by coldshoulder » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:46 pm
Big question: If they were brothers, how come Ronnie's obituary does not list Orlando as a brother; nor does Orlando's obituary mention Ronnie as a brother, even though both reference the deceased Charlie as a brother...?
OK, so I only got one response to my question (thanks
Stroccos), and the thread has gotten a little sidetracked since. But no big deal.
I had assumed that there was obviously some kind of falling out between Ronnie and Orlie Carabbia at some point, which is why neither obit mentioned the other as a brother. But I was hoping for a bit more insight.
The only thing I can surmise is that if Licavoli and Lonardo tacitly gave their approval to Prato and Naples, as has been reported, to take out Charlie Crab if he continued to be a problem, then Orlie likely assumed that Ronnie (even though in prison) had enough power and could have perhaps intervened and stopped it. Question is would the Cleveland leaders even have bothered to get word to Ronnie that his brother Charlie was in danger? And if so, could Ronnie have been persuasive enough to insist that they back off?
And as I've speculated before, could it have been that Licavoli and Lonardo had much bigger and more important issues to take care of in their own backyard amidst the chaos that came after the Greene murder that they made a business decision to allow the elimination (Charlie Crab) of one of their lesser, but nagging problems?
As with any re-hash of LCN activities, especially those that date back some 40+ years, there's always going to be room for speculation and different interpretations, and I'll admit I'm guilty. I could be way off base. That's why I was seeking some further voices to paint the picture a little more clearer.
[quote][i]Big question: If they were brothers, how come Ronnie's obituary does not list Orlando as a brother; nor does Orlando's obituary mention Ronnie as a brother, even though both reference the deceased Charlie as a brother...?[/i][/quote]
OK, so I only got one response to my question (thanks [b]Stroccos[/b]), and the thread has gotten a little sidetracked since. But no big deal.
I had assumed that there was obviously some kind of falling out between Ronnie and Orlie Carabbia at some point, which is why neither obit mentioned the other as a brother. But I was hoping for a bit more insight.
The only thing I can surmise is that if Licavoli and Lonardo tacitly gave their approval to Prato and Naples, as has been reported, to take out Charlie Crab if he continued to be a problem, then Orlie likely assumed that Ronnie (even though in prison) had enough power and could have perhaps intervened and stopped it. Question is would the Cleveland leaders even have bothered to get word to Ronnie that his brother Charlie was in danger? And if so, could Ronnie have been persuasive enough to insist that they back off?
And as I've speculated before, could it have been that Licavoli and Lonardo had much bigger and more important issues to take care of in their own backyard amidst the chaos that came after the Greene murder that they made a business decision to allow the elimination (Charlie Crab) of one of their lesser, but nagging problems?
As with any re-hash of LCN activities, especially those that date back some 40+ years, there's always going to be room for speculation and different interpretations, and I'll admit I'm guilty. I could be way off base. That's why I was seeking some further voices to paint the picture a little more clearer.