Mafia Conflicts Effort

[Etna]

Hi All,

I've been looking throughout the forum and notice how we have great charts that are updated to reflect current and former membership for various families.

Would it be worth creating a/some thread(s) to develop a listing of all conflicts within American LCN (and others) with key murders/events in the various conflicts?

A few off hand that I think would be great to document that go unnoticed (credits to the Informer publishers for their great work) would be the First Mafia War of 1913 and the Second Mafia War from 1921-1923.

Others would obviously include the Castellamarese war, original conflicts in New Orleans and elsewhere. This could obviously be a lot of work, but I think this would do us all a service to have this data compiled in a centralized location for browsing/reference for everyone's research.

Regards,
Etna

[thekiduknow]

The Bonanno split conflict causalities:

Frank Mari(DiGregorio/Sciacca): Wounded July 1966
Vincent Garofalo & Vincent Cassese(Bonanno): Wounded October 1967
Frank Telleri, Thomas & James DeAngelo(Sciacca): Killed November 10th, 1967
Peter "Skinny Pete" Crociata(Sciacca): Wounded March, 1968
Samuel "Hank" Perrone(Bonanno): Killed March 11th, 1968
Michael Consolo(Sciacca?): Killed April 1st, 1968.
William Gonzalez(Bonanno): Wounded April 5th 1968
Francisco Crociata(Sciacca): Wounded, April 16th, 1968

[Pogo The Clown]

Castellammarese War casualties from lists that have been posted up here.



Gaspare Milazzo and Rosario Parrino, May 31st 1930, Detroit

Vito Bonventre, July 15th, 1930, NY

Giuseppe Morello and Joseph Perriano, August 15th 1930, NY

Two unidentified Masseria Men, September-October 1930, NY

Joseph Aiello, October 23rd 1930, Chicago

Manfredi Mineo and Stefano Ferrigno, November 5 1930, NY

Giuseppe Parrino, January 19th, 1931, NY

Joseph Catania, February 4th 1931, NY

Chester Lamare, February 7th 1931, Detroit

Joseph Masseria, April 15th, 1931

Anthony Be[o]nventre [Mar.] Mar. 1930

John Torres [MAR.] March '30

Joseph Pinzolo [Lucc.] Sept. 1930

Pasquale D'Auria killed and Frank Italiano wounded [Mar.] Oct. 1930

Benjamin Gallo [Mar.] Nov. 1930

Joseph Parrino [Traitor - Mass.] Jan. 1931

Frank Marco [Mar.] Feb. 1931.


Probably a lot more. Especially in Chicago between Capone and Aiello.


Pogo

[chin_gigante]

Riccobene-Scarfo war casualties

13 May 1982 - Frank Monte (consigliere/ Scarfo) killed:
Joseph Pedulla (associate) shooter
Joseph Casdia (associate) driver
Victor DeLuca (associate) blocker

08 June 1982 - Harry Riccobene (soldier/ Riccobene) wounded:
Salvatore Grande (soldier) shooter
Joseph Pungitore (soldier) driver

31 July 1982 - Salvatore Testa (captain/ Scarfo) wounded:
Joseph Pedulla (associate) shooter
Victor DeLuca (associate) driver

21 August 1982 - Harry Riccobene (soldier/ Riccobene) escaped unharmed:
Joseph Grande (associate) shooter
[Others unknown]

29 April 1983 - Pasquale Spirito (soldier/ Scarfo) killed on Scarfo's orders for botching multiple attempts to kill Riccobene faction figures:
Charles Iannece (associate) shooter
Nicholas Caramandi (associate) backup shooter
Ronald DiCaprio (associate) driver

14 October 1983 - Frank Martines (associate/ Riccobene) wounded:
Eugene Milano (soldier) shooter
Frank Narducci Jr (soldier) blocker
Joseph Pungitore (soldier) blocker
Charles Iannece (associate) shooter
Nicholas Caramandi (associate) driver
Joseph Grande (associate) blocker
Phillip Narducci (associate) blocker

03 November 1983 - Salvatore Tamburrino (associate/ Riccobene) killed:
Thomas DelGiorno (soldier) supervisor
Francis Iannarella (soldier) supervisor
Nicholas Milano (associate) shooter
Phillip Narducci (associate) shooter

06 December 1983 - Robert Riccobene (associate/ Riccobene) killed:
Francis Iannarella (soldier) shooter
Joseph Pungitore (soldier)
Charles Iannece (associate)

10 December 1983 - Salvatore Testa (captain/ Scarfo), Eugene Milano (soldier/ Scarfo), Joseph Pungitore (soldier/ Scarfo), Anthony Conti (associate, Scarfo) all escaped unharmed:
[Unknown assailants]

Riccobene faction then surrendered following the murder of Robert Riccobene and the final unsuccessful attempt on Salvatore Testa

[Villain]

Most credit goes to Antiliar...Chicago 1940's conflict - Northsiders vs Caponites

John Pisano killed on October 28, 1943

“Black Tom” Oneglia killed on December 7, 1943

James DeAngelo and Onofrio Vitale possibly both killed on February 25, 1944

Sam Gervase killed on March 2, 1944

Lawrence Mangano and Michael “Big Mike” Pontillo both killed on August 3, 1944

Joseph Mundo (Mondo?) was killed on December 28, 1944

Frank Quatrocchi killed on January 5, 1946

Louis Laino killed on April 10, 1946

Vincent Benevento killed September 21, 1946

Nick DeJohn killed May 9, 1947

Another possible case connected to the same situation might've been the attempted murder on Frank "Skippy" Cerone on 22 October, 1949 (shot by 3 shotgun blasts but survived)

[motorfab]

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[motorfab]

Probably a lot more. Especially in Chicago between Capone and Aiello.

-Giuseppe "The Clutch Hand" Piraino (Masseria) March 27, 1930. You Put Giovanni Torres, but he's kill the next day
-Giuseppe Micelli (Masseria) July 2, 1930
-Ruggiero Consiglio (Masseria) October 8, 1930
-Giovanni Anselmo (Masseria) October 18, 1930

for Consiglio & Anselmo this must be the Two unidentified Masseria Men, September-October 1930, NY I suppose (I took the names of Micelli, Consiglio & Anselmo on a chart of Chris & Antiliar, all the credit goes to them).

For the possible guys from Chicago or elsewhere no idea

[furiofromnaples]

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/04/ ... amily.html

Made members are listed with an M.


First Colombo war

Feb 27, 1961 - Joseph Magliocco (M), Frank Profaci (M), John Scimone (M) and Sally Musacchio (M) kidnapped by the Gallos.
They were all released two days later when Joseph Profaci agreed to start negotiations with the Gallos.

Early May 1961 - Joe Gallo (M) fired upon but he escapes unharmed.

Aug 20, 1961 - Larry Gallo (M) survives a murder attempt at the Sahara Lounge. The attempted strangulation leaves a nasty scar around his neck.

Aug 1961 - Joe "Jelly" Giorelli (M) disappears. His clothing, stuffed with dead fish, is thrown from an auto in front of a restaurant the Gallos frequent as a message.

Sep (?), 1961 - Carmine Persico (M) found a bomb under his car. The bomb never detonated.

Sep, 1961 - An attempt was made to kidnap the loanshark Ruby Stein who was associated with Nicholas "Jiggs" Forlano (M). The attempt failed when Stein screamed his lungs out for help.

Sep 21, 1961 - Aniello Dellacroce (a capo in the Gambino Family at the time) is dining in the Luna Restaurant in Manhattan and is severly beaten by the Gallo gang.

Oct 4, 1961 - Joey Magnasco (M) found shot to death outside Harry Fontana´s (M) social club in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn.

Oct 18, 1961 - An attempt to murder Joe Profaci at a New Jersey hunting lodge. The manager of the premises is able to convince the Gallos that "The old man is not present".

Oct, 1961 - Shots fired at Forlano (M) outside his home. The suspected shooter was "Cadillac" Louie Mariani.

Nov 11, 1961 - John Guariglia (M) and Paul Ricci (M) killed in Ricci´s lounge. The FBI strongly suspected Sal Mangiameli (M) and Michael Rizzitelli as the killers.
Tommy Ricciardi was wounded in the attack. Rizzitelli fled to California.

Dec 2, 1961 - An attempt was made to kill Larry Gallo (M) with a shotgun. The assassin was driving a sports car and was disguised as a woman.

Jan 5, 1962 - At the Copacabana nightclub, Sidney Slater (a businessman extorted by the Gallos) attacked by Jiggs Forlano (M), Carmine Persico (M) and Donny "Shacks" Montemarano with a hook of some kind. Slater almost lost an eye.
Later Slater became a federal witness against the mob but his attackers were freed.

Jan 29, 1962 - Mike and Philip Albergo are shot and wounded while attempting to repair an ice-picked flat tire. The Albergo brothers are business associates of the Gallos.

March 5, 1962 - Several shots miss Salvatore Joseph Profaci (M), (the boss´s son).

March 11, 1962 - Two soldiers in the Gambino Family are beaten in a nightclub by the Gallos. Their names are not known.

March 1962 - Joseph Profaci dies a natural death. Magliocco takes over the Profaci Family.

Oct 1962 - Anthony DiCola and Marco Morelli, two Gallo adherents disappear.

May 10, 1963 - Johnny "Bath Beach" Oddo (Captain under Magliocco) was shot at while sitting in his car. But the only casualty in this shooting was the engine of the car.

May 19. 1963 - While sitting in a car, Carmine Persico (M) and Funzi D´Ambrosio (M) was shot at. I think Funzi was wounded in his leg, but Carmine in his shoulder. After impact, the bullet traveled through his body and into his mouth. This later became the myth of "Carmine spit the bullet out". Hed didn´t catch the bullet with his teeth!

June 6, 1963 - Emile Colantuono, believed to be a local businessman who helped finance the Gallo gang found shot to death.

June 12, 1963 - Shots missed Frank "Punchy" Illiano. One of the attackers, Vincent DiTucci was killed. Jerry Basciano (M??) was arrested for the DiTucci murder but later released.

June 18, 1963 - Alfred Mondella was killed. His status with the Profacis/Gallos is unknown. Some sources claim Mondella sold guns to the Gallos.

June 1963 - Joseph Cardiello (M) killed by Nicholas Getch. Later the same day the Profacis killed "Cadillac" Louie Mariani.

July 24, 1963 - In Hoboken, NJ Gallo gang member Ali Hassan Waffa, "Ali Baba", was shot to death. Suspected killers were Joe "Yack" Iacovelli (M) and Sonny Pinto.

Sep 1963 - Joe Magliocco who had succeeded Joe Profaci as boss, stepped down and Joe Colombo was appointed the acting boss by the Commission. In 1964, Colombo became the official boss.

Second Colombo war

April (?), 1971 - Rocky Miraglia (M) and Joey Cantalupo tricked into an ally where they were severly beaten by members of the Gallo gang.

June, 1971 - Murder attempt on Joe Colombo Sr during a rally in favor for the IACRL. Colombo slips into a coma which lingers on for years. He finally succumbs in 1978.

Between 1971 and 1976 several Colombo wiseguys were killed. I´m not sure if all of these cases were actually part of the war.

1971 - Dominick Famulari (M)
1971 - "Big" Dom DeAngelis (M?)
1972 - Emanuele "Nello" Cammarata (M)
April, 1972 - Joey Gallo (M) murdered in "Umberto´s Clam House", a restaurant in New York´s Little Italy.
April, 1972 - Gennaro "Fat Jerry" Ciprio (M)
Aug, 1972 - Four innocent businessmen shot at while dining inside the Neapolitan Noodle Restaurant. Two of them died. The killer had confused them for Persico guys.
1973 - Gino "Books" DaSilva
1973 - Johnny "Tarzan" Lusterino (M?)
July, 1974 - Jerry Basciano (M?) and Sammy Zahralbam shot and wounded. Both of them survives the ambush.
1974 - Gaetano "Tommy" Barbusca (M)
1974 - Tony Ricciardi (M)
Aug, 1974 - Stevie Cirillo shot and killed while playing craps at a charity benefit in a Brooklyn synagogue.
Sep, 1974 - Frank "Punchy" Illiano shot and wounded.

In order to install peace, the Colombo bosses agreed to let Albert Gallo and Frank "Punchy" Illiano become part of the Genovese Family. Bobby Boriello was put under Gambino´s protection. Basciano and Cutrone broke out and found themselves under no one´s protection.

Definetivly part of the war:
1976 - Jerry Basciano (M?)
1976 - John "Mooney" Cutrone (M)

Third Colombo war

June 12, 1991 - Frank Marasa killed.

June 20, 1991 - Vic Orena Sr (the acting boss at the time) is stalked by a hit team outside his home. No shots were fired though.

Nov 18, 1991 - Murder attempt on Scarpa Sr (M)

Nov, 1991 - Murder attempt on Benny Aloi (M), but the shooters just missed.

Nov 24, 1991 - Hank "the bank" Smurra (M) killed.

Nov 28, 1991 - Murder attempt on Larry Sessa and Ron Calder.

Dec 5, 1991 - "Black" Sam Nastasa (M) killed. His girlfriend, Kay Duggan recieved a superficial chest wound.

Dec, 1991 - Joseph Tolino was shot at. Bullets killed Gaetano "Tommy" Amato (a Genovese member) who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Dec 8, 1991 - Vincent Fusaro (M?) shot to death as hung a christmas garland on the door of his home.
Also on this date, James "Bobo" Malpeso shot in his chest but survives.

Dec 9, 1991 - Matteo Speranza, a 18 year old innocent bagel store worker, was killed when Orena hitmen walked into the store looking for Tony Ferrara and Frank Guerra. The killer was Chris Liberatore.

Dec 30, 1991 - Murder attempt on Greg Scarpa Sr (M) while sitting in his car with daughter and grandchild. Stepping on the gas, he runs over several pedestrians.

Jan 7, 1992 - Nicky Grancio (M) shot to death and Anthony Bianco wounded.

Feb, 1992 - During a shootout between Scarpa Sr (M) and Joel Cacace Sr (M), Cacace is shot in the stomach. But survives.

March 25, 1992 - John Minerva (M) and Michael Imbergamo shot to death. This was the second time Minerva was attacked. The first time, he managed to escape his attackers.

March 27, 1992 - Joe "Monte" Monteleone (M) and Tommy "Shots" Gioeli (M) shot at. Both Monte and Gioeli are hit and both of them survives the attack.

Apr, 1992 - Louis "BoBo" Malpeso Sr (M) shot at. (I think Louis was the father of James mentioned above.)

May 22, 1992 - Larry Lampase (M) shot to death.

June 4, 1992 - Thomas McLaughlin is shot at by Chris Liberatore and Gallagher (first name unkown to me). McLaughlin survives. An innocent bystander, Daniel Norden (a 16 year old kid) catches bullets and allthough serously wounded, Norden fully recovers.

Oct 7, 1992 - Steven Mancusi killed.

Dec 1992 - Richard Capuccano (M) shot at and wounded.

Dec 1992 - Bobby Tarrantola filed as a missing person.

Dec 28, 1992 - Unrelated to the war, Greg Scarpa Sr (M) was shot through his eye during a drugdeal that went sour. Scarpa survived after driving himself home and numbed himself with a bottle of whiskey. An ambulance took him to hospital.

May 17, 1993 - Jimmy "Ran" Randazzo (M) killed. The Cagno brothers (Rocco and Ray) with Salvatore "Torty" Lombardino were the killers. They were all under Orena but Lombardino suspected Randazzo being an informant.

Oct 20, 1993 - Joseph Scopo (M) killed in what was considered the final murder in this war. Dominick LoGazzo (M) and Angelo Marrone wounded in same attack.

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Rochester Family ABC War (1972-1984)

Kenny’s first publishing effort was The History of the Rochester Teamsters and he’s working on a third book tentatively titled Arson For Hire. looking into the mob torch racket of the Alphabet Wars era. Kenny is retired from Local 118.

In honor of Kenny’s new book, The Gangster Report gives you a Rochester Mob Wars timeline, spanning the years 1972 and 1984 and complete A, B and C Team rosters.

THE ALPHABET WARS (1972-1984)

May 1972 – Rochester Godfather Frank Valenti is booted from the boss’ seat in a meeting at the Red Lion Inn with his underboss Sam (Red) Russotti and consigliere Rene (The Painter) Piccarreto after Russotti and Piccarreto discover Valenti is hoarding profits from a secret stash of rackets being conducted by a local mob subunit which reported directly to him and nobody else. Russotti takes Valenti’s place as boss as Valenti leaves for exile in Arizona and is soon indicted, convicted and incarcerated on racketeering charges.

June 5, 1972 – Rochester mob soldier Dominic (Shotgun Dom) Chirico, a Valenti lieutenant and the leader of his secret subunit, is shot-gunned to death outside his girlfriend’s apartment building.

April 3, 1973 — Rochester mob associate Ernie (The Cat) White is killed, his body dumped under a local bridge, the day after he was part of a mafia armed-robbery crew that knocked off a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Irondequoit, New York

November 23, 1973 – Rochester mob enforcer Vincent (Jimmy the Hammer) Massaro, a Valenti loyalist, is killed and stuffed in the trunk of his car after bucking under the thumb of the city’s new mafia regime.

December 1974 – Rochester mafia associate William (Zeke) Zimmerman flips, leading to the flipping of soldiers Charles & Angelo Monacchino and Joe (Spike) LaNovara, a chain-reaction that results in charges being brought in the Jimmy Massaro homicide.

November 10, 1976 – Sam (Red) Russotti, his underboss Salvatore (Sammy G) Gingello, his consigliere Rene (The Painter) Piccarreto and others are convicted at trial for murdering Jimmy Massaro and sent to prison. Russotti names Tommy Didio, a bodyguard of Gingello’s, as his acting boss and their relationship strained quickly.

January 31, 1978 – Amid a massive scandal in the police department and prosecutor’s office regarding tainted and manufactured evidence in the Massaro case, Russotti, Gingello and Piccarreto have their murder convictions tossed and are set free, forming the so-called “A Team.” Refusing to get back in line behind Russotti’s regime, Didio goes underground, seeks support from an incarcerated Frank Valenti through Valenti’s brother and aide-de-camp Stan, and prepares for war as leader of the “B Team.”

April 23, 1978 – Ambitious Rochester mob underboss Salvatore (Sammy G) Gingello, 39, is killed in a car bombing in front of Ben’s Café Society Social Club after a long night of doing the town with his bodyguards, Tommy Torpey and Tommy Taylor, who survive the explosion. Dick (Molly) Marino assumed underboss duties. Torpey and Taylor go on to start up the C Team.

Spring 1978 – The city erupts in a spat of shootings and bombings connected to the Alphabet War: a number of Russotti’s betting parlors are bombed and B Team hit man Rosario Chirico, the brother to slain Valenti hit man Dominic Chirico, survives being shot by a sniper on May 25.

July 6, 1978 – Rochester mob chief and B Team boss Tommy Didio is machine-gunned to death inside a room at the Exit 45 Motel in Victor, New York.

July 30, 1978 – Rochester mafia associate and B Team member Rodney Starkweather is shot three times and flips soon thereafter.

December 17, 1981 – Rochester mob capo and labor union leader John (Johnny Flowers) Fiorino is shot-gunned to death outside the Blue Gardenia restaurant by John (Mad Dog) Sullivan, on orders of the C Team. The Blue Gardenia was a favorite area mob haunt of that era and was owned by Rochester mafia associate Ben (Benny Manning) Managazze. Fiorino was the Teamsters vice-president in the Rochester region.

March 1982 – Members of the C Team severely beat a Red Russotti betting-parlor operator, putting him in the hospital for a month for not paying them tribute. Court records show in reaction to the assault, Russotti via Piccarreto placed open murder contracts on the C Team.

May 25, 1982 – Rochester mobster and C Team member Nick Mastrodonato is allegedly slain by A Team hit man Dominic (Trigger Dom) Taddeo.

August 26, 1982 – Rochester mobster and C Team member Gerry Pelusio is killed in a hail of shot-gun fire in an attack on him and his brother and fellow C Team affiliate Tommy Pelusio. A Team hit man Dominic Taddeo is again linked to the latter Alphabet War violence.

November 1982 – Red Russotti and Rene Piccaretto are indicted with eight other A Teamers in a wide-reaching federal racketeering case.

April 2, 1983 – Rochester mobster and C Team member Dino Tortarice is killed outside his home in another murder tied to Taddeo.

April & November 1983 – Rochester mob capo and A Team member Tommy Marotta survives attempts on his life in the spring and late fall of ‘83, with the April attack seeing him shot seven times. Marotta was Sammy Gingello’s right-hand man in the 1970s and Tommy Didio’s first cousin.

October 1984 – Red Russotti is convicted in his federal racketeering case, pulling him off the street for good. Russotti died of a heart attack in a Michigan prison hospital in June of 1993.

The Rosters

The A Team

Sam (Red) Russotti

Salvatore (Sammy G) Gingello

Rene (The Painter) Piccarreto

Dick (Molly) Marino

Salvatore (Sammy Camps) Campanella — eventually joined the B Team

Salvatore (Sammy D) Di Gaetano

Eugene (Gene the Firecracker) DeFrancesco

Dominic (Trigger Dom) Taddeo

Anthony Colombo

Joe (Joey T) Trieste

John (Johnny Flap) Trivigno

Angelo (Oskie) DeMarco

Tommy Marotta

Anthony (Tony G) Gingello

Loren Piccarreto

Angelo Amico

Joseph (Joe the Hop) Rossi

Anthony (Tony Dags) D’Agostino

Nick (Bugsy the Fence) Fosco

Lou (Louie Tree Tops) Imburgia

Joseph (Joe the Genie) Geniola

Joseph (Joe Desserts) La Dolce

Anthony Oliveri

Bobby Palmiere

Lenny Stebbans

Joe (Joey Tubes) Tiraborelli

Anthony (Nippy) Arena

Joseph (Joe the Banker) Lippa

Don (Monroe Street Donnie) Paone

Orlando (Orlie P) Paone

Lou (Yamaha Louie) Santonato

Robert (Bobby Fernwood) Silveri

The B Team

Tommy Didio

Dominic (Sonny) Celestino

Charles (Charlie the Ox) Indovino

Frank (Frankie the Farmer) Frassetto

Angelo Vaccaro

Jimmy Canarozza

Rosario Chirico

Tony Chirico

Rodney Starkweather

Billy Barton

Vinnie Tobacco

Vincenzo (Vinnie the Captain) Cottone

Jimmy (Crazy Carlos) Bates

Joseph (Joe the Bowler) La Mendola

The C Team

Tommy Torpey

Tommy Taylor

Louie DiGuilo

Danny Bookles

Paul Comfort

Ray Sampson

Dino Tortarice

Jimmy & Stevie McAfee

Nicky Mastrodonato

Gerry, Tommy & Mike Pelusio

Richie Tribunella

Mario Tribunella