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In 1928, Benozla was involved in a failed hit alongside Meyer Lansky, Busgy Siegel, Samuel “Red” Levine, and an Elliott Muggins: https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/c535145b047a12b9e9efeed8f6167f23.jpeg —- Pretty big crowd, the most famous Jewish gangsters ever. I’m guessing ...

The post mentions one Andrew 'Benny the Old Man' Benzola as a member of the Harlem crew. This is probably who the "Joe Benzola" phonetic name is referring to. The FBI dead list carries a Andrew Joseph Benzola (1915 - 1984). There is some cofusion about this guy. He was definitely made but...

New bio Salvatore Mirabile (Bonanno Family) JD mentions three family ties to other LCN members. But a fourth one is equally interesting. The subjects son (John or Jack) married Davida Rava (b ca 1958) in the early 1990s. Davida Rava is the daughter (or possibly niece) of murdered Gambino heavyweigh...

mike68 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 6:21 pm This thread has gone sideways

Yep. I have deleted some posts in this thread. Proletarian187 said it best, let´s focus o the topic. Otherwise I will close it.

Very interesting and thanks for posting this. I am sure that the FBI listed Furnari as a skipper already in the early 1960s. Not impossible that he stepped down as skipper sometime later and made a skipper again in the 1970s, if that is the case. I haven’t seen anything which indicates that he was ...

Very interesting and thanks for posting this.

I am sure that the FBI listed Furnari as a skipper already in the early 1960s. Not impossible that he stepped down as skipper sometime later and made a skipper again in the 1970s, if that is the case.

Is it two weeks in a row now? I think last week's Gang Land has been posted. In any case, that you and others can read Capeci's Gang Land on here is thanks to fellow posters who shares it out of their kindness of their heart and is not a right you have just because you are a member of this forum. Th...

Does anyone have the exact date of death of Francesco Garofalo (Joe Bonanno's underboss)? It seems he died in 1968, but I'm trying to find out when I have been looking for the exact DOD but only found Feb, 1969. Frank Garofalo: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record Name: Frank Garofalo St...

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:26 am I guess his head was no longer in the game.


Pogo

He's usually a quite calm guy but this time he just lost his head.

https://youtu.be/vv1CbxlMaO8?si=GFnTKFjMDwgc49eA Skip to 8:00 to see. The footage is a little poor but better than nothing. The question mark on this post means that I could not exactly see the persons name This footage was recorded after the death of Paul Castellano From what I could see Vic Amuso...

My wife and I walked past it when we were on vacation in December of 2022. A nice cadillac pulled up in front and sat there for maybe a minute. Then a guy got out and just pulled on the clubs door to see if it was open, and it was, but then he walked back to his car and drove off quickly. It was ve...

Thanks for the response B.

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 5:13 pm August 22 1935- Vincenzo Troia and his group are gunned down by Leonard Cipolla, Bonanno member from Partinico.

Joel, Is this Leonard Cipolla the same guy as the early. reputed New Orleans Mafia boss? Has it been confirmed that Leonard Cipolla was an early Bonanno member?

Gene Borello.

Does anyone know what crew Bill Bonnano went into, when he was made? Thanks No direct information on that which is somewhat weird considering Bill Bonanno wrote a couple of books on his life. When he was made, he was basically based out in Arizona before moving back to NY. In one of his books, he d...