Hey guys, Jimmerz here! Hope everybodys been doing well. With the passing of Nicky Scarfo, it got me thinking about his son Marks failed suicide attempt. The common narrative (Which I believe was put forth by George Anastasia) was that after Nicky Srs. conviction, Mark was being teased relentlessly at school, which led to his attempt at taking his life.
However, according to Brigantine Police Officer Ralph Spina (Who grew up with Mark) in this article, Mark was the 'Salvie Testa' of the 3 Scarfo sons, and apparently 'Relished' his role of being son of the Boss, this kinda seems to at odds with the commonly accepted theory of what led to the attempt.
I suppose it's still possible, but it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't much more to this story. Thoughts? - Jimmerz
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news ... 6723d.html
"Brigantine police officers Lt. Jim Bennett and Ralph Spina have very different memories of the Scarfos and Leonetti from their days at Holy Spirit High School.
Everyone knew the Scarfo family was in the mob, but no one really talked about it, the men said.
“We used to always see them down at the underage club in Somers Point and at Soda’s, and then Memories in Margate. They would roll up with their entourage and everyone knew they were there,” Bennett said.
“Yeah, and the Scarfos, they got the girls. They swarmed them. But those were the guys with the cash and the clothes,” Spina said.
Bennett said it was the Miami Vice-era.
The youngest of three brothers, Mark Scarfo, and members of his entourage donned pastel and white clothing, slicked back hair and sunglasses.
“We called Mark, Don Johnson. We called them potato chippers. They were wannabes,” Spina said.
Bennett, 46, was four years younger than Nicodemo S. Scarfo — the middle Scarfo child.
“Nicky flew under the wire. Never fought. He was nothing, a nobody. Mark was the one who took his father’s name and ran with it,” Spina said.
While at Holy Spirit, Spina said he had multiple run-ins with Mark Scarfo that resulted in physical altercations. After one of those fights at school, Mark Scarfo called for backup.
“He called up his uncle, Crazy Phil and he came to school. He was waiting for me after school and he had a gun,” Spina said.
After an exchange in the parking lot, Spina escaped unscathed, but shaken up.
The anger still lingers.
If Spina could speak to Mark Scarfo now, he’d tell him to his face: “You’re a punk. You’re not your father. Your father was crazy and everyone feared him,” Spina said.
Mark Scarfo hanged himself in 1988 when he was 17 and was in a vegetative state before dying in 2014.
Brother Chris Scarfo sought to distance himself from the notoriety of the family name.
His brother Nicodemo S. Scarfo — the quiet one — survived an assassination attempt at a South Philadelphia Italian restaurant on Halloween in 1989, then age 24."
Hey guys, Jimmerz here! Hope everybodys been doing well. With the passing of Nicky Scarfo, it got me thinking about his son Marks failed suicide attempt. The common narrative (Which I believe was put forth by George Anastasia) was that after Nicky Srs. conviction, Mark was being teased relentlessly at school, which led to his attempt at taking his life.
However, according to Brigantine Police Officer Ralph Spina (Who grew up with Mark) in this article, Mark was the 'Salvie Testa' of the 3 Scarfo sons, and apparently 'Relished' his role of being son of the Boss, this kinda seems to at odds with the commonly accepted theory of what led to the attempt.
I suppose it's still possible, but it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't much more to this story. Thoughts? - Jimmerz
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/what-happened-to-the-scarfo-crime-family/article_2d6ce05e-3a2e-11e5-a9f2-9bc632e6723d.html
"Brigantine police officers Lt. Jim Bennett and Ralph Spina have very different memories of the Scarfos and Leonetti from their days at Holy Spirit High School.
Everyone knew the Scarfo family was in the mob, but no one really talked about it, the men said.
“We used to always see them down at the underage club in Somers Point and at Soda’s, and then Memories in Margate. They would roll up with their entourage and everyone knew they were there,” Bennett said.
“Yeah, and the Scarfos, they got the girls. They swarmed them. But those were the guys with the cash and the clothes,” Spina said.
Bennett said it was the Miami Vice-era.
The youngest of three brothers, Mark Scarfo, and members of his entourage donned pastel and white clothing, slicked back hair and sunglasses.
“We called Mark, Don Johnson. We called them potato chippers. They were wannabes,” Spina said.
Bennett, 46, was four years younger than Nicodemo S. Scarfo — the middle Scarfo child.
“Nicky flew under the wire. Never fought. He was nothing, a nobody. Mark was the one who took his father’s name and ran with it,” Spina said.
While at Holy Spirit, Spina said he had multiple run-ins with Mark Scarfo that resulted in physical altercations. After one of those fights at school, Mark Scarfo called for backup.
“He called up his uncle, Crazy Phil and he came to school. He was waiting for me after school and he had a gun,” Spina said.
After an exchange in the parking lot, Spina escaped unscathed, but shaken up.
The anger still lingers.
If Spina could speak to Mark Scarfo now, he’d tell him to his face: “You’re a punk. You’re not your father. Your father was crazy and everyone feared him,” Spina said.
Mark Scarfo hanged himself in 1988 when he was 17 and was in a vegetative state before dying in 2014.
Brother Chris Scarfo sought to distance himself from the notoriety of the family name.
His brother Nicodemo S. Scarfo — the quiet one — survived an assassination attempt at a South Philadelphia Italian restaurant on Halloween in 1989, then age 24."