by Angelo Santino » Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:24 am
Antiliar wrote:St. Louis is probably one of the oldest Families but the info before the 1940s is very confused. Some people think there were separate Families operating in the 1920s, but I think it's more likely they were crews. I also don't have photos of most of them.
An early boss may have been Antonino Triolo. He appeared on a 1910 passenger manifest with Toto D'Aquila. He was born in 1860 and first arrived from Borgetto in 1906. Appears to have moved back to Italy.
What they have in Wikipedia for the bosses may be correct:
Boss (official and acting)[edit]
1912-1923 — Dominick Giambrone — fled; murdered, 1934.[10]
1923-1927 — Vito Giannola[2][11]
1927-1937 — Frank Agrusa[12] Born in Cinisi, Sicily, Italy.
1937-1943 — Thomas Buffa[13]
1943-1950 — Pasquale Miceli
1950 — Vincent Chiapetta[14]
1950-1960 — Anthony "Tony Lap" Lopiparo — was the son of a St. Louis mobster, he died in 1960.[3]
1960-1980 — Anthony "Tony G." Giordano — as boss he declared independence from the Kansas City family.[1] Imprisoned 1975-1977, he died on August 29, 1980 from cancer[3][15]
Acting 1975-1977 — Vincenzo "Jimmy" Giammanco — was Giordano's nephew[1]
1980-1982 — John "Johnny V." Vitale. — he died on June 5, 1982[3]
1982-1997 — Matthew "Mike" Trupiano, Jr. — was Giordano's nephew from Detroit; he died in 1997[1]
1997–2014 — Anthony "Nino" Parrino[4] died November 3, 2014.
Underboss[edit]
1912-1923 — Vito Giannola — became boss.
1923-1927 — Alfonse Palazzolo — murdered.
1927-1937 — Thomas Buffa — became boss.
1937-1943 — Pasquale Miceli — became boss.
1943-1950 — Vincent Chiapetta — became boss.
1950-1980 — John "Johnny V." Vitale — semi-retired from 1960, afterly became boss.
1980-2000s — Joseph "Uncle Joe" Cammarata — semi-retired, deceased in 2013.
2000s-present — Vincent "Vince" Giordano
Consigliere[edit]
1950-1960 — Ralph "Shorty" Caleca — semi-retired, deceased in 1988.
1960-1982 — Joseph Pisciotta — semi-retired, deceased in 2012.
1982-1997 — Anthony "Nino" Parrino — became boss.
1997–present — Giacomo "Jackie" Parrino
Chris wrote:Didn't Frank Coppola boss the group at point in the 30's or 40's? I seem to remember one St. Louis expert telling me this as well as another earlier boss being a Sansone, however his defendants threatened legal action if he ever ID'd him as such. I wish I was still in contact with this expert. He was a university professor and that is all I remember.
Here's Puparo's list on St Louis. Said researcher claims Puparo got most of his stuff from him but I'm not sure if he meant first hand or second, he did say that he shared some things online only to have it cirulated and distorted:
http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/b ... er-history
And Limey carries Coppola as a U/B.
And has a Sansone-Antonio listed from the 1930's: 1892-1968 USA 1930-60's Capo. The researcher I spoke with claims in either an FBI file or court case- I disremember which- there was a Sansone listed as boss after Coppola I believe.
http://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.c ... -1930.html
I came across one Napolitan Camorrista (connected very early on with Pellegrino Marano) who was arrested in 1895 in NYC, he was previously in St Louis. Were all these early groups in the 1920's- in St Louis Sicilian dominated? There were The Green Ones, Pillow Gang and the Russo Gang. They could have all been one group like you said. Also, in Mafia by Ed Reid I seem to recall a fictional chapter of the Giannola brothers in Sicily plotting their move to America, you remember that?
[quote="Antiliar"]St. Louis is probably one of the oldest Families but the info before the 1940s is very confused. Some people think there were separate Families operating in the 1920s, but I think it's more likely they were crews. I also don't have photos of most of them.
An early boss may have been Antonino Triolo. He appeared on a 1910 passenger manifest with Toto D'Aquila. He was born in 1860 and first arrived from Borgetto in 1906. Appears to have moved back to Italy.
What they have in Wikipedia for the bosses may be correct:
Boss (official and acting)[edit]
1912-1923 — Dominick Giambrone — fled; murdered, 1934.[10]
1923-1927 — Vito Giannola[2][11]
1927-1937 — Frank Agrusa[12] Born in Cinisi, Sicily, Italy.
1937-1943 — Thomas Buffa[13]
1943-1950 — Pasquale Miceli
1950 — Vincent Chiapetta[14]
1950-1960 — Anthony "Tony Lap" Lopiparo — was the son of a St. Louis mobster, he died in 1960.[3]
1960-1980 — Anthony "Tony G." Giordano — as boss he declared independence from the Kansas City family.[1] Imprisoned 1975-1977, he died on August 29, 1980 from cancer[3][15]
Acting 1975-1977 — Vincenzo "Jimmy" Giammanco — was Giordano's nephew[1]
1980-1982 — John "Johnny V." Vitale. — he died on June 5, 1982[3]
1982-1997 — Matthew "Mike" Trupiano, Jr. — was Giordano's nephew from Detroit; he died in 1997[1]
1997–2014 — Anthony "Nino" Parrino[4] died November 3, 2014.
Underboss[edit]
1912-1923 — Vito Giannola — became boss.
1923-1927 — Alfonse Palazzolo — murdered.
1927-1937 — Thomas Buffa — became boss.
1937-1943 — Pasquale Miceli — became boss.
1943-1950 — Vincent Chiapetta — became boss.
1950-1980 — John "Johnny V." Vitale — semi-retired from 1960, afterly became boss.
1980-2000s — Joseph "Uncle Joe" Cammarata — semi-retired, deceased in 2013.
2000s-present — Vincent "Vince" Giordano
Consigliere[edit]
1950-1960 — Ralph "Shorty" Caleca — semi-retired, deceased in 1988.
1960-1982 — Joseph Pisciotta — semi-retired, deceased in 2012.
1982-1997 — Anthony "Nino" Parrino — became boss.
1997–present — Giacomo "Jackie" Parrino
[/quote]
[quote="Chris"]Didn't Frank Coppola boss the group at point in the 30's or 40's? I seem to remember one St. Louis expert telling me this as well as another earlier boss being a Sansone, however his defendants threatened legal action if he ever ID'd him as such. I wish I was still in contact with this expert. He was a university professor and that is all I remember.
Here's Puparo's list on St Louis. Said researcher claims Puparo got most of his stuff from him but I'm not sure if he meant first hand or second, he did say that he shared some things online only to have it cirulated and distorted:
http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/st-louis-a-gangster-history
And Limey carries Coppola as a U/B.
And has a Sansone-Antonio listed from the 1930's: 1892-1968 USA 1930-60's Capo. The researcher I spoke with claims in either an FBI file or court case- I disremember which- there was a Sansone listed as boss after Coppola I believe.
http://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.com/2015/02/st-louis-family-membership-chart-1930.html[/quote]
I came across one Napolitan Camorrista (connected very early on with Pellegrino Marano) who was arrested in 1895 in NYC, he was previously in St Louis. Were all these early groups in the 1920's- in St Louis Sicilian dominated? There were The Green Ones, Pillow Gang and the Russo Gang. They could have all been one group like you said. Also, in Mafia by Ed Reid I seem to recall a fictional chapter of the Giannola brothers in Sicily plotting their move to America, you remember that?