THE BLACK HAND FORUM

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:41 am Gigi refers to Jackie Salemme as Jack the Ripper. Never heard him called that. He says he was a blood thirsty guy "who ordered up several murders with the indifference of a man ordering a cheeseburger at McDonalds." I was not aware of this reputation. Also mentions Jackie living in Southie on the same block of Stevie Flemmi and Connolly.

mike68 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:51 pm Bill Ierardi was acquitted in the Black Friars Massacre in 1978 but he most likely did it. He died in 2001.

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:18 am Waiting for the SB article on Gigi an "old school" "rising star" "making moves" "boss material" articles. I'm just playing...

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:30 am Gigi claims that Cono Frizzi Sr was an FBI informant who provided info to take him down. I don't think I've heard he was an informant before? He also lists other guys as informants I don't know much about- Bill Ieradi, Mark Eldridge, Gus LaFace. Can anyone provide info on these guys? Finally found some deep cut names and previously unknown information in the poorly written boring book. Hope it continues.

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 9:26 am Im halfway through the book and frankly I think it's terrible so far. Gigi has been tooting his own horn like crazy and there is so much time spent on the FBI, Bulger, Connolly, etc. Basically he is saying that the FBI instigated this 90s war, which may be true. I just think the book is not written well and Gigi is the toughest the baddest the smartest guy in every story, and most of the stories are boring and brief in my opinion. Maybe since he didn't rat and is back home he doesn't want to get too deep on stories, crimes, and names. Just my opinion others may like the book better.

davidf1989 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:36 pm

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:15 am His book is on amazon and can be read on the kindle app. It's free if you have kindle unlimited. I started it today. The first chapter is just some surface level info on the history of Boston ie The Puritans fleeing England, and brief info on the Irish gang wars. One of the pictures has the incorrect name. So far not impressed but to be fair it's just chapter 1.

Was Gigi a member of the Ferrara/ Russo faction and didn’t they lose the gang war as the Feds were backing the likes of Mark Rossetti?

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:15 am His book is on amazon and can be read on the kindle app. It's free if you have kindle unlimited. I started it today. The first chapter is just some surface level info on the history of Boston ie The Puritans fleeing England, and brief info on the Irish gang wars. One of the pictures has the incorrect name. So far not impressed but to be fair it's just chapter 1.

JakeTheSnake630 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:15 am His book is on amazon and can be read on the kindle app. It's free if you have kindle unlimited. I started it today. The first chapter is just some surface level info on the history of Boston ie The Puritans fleeing England, and brief info on the Irish gang wars. One of the pictures has the incorrect name. So far not impressed but to be fair it's just chapter 1.

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:18 am Waiting for the SB article on Gigi an "old school" "rising star" "making moves" "boss material" articles. I'm just playing...