by JoelTurner » Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:52 pm
B. wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:10 pm
Another name in the mix around that time is Terry Didato who according to Gentile was undermining Genovese and campaigning to become acting boss or boss himself before his murder. Don't know if Didato was a captain or influential soldier, but there may have been other acting admin positions open given everything was in flux, with not only Costello and Genovese but also Moretti, Didato, and "Gusae" all having stature at the upper rungs of the Family.
Dominick “Terry Burns” DiDato is a fascinating figure
In addition to a bid on narcotics charges; he was arrested with Abe Silverstein for helping Gerald Chapman(the first "Public Enemy Number One") break out of prison. He vanished after his cousin & BIL Dominick “Dick Terry” DiDato was killed in 1933, resurfacing in 1936.
However, the most interesting thing is what some papers said after his death: “
Luciano got his start with Burns”
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While there was a chance that the paper just made this up because Luciano had been in the news, it makes sense logistically:
- Burns was a Lower East Side dope guy with close ties to Jewish mobsters. That fits Luciano’s profile to a tee.
- If his family was connected, which was likely, he would have been in a prime position to recuit Luciano into the LCN. He even lived at 80 Stanton St, NYC, NY which was ~10 minutes away from Lucky’s home at 265 East 10th St, NYC, NY
- He had enough clout to try and make a power play. I don’t know what the timeline was exactly on Thomas “Tommy Palmer” Greco taking over Lucky’s crew; it’s possible that Burns could have been capo at the time
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Another name in the mix around that time is Terry Didato who according to Gentile was undermining Genovese and campaigning to become acting boss or boss himself before his murder. Don't know if Didato was a captain or influential soldier, but there may have been other acting admin positions open given everything was in flux, with not only Costello and Genovese but also Moretti, Didato, and "Gusae" all having stature at the upper rungs of the Family.
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Dominick “Terry Burns” DiDato is a fascinating figure
In addition to a bid on narcotics charges; he was arrested with Abe Silverstein for helping Gerald Chapman(the first "Public Enemy Number One") break out of prison. He vanished after his cousin & BIL Dominick “Dick Terry” DiDato was killed in 1933, resurfacing in 1936.
However, the most interesting thing is what some papers said after his death: “[b]Luciano got his start with Burns[/b]”
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While there was a chance that the paper just made this up because Luciano had been in the news, it makes sense logistically:
- Burns was a Lower East Side dope guy with close ties to Jewish mobsters. That fits Luciano’s profile to a tee.
- If his family was connected, which was likely, he would have been in a prime position to recuit Luciano into the LCN. He even lived at 80 Stanton St, NYC, NY which was ~10 minutes away from Lucky’s home at 265 East 10th St, NYC, NY
- He had enough clout to try and make a power play. I don’t know what the timeline was exactly on Thomas “Tommy Palmer” Greco taking over Lucky’s crew; it’s possible that Burns could have been capo at the time