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Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by B. » Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:38 am

lennert wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:47 am Interestingly enough, the fellow who was arrested and convicted with Failla, Vincenzo Scampolino, was shot to death in an apparent gangland shooting in 1925. Scampolino was married to a Failla, probably related to Salvatore, but not a sister.
Interesting one of his associates was killed during the same general period. Hard to say if Failla died from complications from a wound or what based on the available info. Appreciate you digging in as always -- you're the master.

If I have the right Scamporlino he was from Sortino in Siracusa which is in the same general region as Licodia, pretty much a straight line to the east closer to the coast.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by funkster » Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:13 am

PolackTony wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:43 am Cause of death was given as endocarditis, an infection of the heart tissue. This is typically caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream due to things like surgery, injections, or another site of infection. It can also certainly come about as a consequence to a gunshot or stab wound. Therefore, this cause of death would not be *inconsistent with* Salvatore Failla having seven attacked, through (though not confirmatory, obviously, as the endocarditis could just as well come from a tooth infection or something).
Yeah, I would not be surprised. Scars was pretty clear and again, he’s been rock solid on his info. Even if he’s remotely hesitant on something he won’t pass it along, he was pretty clear on this. Fairly certain he also said the elder Failla was a wise guy or at least alluded to it. He often talks about the lineage with the Sicilian guys
And I’m pretty sure this was mentioned in the discussion.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by PolackTony » Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:43 am

Cause of death was given as endocarditis, an infection of the heart tissue. This is typically caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream due to things like surgery, injections, or another site of infection. It can also certainly come about as a consequence to a gunshot or stab wound. Therefore, this cause of death would not be *inconsistent with* Salvatore Failla having seven attacked, through (though not confirmatory, obviously, as the endocarditis could just as well come from a tooth infection or something).

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by lennert » Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:47 am

Interestingly enough, the fellow who was arrested and convicted with Failla, Vincenzo Scampolino, was shot to death in an apparent gangland shooting in 1925. Scampolino was married to a Failla, probably related to Salvatore, but not a sister.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by B. » Sun Mar 30, 2025 7:35 pm

That at least settles my speculation about his early death from the original post.

Still curious if the elder Failla was affiliated with the mafia. If so, his hometown origins would suggest it came about in America rather than tracing back to Catania.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by lennert » Sun Mar 30, 2025 2:34 pm

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Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by funkster » Sun Mar 30, 2025 1:33 pm

lennert wrote: ↑Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:46 am His death certificate lists chronic endocarditis as cause of death, a heart disease. So doesn’t seem to have been murdered.
Where did you find it? I can confirm the others that Scars said he was murdered, I generally trust his info.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by axx » Sun Mar 30, 2025 8:28 am

Murdered by Mother Nature.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by lennert » Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:46 am

His death certificate lists chronic endocarditis as cause of death, a heart disease. So doesn’t seem to have been murdered.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by Cheech » Sat Mar 29, 2025 6:59 pm

Correct. Mikey said his father was murdered

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by InCamelot » Sat Mar 29, 2025 2:56 pm

Mikey Scars stated in the March 15 2025 Patreon discussion titled "On Lilo Garafola, Jimmy Brown, Paul Castellano, & more" - that Jimmy Brown's father was killed.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by AlexfromSouth » Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:59 am

B. wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:10 am The Faillas were living in Manhattan when Salvatore died in the mid-1920s. Avarellos were still on the Lower East Side in 1920.
B. Do you have the adresses?

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by B. » Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:10 am

The Faillas were living in Manhattan when Salvatore died in the mid-1920s. Avarellos were still on the Lower East Side in 1920.

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by AlexfromSouth » Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:15 am

1940 census Jimmy brown was living on 16th ave in Bath beach, right on Bath ave, and Toddo was living on bay 16th st. Where do you have the Failla's and Avarello's living in Manhattan?

Re: Salvatore Failla? Jimmy Brown's background

by B. » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:39 pm

Nice find. So he was sent to Sing Sing for a robbery.

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