Thats right, although some sources say that after Torellos death it was for Ferriola to take his place but he had some problems at the time and was allegedly pushed out by LaPietra who, as you already stated, becane the new rep for the South Side.PolackTony wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:57 pmThis makes a lot of sense. Alderisio attempts to muscle in on the Southside but is blocked by Alex and Pierce who apparently favored Buccieri? Then with Giancana out of town and Battaglia out, Alderisio and the Westside lose their ability to contest for the Southside. After Buccieri dies (and I suppose with Alex increasingly out in FL and tasked with admin responsibilities as senior advisor) LaPietra then becomes boss of the Southside.Villain wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:46 pmThats right but Alderisio never achieved that since he was swindled by Alex and Ralph Pierce, the real reps for the south side at the time. Once Giancana was out of the country and later Battaglia stepped foot in jail, Alderisio lost his protection but remained as top rep for the west side block. As a matter of fact, some sources say that during some specific situations, Alderisio sometimes acted as being subordinate to Alex....while on the other hand, the Buccieri crew managed to infiltrate the south side since the mid 60s when Alex invited them in. There was a meeting between Alex and Buccieri in New Mexico i think, where Alex asked Buccieri to help him out with the collections from around the Loop, Chinatown and the South Side and so Buccieri remained ....thats why LaPorte and the Chi Heights faction also had problems with the Buccieri group at the time....hence the absorption of their territory by the Cicero crew two decades later or during the mid 90s....SolarSolano wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:38 pm Was Buccieri really above Alderisio? I've read transcripts about Alderisio essentially taking over the south side from Buccieri following LaPorte's departure to California - that was the same transcript where Alderisio threatens Joe Ferriola who was representing Buccieri with "I'll tear you limb from limb..."
As for Alderisio, even if he received some interests on the south, still in 69 he was indicted and imprisoned the next year, and on top of that his successor Nicoletti didnt have any interests on the south at the time, meaning the Buccieris were probably already in