2011 and another from 2013:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-pungitore-blond-babe&pid=155303670&fhid=4351
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/inquirer/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-joseph-pungitore&pid=167550765&fhid=4351

Some deaths I am missing official records for:

Joseph Costello (born 18 August 1932)
Frank Gambino (born 1932)
John Girgenti (born 14 July 1932)
Dominick LePore
Orlando Pupo
Frank Ricci
Antonio Sciglitano (born 1926/1927)
Frank Zirpoli (born 1907/1908, listed as alive in the 1989 Pennsylvania Crime Commission report)

[quote=IrishDave post_id=156190 time=1592094634 user_id=6284]
Joseph Lucchese? He's listed as a soldier on the chart. Any info on him?
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Tommy Lucchese's younger brother. He was a Capo in the 1960s and 70s. His crew was eventually taken over by Steve Crea.


Pogo

Joseph Lucchese? He's listed as a soldier on the chart. Any info on him?

I've got a list somewhere of Philly deaths in the 80s and 90s that I compiled from Pennsylvania Crime Commission Reports and FBI dead lists. I'll try to find it

Excellent work once again guys.

Here you go. It is by no means complete. I also have list of the members during the 1960s. A lot of them would have died during the 1970s (all before 1998) but not all of them are listed here. I could also post that list if you want it.


Before 1998:
?-Frank Altadonna/Frank Alongo
Anthony "Slicker/Duke" Attanasio (1992/3)
John "Nazone" Avena (1936) (Killed)
Francesco “Cheech” Barrale (1950s)
Carmine Battaglia
Joseph "Joe Happy" Bellina (1992)
Felix "Little Felix" Bocchino (1992) (Killed)
Angelo “The Docile Don” Bruno (1980) (Killed)
Joseph Bruno (1946)
Antonino “Nino” Calio (1960)
Michael “Ponzi” Cammarota (1963)
Edward Caminiti (1985)
Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro (1980) (Killed)
Fulvio “Anthony/Tony” Capozzi (1993)
Giovanni Cappello Sr. (1952)
John "Johnny" Cappello (1988)
Anthony “Chippo” Carfagno (1940) (Killed)
Anthony Casella (1995)
Peter “Petey” Casella (1983)
Giorgio Catania (1928) (Killed)
Vincent Catania
Michael "Mikey Chang" Ciancaglini (1993) (Killed)
Charles "Pinky" Costello (1994)
Albert "Little Albie" DeMarco (Early 1960s)
Ignazio "Natz" DeNaro (1970)
Michael “Mickey Diamond” DeVito (1982) (Killed)
Felix "Skinny Razor" DiTullio (1966)
Alfred "Freddie Redshirt" Felice (1979)
Dominick Festa (1959)
Vincent Fusci (1973)
Leonard Galante (1978)
Joseph Garro (1976)
James Gatto (1978)
Vito Genna (1978)
Joseph Girgenti (1970)
Emanuel Gottobrio (1956) (Killed)
John “Coo Coo” Grande (1993)
Francesco Greco (1968)
Joseph Ida (1970s)
Alfred “Freddie” Iezzi (1989)
Carl "Pappy" Ippolito (1985)
Federico “Sparky” Lagana (1976)
Joseph Lagana (1975)
Joseph Lanciano (1992)
Dominick LePore (1983)
Robert "Bobby" Lumio (1981)
Joseph Maggio
Peter Maggio (1992)
Pasquale "Patty Specs" Martirano (1990)
?-Frank Martucci (1989)
Pasquale “Patsy” Massi (1986)
Frank Monte (1982) (Killed)
Michael Morrone (1975)
Frank “Chickie” Narducci (1982) (Killed)
Frank Nicoletti (1989)
Dominick “Big Dominick” Olivetto
Frank Palermo (1987)
Salvatore “Sam Passala/Blizzard” Passalacqua (1992)
Biagio Passanante (1946)
Anthony "King Kong" Perella (1960)
Joseph “Joe Buck” Piccolo (1993)
Michael “Mike Buck” Piccolo (1995)
Nicholas "Nicky Buck" Piccolo (1989)
Dimetri Pinestri
Antonio “Mr. Miggs” Pollina (1993)
Albert "Reds" Pontani (1990s)
Giuseppe Perugino (1949)
Marco Reginelli (1956)
Frank Ricci (1985)
Michele Romeo (1967)
Saverio “Samul/Butterfingers” Romeo (1958)
Guiseppe "Joe the Boss" Rugnetta (1977)
Giuseppe Sabato
Salvatore “Don Turridu” Sabella
Alfred ‘Freddy” Salerno (1980) (Kiled)
Gaetano "Big Tom" Scafidi (1952/8)
Joseph Scafidi (1985)
Rocco Scafidi (1983)
Samuel Scafidi (1990)
John "Johnny Keys" Simone (1980) (Killed)
Frank Sindone (1980) (Killed)
Joseph “The Nodder” Sodano (1996) (Killed)
Pasquale "Pat the Cat" Spirito (1983) (Killed)
Philip “The Chicken Man” Testa (1981) (Killed)
Salvatore Testa (1950)
Salvatore “Salvy” Testa (1984) (Killed)
Vincenzo Turco (1979)
Nicholas "Nicky the Blade" Virgilio (1995)
Frank Zirpoli (1985)

[quote="Pogo The Clown" post_id=156127 time=1592074383 user_id=53]
[quote="Chris Christie" post_id=156124 time=1592073733 user_id=69]
Did you ever make a list of members' deaths' per family by year? If we had that information as well as membership estimates I could compile some graphs showcasing spikes in death. I kinda need to do it because I'm confident I'd find a national downward slope between 1970 to 1980. And then murders and natural deaths I'd have to separate. Could be useful information.

(Not trying to give you more shit to do. :D )
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Not by specific years but I do have lists of members who died before 1998 with their year of death. Though it is by no means as extensive as the post 1998 lists. I can post them up if you want.


Pogo
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Could I try a test run with one group and see how it goes. Philadelphia's smaller, convenient, plenty of info. How about that?

[quote="Chris Christie" post_id=156124 time=1592073733 user_id=69]
Did you ever make a list of members' deaths' per family by year? If we had that information as well as membership estimates I could compile some graphs showcasing spikes in death. I kinda need to do it because I'm confident I'd find a national downward slope between 1970 to 1980. And then murders and natural deaths I'd have to separate. Could be useful information.

(Not trying to give you more shit to do. :D )
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Not by specific years but I do have lists of members who died before 1998 with their year of death. Though it is by no means as extensive as the post 1998 lists. I can post them up if you want.


Pogo

[quote="Pogo The Clown" post_id=156123 time=1592073325 user_id=53]
[quote=Tonyd621 post_id=156121 time=1592072960 user_id=6287]
Who is left on the streets, still active, not in prison, currently?
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Here you go. 8-)


http://theblackhand.club/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=33


BTW great work as always CC.


Pogo
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You too. We both posted your list at the same time and looking it over, I find the "members who died since 1998" interesting. The data you deal in is amazing.

Did you ever make a list of members' deaths' per family by year? If we had that information as well as membership estimates I could compile some graphs showcasing spikes in death. I kinda need to do it because I'm confident I'd find a national downward slope between 1970 to 1980. And then murders and natural deaths I'd have to separate. Could be useful information.

(Not trying to give you more shit to do. :D )