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cavita wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 10:12 am

PolackTony wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 9:59 am

cavita wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 7:59 am

Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:59 am The brutal 1994 murder of zip Giuseppe Vicari has always fascinated me. He was beaten & shot inside his cafe on the west side of the city. I have no idea on the background

Apparently he had been arrested the year before on gambling charges and also had poker machines in his basement. Maybe he wasn't cutting the proper people in on the street tax? Where was he from originally?

I believe that he was from Altavilla Milicia.

I’ve discussed him a bit before on an another thread. At the time of his death, owner of La Casa del Caffe, at Harlem and Balmoral on the Far NW Side. I doubt very much myself that he was killed like that over money. Most likely, he was either talking, or someone at least thought he was. He was busted in 1992 as part of the “Operation Espresso” raids on gambling operations in suburban Italian-owned cafes and social clubs, along with guys like Pietro LaBalestra, Ottavio Volpe, Tomasso Lappo, Carlo Fucarino, and Calogero Pedone, all of whom operated establishments with gambling machines. These guys were a mix of Siciliani and Baresi (LaBalestra, Lappo, and Volpe are Baresi, while Pedone was from Marsala [d. 1995, natural causes] and Fucarino was from Bagheria [d. 2009]. Good chance IMO that Vicari’s murder was related to the fallout over those raids. Obviously, the murder was never solved and investigators never released any suspected motives to the public.

Interesting. There are some Pedone people living in the Rockford area that hail from Marsala/Petrosino

PolackTony wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 9:59 am

cavita wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 7:59 am

Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:59 am The brutal 1994 murder of zip Giuseppe Vicari has always fascinated me. He was beaten & shot inside his cafe on the west side of the city. I have no idea on the background

Apparently he had been arrested the year before on gambling charges and also had poker machines in his basement. Maybe he wasn't cutting the proper people in on the street tax? Where was he from originally?

I believe that he was from Altavilla Milicia.

I’ve discussed him a bit before on an another thread. At the time of his death, owner of La Casa del Caffe, at Harlem and Balmoral on the Far NW Side. I doubt very much myself that he was killed like that over money. Most likely, he was either talking, or someone at least thought he was. He was busted in 1992 as part of the “Operation Espresso” raids on gambling operations in suburban Italian-owned cafes and social clubs, along with guys like Pietro LaBalestra, Ottavio Volpe, Tomasso Lappo, Carlo Fucarino, and Calogero Pedone, all of whom operated establishments with gambling machines. These guys were a mix of Siciliani and Baresi (LaBalestra, Lappo, and Volpe are Baresi, while Pedone was from Marsala [d. 1995, natural causes] and Fucarino was from Bagheria [d. 2009]. Good chance IMO that Vicari’s murder was related to the fallout over those raids. Obviously, the murder was never solved and investigators never released any suspected motives to the public.

cavita wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 7:59 am

Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:59 am The brutal 1994 murder of zip Giuseppe Vicari has always fascinated me. He was beaten & shot inside his cafe on the west side of the city. I have no idea on the background

Apparently he had been arrested the year before on gambling charges and also had poker machines in his basement. Maybe he wasn't cutting the proper people in on the street tax? Where was he from originally?

cavita wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 7:59 am

Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:59 am The brutal 1994 murder of zip Giuseppe Vicari has always fascinated me. He was beaten & shot inside his cafe on the west side of the city. I have no idea on the background

Apparently he had been arrested the year before on gambling charges and also had poker machines in his basement. Maybe he wasn't cutting the proper people in on the street tax? Where was he from originally?

Camo wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 4:35 pm Since we're talking about giving credit here i better get some for RapeStreet

Camo wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 4:35 pm Since we're talking about giving credit here i better get some for RapeStreet

Aunt+Baby wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:59 am The brutal 1994 murder of zip Giuseppe Vicari has always fascinated me. He was beaten & shot inside his cafe on the west side of the city. I have no idea on the background

RushStreet wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 10:33 am The photo of Scianna I posted yesterday was also posted on a public facebook page by his restaurant! Sorry kids but it is what it is, not gonna black out anyones faces.

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 11:52 am

RushStreet wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 11:41 am

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 11:32 am

RushStreet wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 10:33 am The photo of Scianna I posted yesterday was also posted on a public facebook page by his restaurant! Sorry kids but it is what it is, not gonna black out anyones faces.

You are a poser copying and pasting information from other people and passing it off as your own. Not to mention a weirdo. Gangster Gallery is run by a guy who does actual research and indeed reaches out to family members. 90% of your posts just piss people off - not sure why you haven't been banned yet.

Well obviously I've ruffled your feathers pal. Sorry about that!

Not my issue. Gangster Gallery is a public page!

Maybe you can have a discussion with that guy in the future to cool it if you have a problem with others sharing what he posts publicly.

RapeStreet you didn't mention GangsterGallery in your post, you just copied and pasted and hoped we would congratulate you. Find a forum where you have some friends - this is not it.

RushStreet wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 12:51 pm LMAO its funny you say that, when you knew exactly where it came from without me mentioning the source. If my memory serves me right then that is a fact.

Look I do understand I have ruffled your feathers my little friend. BTW you can shine my shoes anytime as I like shiny shoes since you know I wear dress shoes every single day unless I'm working out then I will wear a pair of gym shoes if I'm lifting weights and going to the tanning salon.