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Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by JCB1977 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:45 am

The RC discussion has been posted...you could search the threads Adam. Welcome aboard

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by scott22 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:40 pm

When I was spending time with Tony Zerilli before he died in FLA, he kept waking up in the middle of the night yelling "Kelly, Kelly,"

His wife asked me who "Kelly" was. I asked Tony Z and he said "Kelly Mannerino, who else?"

SCOTT

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by FriendofHenry » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:51 pm

I can only tell you what I was told or heard in my conversations during my encounters with the Pittsburgh Family.
Never were there any Capital Crimes ever discussed or over-heard.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Adam » Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:18 am

Fair enough. FBI files say the Mannarinos(literally the brothers physically) strangled him for Detroit in 1957. Just curious.

Adam R.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by FriendofHenry » Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:09 am

I have no knowledge of any Detroit requested hit and any body left in Wheeling as a result of any such hit. Sorry 'bout that.
Maybe JCB with his research abilities can provide an answer?

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Adam » Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:59 am

FriendofHenry wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:20 am
Adam wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:34 am So when was Carabbia made? I'm sorry, I missed the earlier discussion. I appreciate all information. Henry, I don't think I've specifically asked you a question before, but if you ever get the chance I have a Wheeling question.

Adam R.
There's damn few of us that have interest in Cleveland? Pittsburgh/Youngstown LCN, so welcome aboard :)
As you may know I can and will only answer questions from my own personal experiences. Ask whatever and I'll see if I'm able to answer.
Thanks Henry. I'm a Detroit guy. FBI files say that the Detroit family asked Pittsburgh(Mannarinos) to kill Nick Miller in 1957. Which they did and I thought his body got left in Wheeling. But I've come across nothing linking Miller to Detroit. So I'm wondering if that was a Detroit hit request, and why? Or did it have nothing to do with Detroit and the FBI was wrong. That happens.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by FriendofHenry » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:20 am

Adam wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:34 am So when was Carabbia made? I'm sorry, I missed the earlier discussion. I appreciate all information. Henry, I don't think I've specifically asked you a question before, but if you ever get the chance I have a Wheeling question.

Adam R.
There's damn few of us that have interest in Cleveland? Pittsburgh/Youngstown LCN, so welcome aboard :)
As you may know I can and will only answer questions from my own personal experiences. Ask whatever and I'll see if I'm able to answer.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Pogo The Clown » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:44 am

If I remember right it was Licavoli who made him prison when they were on trial for the Greene murder.


Pogo

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Adam » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:34 am

So when was Carabbia made? I'm sorry, I missed the earlier discussion. I appreciate all information. Henry, I don't think I've specifically asked you a question before, but if you ever get the chance I have a Wheeling question.

Adam R.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by FriendofHenry » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:22 am

Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:32 pm
Adam wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:37 pm
Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:51 pm Fun fact: Two of the three confirmed made guys still alive were participants in either the Nardi (Russell Papalardo) or Greene bombings (Ronald Carabbia).
What verification do we have that Carabbia was made? I don't doubt it, but do we have information on when it was or any kind of details?
Apparently was given his button in prison by Angelo Lonardo's decree. This info comes from the poster jcb1977 here.
Ivan's correct. All of this has been previously discussed. Included in the conversation was that RC's family was taken care of while he did his time and kept his mouth shut. Rc has been out for a while and splits his time between Struthers and Florida where his son has several fireworks business. RC Jr. has done quite well.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Ivan » Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:05 pm

Papalardo drove the Nardi bomb car, IIRC. It's what made him eligible to get straightened out. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Adam » Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:40 pm

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Apparently was given his button in prison by Angelo Lonardo's decree. This info comes from the poster jcb1977 here.
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Lonardo okayed him to get made in prison? During the few months Lonardo was on the street and Licavoli was in prison or some other time? Even so wouldn't that be a Licavoli decision? Sorry, I realize it's not your information, but I'm curious. I've been very interested in what the Cleveland organization looked like post Scalish dying for a long time. In particular I've been intensely curious as to who the made members were in 1976 right after Scalish died and which ones were still active and which ones were retired and semi retired. But that's a side discussion.

I did not realize Papalardo was part of the Nardi hit. I've heard that possibly Montana, Cisternino, Bonariggo and maybe that Grecco guy that gets mentioned from time to time, but not Papalardo. Any more information on that?

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Ivan » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:32 pm

Adam wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:37 pm
Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:51 pm Fun fact: Two of the three confirmed made guys still alive were participants in either the Nardi (Russell Papalardo) or Greene bombings (Ronald Carabbia).
What verification do we have that Carabbia was made? I don't doubt it, but do we have information on when it was or any kind of details?
Apparently was given his button in prison by Angelo Lonardo's decree. This info comes from the poster jcb1977 here.

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Adam » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:37 pm

Ivan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:51 pm Fun fact: Two of the three confirmed made guys still alive were participants in either the Nardi (Russell Papalardo) or Greene bombings (Ronald Carabbia).
What verification do we have that Carabbia was made? I don't doubt it, but do we have information on when it was or any kind of details?

Re: Cleveland Car Bombings Nardi, Greene, Birns, etc.

by Ivan » Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:51 pm

Fun fact: Two of the three confirmed made guys still alive were participants in either the Nardi (Russell Papalardo) or Greene bombings (Ronald Carabbia).

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