THE BLACK HAND FORUM

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 6:35 pm

Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 7:52 am

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:38 am A good source of mine identified someone interesting in the photo with Bellavia and Tony Ducks: Anthony Pipito out of Milwaukee, who I am not familiar with but that's another interesting midwest connection. I also think Gerry Langella is in that photo.

Also I do hope Scalise gets that book written - hell a few of you guys could write that and help him put the pieces together. We should pitch him.

Is there a prison photo of the three? I have seen the attached photo with Pippito and Tony Ducks but none with Bellavia

The photo was shown during the Patreon - I would hope those begin circulating somewhere. Looks like same timeframe - do you know if this photo was in Springfield? I don't know which one Pippito is just that my source knew him from being out of Milwaukee. Kind of interesting milwaukee mob guys were even around prisons like this in the early 90s.

Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 7:52 am

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:38 am A good source of mine identified someone interesting in the photo with Bellavia and Tony Ducks: Anthony Pipito out of Milwaukee, who I am not familiar with but that's another interesting midwest connection. I also think Gerry Langella is in that photo.

Also I do hope Scalise gets that book written - hell a few of you guys could write that and help him put the pieces together. We should pitch him.

Is there a prison photo of the three? I have seen the attached photo with Pippito and Tony Ducks but none with Bellavia

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:38 am A good source of mine identified someone interesting in the photo with Bellavia and Tony Ducks: Anthony Pipito out of Milwaukee, who I am not familiar with but that's another interesting midwest connection. I also think Gerry Langella is in that photo.

Also I do hope Scalise gets that book written - hell a few of you guys could write that and help him put the pieces together. We should pitch him.

Snakes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:49 pm

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:43 pm

Snakes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:38 pm Yeah, the dart story was funny. They stole a dart gun from the zoo, ostensibly to use in crimes. They tested it on "hobos" but all it did was sent them running down the street with the dart stuck in them so they'd have to chase them down to get it back lol

I really think when Scalise said 'we are the last of the 42s' he's giving a nod to being the last of the 'Outfit' - or at least what it was - that's my view. He is really well-spoken and his remarks on Esposito and Capone were even interesting - bc you know some of this stuff is what he's heard from real guys, not read online like us.

He sounds like he knows the history, but it seems like a Wikipedia-level of history, if you know what I mean. Like how every Outfit guy in the Giancana-era was a 42

Snakes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 7:20 pm

funkster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 6:26 pm It's pretty incredible these guys getting together. Wonder if they have an actual connection or Merlino and co reached out simply because. Does it seem like they are familiar or just meeting?

Scalise seemed pretty comfortable around Merlino, but this guy was also a "technical advisor" for a film, so it's not surprising that he was a little more talkative than Bellavia. It wouldn't surprise me if Scalise had some media contacts from that time that he used to connect with Merlino but that's total speculation on my part. Bellavia did have a more dangerous aura about him that came out when he was talking about his case. Like, "I wouldn't want to owe this guy money 40 years ago" vibe.

funkster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 6:26 pm It's pretty incredible these guys getting together. Wonder if they have an actual connection or Merlino and co reached out simply because. Does it seem like they are familiar or just meeting?

funkster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 5:38 pm This might be worth a month's subscription. Is it his patreon?

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:43 pm

Snakes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:38 pm Yeah, the dart story was funny. They stole a dart gun from the zoo, ostensibly to use in crimes. They tested it on "hobos" but all it did was sent them running down the street with the dart stuck in them so they'd have to chase them down to get it back lol

I really think when Scalise said 'we are the last of the 42s' he's giving a nod to being the last of the 'Outfit' - or at least what it was - that's my view. He is really well-spoken and his remarks on Esposito and Capone were even interesting - bc you know some of this stuff is what he's heard from real guys, not read online like us.

Snakes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:38 pm Yeah, the dart story was funny. They stole a dart gun from the zoo, ostensibly to use in crimes. They tested it on "hobos" but all it did was sent them running down the street with the dart stuck in them so they'd have to chase them down to get it back lol