THE BLACK HAND FORUM

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:56 pmMikey has zero chance of lasting 2 years. Palazzolos wagon is hitched to Mikeys. It's a matter of time for these two.

Exactly right. No chance for long term success for these two.

Mary Ferrell was a game charger and I can’t believe I hadn’t known about it. Thank you!

Nick Gentile wrote that c1928 Joe "the Boss" Masseria called in Al Capone after Chicago Mafia boss Tony Lombardo told him to stop paying tribute since he wasn't a member. In New York, Masseria made Capone a capodecina in his borgata and gave him the authority to make ten men. About forty ...

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:50 pm Mancuso = Uncle Jun.

Exactly. He’s getting the lightening rod treatment.

Pogo The Clown wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:08 pm Updated with some Genovese info.


Pogo

Absolutely love this blog! Keep up the great work.

Shellackhead wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 3:49 pm Effectively a life sentence

Exactly. He’s in for good.

Shellackhead wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:57 am Who was behind the murder of Eli Zeccardi?

I’ve done a lot of research on this. There are three prevailing theories: Funzi Tieri , the purple gang (east Harlem, possibly at the behest of Funzi) , The Westies (demanded 200K which was apparently paid but Zeccardi still disappeared.

MichaelGiovanni wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:01 pm Ronald "Foxy" Jerothe

Awesome! Thank you!

Hi all!

I just finished this book for the second time and don’t recall Sal ever staying the name of his best friend/heist partner “Fox” from the Bergen Crew. I did some quick research and didn’t turn anything up. Do we know his full name? Thanks!

jimmyb wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:25 am idk if Scott mentions in article but we're dropping this episode with Frank in a few days.

Where can I find this episode?!

His father Anthony Cantalupo started Cantalupo realty company which leader Joe Colombo would use as one of his headquarters. My question is does anyone know what became of Joey Cantalupo after he testified in the trials in the late 80s and early 90s? Is he still alive today? If not, When did he die?...

A few tips for those who use newspapers.com to find pictures and articles. This may also work for other newspapers type sites as well, but I never tested personally. It's much better to put the person's name in quotation marks before searching as it looks up names in that order and gives a more pre...

Shellackhead wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:14 pm & by other guys I mean more capable guys who were clipping people for Vic & Gas

Yeah there were some heavy hitters in that crew. I’d imagine based on stature and seniority Little Al was picked.

Who are the oldest mobsters? I remember in D’Arcos book he described after being made captain of Varios old crew he was driven to meet a solider that was well into his 90s. I don’t think D’Arco could remember his name but said he said that he couldn’t walk well but could still (he made the sign of ...

JeremyTheJew wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:30 pm What happened to THE MAFIA STATES OF AMERICA???

As someone who watched the whole thing…I didn’t learn nearly as much as I thought I would. Def not worth 40 bucks.