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by coldshoulder
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Disappeared and Suspected Murders 1970-Present?
Replies: 25
Views: 4039

Re: Disappeared and Suspected Murders 1970-Present?

Two Youngstown area murders/disappearances in the early 80's: Charlie Carabbia and hit-man Joe DeRose, Jr., non-made men but both aligned with the Cleveland mob.
by coldshoulder
Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Actual made guys in Youngstown/Mahoning Valley
Replies: 59
Views: 1928

Re: Actual made guys in Youngstown/Mahoning Valley

Great stuff.

Is it possible that the "Tony Dallassandro" listed in Stroccos' chart under both Trumbull and Mahoning counties actually be Tony "The Dope" DelSanter...? Or was this, circa 1951, a little before his time?
by coldshoulder
Wed May 31, 2023 5:55 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: FOIA Photograph Information
Replies: 26
Views: 1013

Re: FOIA Photograph Information

Is there a specific style of pizza typical of Youngstown? Or does it vary from joint to joint? Brier Hill pizza is a Youngstown specialty, taking it's name from the neighborhood overlooking an early important steel mill: The neighborhood was the birthplace of "Brier Hill pizza", a home-st...
by coldshoulder
Tue May 30, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: FOIA Photograph Information
Replies: 26
Views: 1013

Re: FOIA Photograph Information

Is there a specific style of pizza typical of Youngstown? Or does it vary from joint to joint? Brier Hill pizza is a Youngstown specialty, taking it's name from the neighborhood overlooking an early important steel mill: The neighborhood was the birthplace of "Brier Hill pizza", a home-st...
by coldshoulder
Mon May 29, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: FOIA Photograph Information
Replies: 26
Views: 1013

Re: FOIA Photograph Information

Last time I had Sunrise pizza was about 5 years ago, and it was pretty good.

The Youngstown-Warren area has a bunch of great one-off pizza joints, I'd say my favorite's are Wedgewood Pizza (4 or 5 locations), and the Avalon Downtown. Plus plenty of others :P
by coldshoulder
Sat May 13, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Anyone met a wiseguy?
Replies: 114
Views: 6455

Re: Anyone met a wiseguy?

FriendofHenry wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 8:26 am Yeah, quite a few of the Pittsburgh Guys. In general I enjoyed the experience :D
And you'd have to agree that ...you... are wiser for it. :)
by coldshoulder
Tue May 02, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Pitt
Replies: 10
Views: 526

Re: Pitt

1. Don't know if you can edit or change the thread title, but you'd get more views if you did, say to: Pittsburgh: Steel City Mafia Book. 2. Don't think it's available on Kindle or any other e-book format. I purchased the softcover printed edition from Amazon, and I believe that was my only option. ...
by coldshoulder
Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Pittsburgh Members Roots/Ancestry
Replies: 32
Views: 702

Re: Pittsburgh Members Roots/Ancestry

Holy shit, JCB, that's some super impressive and exhaustingly extensive research work. Do you have any idea of how many hours (or days, weeks, months, years...) all that you posted here today took you?

Much respect and appreciation.
by coldshoulder
Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Most Influential Non-Made Members from each Family
Replies: 53
Views: 1808

Re: Most Influential Non-Made Members from each Family

Cleveland Mashie rockman Bill presser Jackie presser Babe Triscaro Validated by Tony Milano's FBI file which was recently posted by Antiliar , especially with regards to Triscaro. From that document, various informants, circa 1964 to 1968, claim Triscaro was "strategically placed" in his ...
by coldshoulder
Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio
Replies: 45
Views: 5159

Re: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio

Here's the testimony of Angelo Lonardo before the U.S. Senate in 1983: https://books.google.com/books?id=1xJqPHe8ez4C&pg=PA85&dq=%22angelo+lonardo%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0oJ2mrJj9AhUfPEQIHRYLBOAQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22angelo%20lonardo%2...
by coldshoulder
Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio
Replies: 45
Views: 5159

Re: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio

Are you sure that the Carabbia's controlled the Warren area for Cleveland and not Tony Desanter? Yes I knew that Tony "The Dope" DelSanter was Cleveland's guy in Warren for many years, and I should have pointed that out. But after DelSanter's death in 1977 thru about 1985 when the article...
by coldshoulder
Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio
Replies: 45
Views: 5159

Re: Angelo Lonardo Breaks Mafia in Ohio

Good stuff as always JCB. Thanks. One glaring error in the long Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper article in your first post referred to the Carabbia's as being from Warren; when in reality their homes and business were always in Struthers. They just controlled the Warren territory for their Clevela...
by coldshoulder
Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:21 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Crooked City Podcast: Youngstown, OH
Replies: 4
Views: 256

Re: Crooked City Podcast: Youngstown, OH

Related and inspired by the Youngstown Crooked City Podcast, "Youngstown Mob Talk" (YouTube) and the "Youngstown Mob" Facebook group are enjoying increasing popularity, as described in this article: https://businessjournaldaily.com/youngstown-mob-talk-will-take-center-stage-at-ro...
by coldshoulder
Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Youngstown's Amil Dinsio Laguna Nigel Bank Heist of President Nixon
Replies: 33
Views: 1069

Re: Youngstown's Amil Dinsio Laguna Nigel Bank Heist of President Nixon

Phil Christopher , whom Amil now regrets including as part of his Laguna Nigel "team", also wrote a book a few years back called "Superthief" . It's a bit meandering and not nearly as good as "Inside the Vault" but does touch on that big California score. My bad, Cleve...
by coldshoulder
Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:33 pm
Forum: MAFIA FORUM
Topic: Youngstown's Amil Dinsio Laguna Nigel Bank Heist of President Nixon
Replies: 33
Views: 1069

Re: Youngstown's Amil Dinsio Laguna Nigel Bank Heist of President Nixon

Just an FYI for other readers and posters, the linked article is from 2019. Dinsio's book, "Inside the Vault" is very good and I highly recommend it. There's also a handful of good YouTube clips about the burglary, just search "Amil Dinsio". Phil Christopher, whom Amil now regret...