Bombs&Mobsters

[roydemeo]

June 30, 1978 - Augie Palmisano – Headstrong Brewtown mob capo that got into several heated and public verbal altercations with don Frank Balistrieri in the years preceding his passing, Palmisano, 49, was blown to pieces by a car bomb that detonated in the underground garage of his trendy apartment building on the morning of June 30, 1978. Balistrieri, who also suspected Palmisano of being an FBI informant.

Ray Ryan (1977) – Millionaire businessman, oil tycoon, gambling junkie and Chicago mob associate, Ryan was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Evansville, Indiana health club. Ryan had testified against Caifano in an extortion case and had tried to bribe his way out of a murder contract upon Caifano’s release from prison.

Joe Testa (1981) – The Chicago mob “money man” and wealthy builder and land developer was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Florida country club after he butted heads with Caifano over a business deal gone bad in which Caifano concluded that Testa owed him 2 million dollars. Testa continually resisted attempts by Caifano to collect, according to FBI records, even seeking a sitdown with Tony Accardo to no avail.

Yeah i forgot about Ryan.....you can also add the 1975 bombing of Louis Bombacino and also the 76 bombing of news reporter Don Bolles

The Don Bolles one gets a little weird. Not sure that one would fall in this category.

And I just realized that we haven't mentioned Kansas City and St Louis yet. That's a whole bunch.

I dont know much about kc and st Louis. Any infos on car bombing?

[cavita]

Maybe someone can help me with this one as I've come up empty-handed in my research but according to an FBI file it stated there was a used car dealer in Gary, Indiana who had formerly operated a nightclub in Calumet City, Illinois. This used car dealer had a bomb explode in his used car lot in January 1965. This bombing was said to be Chicago Outfit-related.

[Villain]

June 30, 1978 - Augie Palmisano – Headstrong Brewtown mob capo that got into several heated and public verbal altercations with don Frank Balistrieri in the years preceding his passing, Palmisano, 49, was blown to pieces by a car bomb that detonated in the underground garage of his trendy apartment building on the morning of June 30, 1978. Balistrieri, who also suspected Palmisano of being an FBI informant.

Ray Ryan (1977) – Millionaire businessman, oil tycoon, gambling junkie and Chicago mob associate, Ryan was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Evansville, Indiana health club. Ryan had testified against Caifano in an extortion case and had tried to bribe his way out of a murder contract upon Caifano’s release from prison.

Joe Testa (1981) – The Chicago mob “money man” and wealthy builder and land developer was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Florida country club after he butted heads with Caifano over a business deal gone bad in which Caifano concluded that Testa owed him 2 million dollars. Testa continually resisted attempts by Caifano to collect, according to FBI records, even seeking a sitdown with Tony Accardo to no avail.

Yeah i forgot about Ryan.....you can also add the 1975 bombing of Louis Bombacino and also the 76 bombing of news reporter Don Bolles

The Don Bolles one gets a little weird. Not sure that one would fall in this category.

You are right since he was a civilian...heres what I once wrote regarding the situation...

"Don Bolles was a Phoenix reporter who loved to write about the mob and to expose them. Bolles made an investigation about possible dog track skim money going to the mob which led to a spin-off as the “big story”. Bolles had a good sense of where the serious risks lay among the topics on which he was working. Bolles was a reporter for the Arizona Republic who was looking for proof of a Mafia silent partnership in the state’s greyhound racing industry.

So on June 2, 1976, a dynamite bomb was detonated by remote control beneath the car seat of Don Bolles’s Datsun sedan in a Phoenix hotel parking lot. He had gone there to meet a source named John Adamson, a local hoodlum who was suspected in setting him up. Bolles, in his last statement before lapsing into unconsciousness, he mentioned the words Mafia…Adamson and Emprise. Emprise Corp. was a Buffalo, N.Y. company. Bolles lived 11 more days, finally dying on June 13, 1976, following amputation of both legs and one arm.

Bolles had the power to uncover much of Arizona's underworld figures, or big businessmen involved with people in organized crime. The Bolles murder virtually halted some of the organized crime activities in the Valley for two or three years.

Theres a story that Bolles had a growing awareness of the land fraud skim, which was operated by Ned Warren. John Harvey Adamson, who was one of the hitman in the Bolles murder, said that he was hired by Phoenix contractor Max Dunlap and that James Robison, a Chandler plumber, detonated the bomb. They acted on the orders of Kemper Marley, a Phoenix rancher and liquor magnate. Bolles had written stories about Marley said to have forced Marley to resign from the State Racing Commission.

There’s also another side of this story.

Years later after Roy Romano became an informant, he said that the guys who really carried out the hit were in fact people that worked for or were hired by Outfit member Joe”Buddy” Tocco. John Harvey Adamson, William Rocco D'Ambrosio and Frank Mossuto were the guys who planted the bomb and by that time they all worked for Romano, who in turn served Tocco. He also said that the killing was a mistake. The dynamite bomb was planned to explode before Bolles got into his car and telephone him later with a message to stop writing about mob activities in Phoenix.

The real truth is that the investigation into Bolles' death was horribly botched and police records were destroyed or permanently misplaced."

In addition, Bolles murder occurred during a series of other hits which occurred at the time, including the ones on Ed Lazar and Tony Serra, with the first one being shot to death and latter one was found dead in his jail cell. As I already stated in some of my previous posts in a different thread, in January 1976, there was a mob meeting which was held in Sierra Vista, Arizona; regarding the scheme from the greyhound racing.

For me personally, the most suspicious death in that same case was the "accidental" 1973 plane crash of businessman Leonard Hoffman, who right before his death, was allegedly going to testify about the whole scheme if he didn’t get the proper amount of cash for his actions.

[roydemeo]

Thanks Motorfab,Villain

Mobsters killed by bombs.

November 4, 1955 -The Chicago-born Jewish mob enforcer that became a government witness in the 1940s and testified against several Windy City major mafia figures , including then-boss Frank (The Enforcer) Nitti, in a 1943 trial for shaking down Hollywood movie studios, Bioff was blown up in a car bomb attached to his pickup truck on November 4, 1955, while living in Phoenix under an assumed name. Bioff’s whereabouts were divulged to those seeking revenge for his betrayal after he began working for West Coast gambling and casino czar Gus Greenbaum, the New York and Chicago mafia’s man in Las Vegas for most of the 1950s, using the alias “Willie Nelson.”

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

July 17, 1961 - James V. "Vince" DeNiro

July 1, 1962 - William “Billy” Naples

November 23, 1962 - Charles Cavallaro

April 26, 1963 - Cesare Manzella,the Cinisi boss was blown to pieces by a car bomb.

1971 – Detroit mafia associate and trucking executive Joe Bozied is blown up in a car bomb.

October 31, 1971 – Art Snepeger, Danny Greene’s gopher and overall right-hand man, is blown up by a car bomb he was attempting to place on a rival’s vehicle

March 29, 1975 - Shondor Birns,cleveland mafia associate shylock killed on Danny Greene's order.

October 6, 1975 - Louis (Louie the Baker) Bombacino – A Chicago mobster that testified against a slew of Outfit administrators, including capos and eventual Outfit bosses Jack (Jackie the Lackey) Cerone and Joseph (Joe Nick) Ferriola as well as his gangland mentor Frank (Frankie the Knife) Aurelli, before relocating to Tempe, Arizona via the Witness Protection Program, Bombacino was killed by a car bomb as he pulled out of his driveway on the morning of October 6, 1975. At the time of his flipping, Louie the Baker, sponsored for membership into the mafia by Aurelli in a 1958 ceremony in Illinois, was considered one of the most significant underworld turncoats in the FBI’s war against the mob.

May 17, 1977 – Aspiring Buckeye State mafia overlord and labor union boss John Nardi is killed in a car bomb outside his labor union hall.

October 6, 1977 – Cagey Cleveland Irish mob boss Danny (The Irishman) Greene is killed in a car bomb in the parking lot of a suburban Lyndhurst, Ohio dentist’s office.

October 18, 1977 - Ray Ryan– Millionaire businessman, oil tycoon, gambling junkie and Chicago mob associate, Ryan was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Evansville, Indiana health club. Ryan had testified against Caifano in an extortion case and had tried to bribe his way out of a murder contract upon Caifano’s release from prison.

Apr. 23, 1978 - Salvatore "Sammy G" Gingello,the Rochester family acting boss killed during the "A & B Wars".

June 30, 1978 - Augie Palmisano – Headstrong Brewtown mob capo that got into several heated and public verbal altercations with don Frank Balistrieri in the years preceding his passing, Palmisano, 49, was blown to pieces by a car bomb that detonated in the underground garage of his trendy apartment building on the morning of June 30, 1978. Balistrieri, who also suspected Palmisano of being an FBI informant.

March 15, 1981 - Philip "The Chicken Man"Testa,the Philadelphia mafia boss was killed by a a nail bomb exploded under his front porch.His death was allegedly ordered by his underboss and drug trafficker Peter Casella and capo Frank Narducci Sr.

June 27, 1981 -Joseph Testa – The Chicago mob “money man” and wealthy builder and land developer was blown up in a car bomb in the parking lot of his Florida country club after he butted heads with Caifano over a business deal gone bad in which Caifano concluded that Testa owed him 2 million dollars. Testa continually resisted attempts by Caifano to collect, according to FBI records, even seeking a sitdown with Tony Accardo to no avail.

January 1983 - Vincenzo Casillo,the Cutolo leutenent car blown up near the italian secret services base.

April 13, 1986,FrankDeCicco was killed in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, when his car was bombed following a visit to Castellano loyalist James Failla. The bombing was carried out by Victor Amuso and Anthony Casso of the Lucchese family, under orders of Vincent Gigante and Lucchese boss Anthony Corallo, to avenge Castellano and Bilotti by killing their successors.

[roydemeo]

https://gangsterreport.com/key-of-death ... -timeline/

August 5, 1977 – Bonadonna faction enforcer Gary Parker is blown up in a car bomb in his driveway.

June 18, 1980 – Bonadonna faction enforcer and independent gangster Joe Spero is killed in a bombing in Clay County while fiddling with booby-trapped explosives in his work shed on his farm.

January 6, 1984 – “Spero Gang” leader and one-time Bonadonna backer, the wheelchair-bound Carl Spero is blown up at his Five-Star Investment Used Cars office headquarters in the time surrounding Willie the Rat’s release from federal prison and ascension to don. Cammisano assumed the reins on an official basis upon the passing of crime family namesake Nick Civella and the incarceration of his brother and underboss Carl (Corky) Civella.

[Adam]

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

I'll just mention that this one is very tenuous. Dipasquali was just a chemical plant worker who for some reason was killed by a car bomb in Amherstburg which is right across the Detroit River in Canada. I've never been able to find any connection between him and the Detroit mob. And he's not mentioned in any FBI files I've seen from the 50s and 60s. Police speculated that experts from the US may have done it, but that's it. There are also references to this possibly just being a personal feud thing. It's a weird situation, but I can't think of a reason the Detroit mob would go out of their way to kill an immigrant factory worker with a car bomb.

[roydemeo]

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

I'll just mention that this one is very tenuous. Dipasquali was just a chemical plant worker who for some reason was killed by a car bomb in Amherstburg which is right across the Detroit River in Canada. I've never been able to find any connection between him and the Detroit mob. And he's not mentioned in any FBI files I've seen from the 50s and 60s. Police speculated that experts from the US may have done it, but that's it. There are also references to this possibly just being a personal feud thing. It's a weird situation, but I can't think of a reason the Detroit mob would go out of their way to kill an immigrant factory worker with a car bomb.

I think if he was killed with a car bomb there would be a reason MAYBE given the fact that in the 1950s more H come from the canada to Detroit and that DiPasquali worked in a chemical plant was tied. But its just a ny opinion.

[Adam]

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

I'll just mention that this one is very tenuous. Dipasquali was just a chemical plant worker who for some reason was killed by a car bomb in Amherstburg which is right across the Detroit River in Canada. I've never been able to find any connection between him and the Detroit mob. And he's not mentioned in any FBI files I've seen from the 50s and 60s. Police speculated that experts from the US may have done it, but that's it. There are also references to this possibly just being a personal feud thing. It's a weird situation, but I can't think of a reason the Detroit mob would go out of their way to kill an immigrant factory worker with a car bomb.

I think if he was killed with a car bomb there would be a reason MAYBE given the fact that in the 1950s more H come from the canada to Detroit and that DiPasquali worked in a chemical plant was tied. But its just a ny opinion.

Oh it's definitely possible since car bombs are so rare, but Dipasquali was stabbed by a guy the year before for fooling around with his wife. That seems to fit more in my mind. I can see that guy trying again.

[roydemeo]

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

I'll just mention that this one is very tenuous. Dipasquali was just a chemical plant worker who for some reason was killed by a car bomb in Amherstburg which is right across the Detroit River in Canada. I've never been able to find any connection between him and the Detroit mob. And he's not mentioned in any FBI files I've seen from the 50s and 60s. Police speculated that experts from the US may have done it, but that's it. There are also references to this possibly just being a personal feud thing. It's a weird situation, but I can't think of a reason the Detroit mob would go out of their way to kill an immigrant factory worker with a car bomb.

I think if he was killed with a car bomb there would be a reason MAYBE given the fact that in the 1950s more H come from the canada to Detroit and that DiPasquali worked in a chemical plant was tied. But its just a ny opinion.

Oh it's definitely possible since car bombs are so rare, but Dipasquali was stabbed by a guy the year before for fooling around with his wife. That seems to fit more in my mind. I can see that guy trying again.

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Its look more probable,in the article its write that the mafia was involved maybe DiPasquali banged a made man or an associate wife.

[Adam]

1958 – Sicilian immigrant Antonio DiPasquali is blown up in a car bomb for supposedly rebuffing extortion attempts from Detroit mobsters

I'll just mention that this one is very tenuous. Dipasquali was just a chemical plant worker who for some reason was killed by a car bomb in Amherstburg which is right across the Detroit River in Canada. I've never been able to find any connection between him and the Detroit mob. And he's not mentioned in any FBI files I've seen from the 50s and 60s. Police speculated that experts from the US may have done it, but that's it. There are also references to this possibly just being a personal feud thing. It's a weird situation, but I can't think of a reason the Detroit mob would go out of their way to kill an immigrant factory worker with a car bomb.

I think if he was killed with a car bomb there would be a reason MAYBE given the fact that in the 1950s more H come from the canada to Detroit and that DiPasquali worked in a chemical plant was tied. But its just a ny opinion.

Oh it's definitely possible since car bombs are so rare, but Dipasquali was stabbed by a guy the year before for fooling around with his wife. That seems to fit more in my mind. I can see that guy trying again.

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Its look more probable,in the article its write that the mafia was involved maybe DiPasquali banged a made man or an associate wife.

Yeah I've got that article in my files. And it doesn't really say the mafia was involved. It says that its a rare thing for Canada and more like something that happens in New York. And one local police department is looking for any mafia ties. I would absolutely buy it as a Detroit mob hit with just one piece of information tying him to the mob. If the police said they were looking at someone like Santo Perrone, I'd buy it in a second. Perrone was well known to blow things up and he was big into bringing Italian immigrants into the country and would have connections with the Canadian Italian community right across the river. But I need some connection. Like the 1971 Joe Bozied car bomb has mob links to Detroit even though he wasn't a mobster. If you read between the lines they flat out said Nick Ditta was the bomber if not necessarily the guy who ordered it. I'm looking for something like that for Dipasquali. All of the suspected Detroit mob murders around that time 1957-1963 get brought up in FBI files, government documents or referenced at a later date in news articles. Cicalo, DiFatta, Moceri, Karamanos, Hall, Calabresse, Brodsky.
But nothing about Dipasquali. It's never mentioned again. I could easily be wrong, but I kind of need something other than it being a car bomb to call it a mob hit. But if anyone has additional information I would love to hear it. Always trying to gather more information.

[Adam]

Huh?

[cavita]

I almost forgot about this one- James "Bullet" Kirk had his auto bombed in a parking lot in Freeport, Illinois. Kirk was the owner of the Tropical Lounge there which was frequented by Anthony "Long Pants" Perotti of the Chicago Outfit. Perotti happened to be arrested in the tavern in October 1963 and this bombing was some kind of message for Kirk though exactly what it was about was unknown.

[Villain]

I almost forgot about this one- James "Bullet" Kirk had his auto bombed in a parking lot in Freeport, Illinois. Kirk was the owner of the Tropical Lounge there which was frequented by Anthony "Long Pants" Perotti of the Chicago Outfit. Perotti happened to be arrested in the tavern in October 1963 and this bombing was some kind of message for Kirk though exactly what it was about was unknown.

Thanks.

[cavita]

I almost forgot about this one- James "Bullet" Kirk had his auto bombed in a parking lot in Freeport, Illinois. Kirk was the owner of the Tropical Lounge there which was frequented by Anthony "Long Pants" Perotti of the Chicago Outfit. Perotti happened to be arrested in the tavern in October 1963 and this bombing was some kind of message for Kirk though exactly what it was about was unknown.

Thanks.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that the bombing took place February 1, 1964.

[johnny_scootch]

I haven't had a chance to read this entire thread so forgive me if this was previously mentioned but in 1975 Nino Gaggi, Roy DeMeo and Dominick Montiglio used grenade in an attempted hit on Vincent Governara.