General Mob Questions

[Ivan]

I think the rest of his crew was either murdered, disappeared, or cooperated.

DeMeo crew member Carlo Profeta (he's mentioned briefly in Murder Machine) got made with the Luccheses eventually. He's still with them AFAIK.

Car thief and murderer Peter LaFroscia is out and and doing horrible YouTube interviews.

The rest cooperated, are dead, or in jail. I'm not sure what happened to some of the more obscure ones like Ronald Turekian (BOP says he was released in 1989).

[Slumpy]

Was Jack Luppino's wife Domenica Todaro related to the Buffalo Todaros?

[calabrianwatch]

No I believe she wasn't, just the same surname, couldn't find any connection...but happy to hear if someone has more info

[calabrianwatch]

from twitter -

Joseph E. Todaro, father to Joseph A. Todaro (who is alleged in late October / early November 2017 to have appointed Domenico Violi to underboss of the Buffalo Family), was born in Buffalo. According to mafia historians Thomas Hunt and Mike Tona, Todaro Sr.'s father was born in Montallegro, in Agrigento (Sicily). I'm assuming Giacomo Luppino's wife, Domenica Todaro, could not have been related to Todaro Sr.'s mother, Salvatrice (Sarah) Frangiamore, who was born in Mussomeli, in Caltanissetta (Sicily). I'm having a hard time seeing how Domenica would have made her way from Sicily (not necessarily in Montallegro) to Castellace, in Reggio Calabria. - it makes sense...

https://twitter.com/CdnOrgC/status/1103 ... 32162?s=20

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[Wiseguy]

The DeMeo crew is the only crew of associates that I've ever heard referred to by a proper name. Usually "crew" refers to an official crew led by a captain.

Yeah, technically a sub-crew. The crew, proper, was led by Gaggi. DeMeo was one of several soldiers in the crew. And he had how own sub-crew of associates - the "DeMeo Crew."

I think JD compiled this 1979 chart of the Gaggi crew...


Anthony 'Nino' Gaggi (54y)

Soldiers
- Frank Bonino (62y)
- John 'Johnny Pesche' Chiarello (66y)
- Joseph 'Joe Brewster' Delmonico (59y)
- Roy DeMeo (39y)
- Gregory DePalma (47y) (IP)
- James 'Jimmy the Clam' Eppolito (63y) (Murdered 10.1979)
- James Eppolito Jr. (33y) (Murdered 10.1979)
- Frank 'Butch' Guglielmini (54y)
- Joseph Guglielmini (69y)
- Accursio 'Swifty' Marinelli (68y)
- Victor Masotto (70y)
- Peter 'Petey 17' Piacenti (58y)

Associates [most with DeMeo]
- Vito Arena (37y)
- Henry Borelli (31y)
- James Coonan (33y) (Westies)
- Frederick DiNome (39y)
- Paul 'Paulie Pinto' Dordal (33y)
- Joseph 'Dracula' Guglielmo (51y)
- Philip 'Philly Glass' Massi
- Dominick Montiglio (32y) (On Record with Gaggi) (Fled 12.1979)
- Harvey 'Chris' Rosenberg (29y) (Murdered 5.1979)
- Edward 'Fast Eddie' Rendini (30y)
- Frank Santora Jr. (43y) (On Record with Eppolito)
- Anthony Senter (24y)
- Joseph Testa (24y)
- Patrick Testa (22y)
- Ronald 'Bulldog' Turekian (22y)
- Ronald Ustica (35y) (Partner with DeMeo in autotheft operation)
- Herman 'Hymie' Weisberger (59y) (On Record with DeMeo)

[Ivan]

- Paul 'Paulie Pinto' Dordal (33y)
- Philip 'Philly Glass' Massi
- Edward 'Fast Eddie' Rendini (30y)
- Frank Santora Jr. (43y) (On Record with Eppolito)
- Herman 'Hymie' Weisberger (59y) (On Record with DeMeo)

What can you or anyone else tell me about these five? I don't recall them being mentioned in Murder Machine, though I've seen them elsewhere such as in the LCN Bios article. Thanks in advance.

[gaspipe]

In Casso's book he claims he bought a 707 and would fly over to South America for dope.

Any truth to this? He made it seem like he was direct with cartels.

[gaspipe]

Looking for info on Herbert Pate. All I can find on him is ex army munitions expert, drug dealer, Westside associate and still alive apparently.

[Ivan]

Do we know who the shooters were in the Joe the Boss Masseria hit?

[JeremyTheJew]

Do we know who the shooters were in the Joe the Boss Masseria hit?

Bugsy and Genovese with Ciro terranova freezing up at the wheel according to folklore

[motorfab]

Do we know who the shooters were in the Joe the Boss Masseria hit?

According to Valachi, Frank Livorsi & Joe Stracci were presents with Luciano & Genovese. I don't know if they're really the shooters but it's not impossible IMO

[Pogo The Clown]

Does anyone have the Milwaukee and Madison 1960s member lists that were on MF? Or a direct link to MF? I use to have it but I lost them. Thanks.

Anyone?


Pogo

[motorfab]

Does anyone have the Milwaukee and Madison 1960s member lists that were on MF? Or a direct link to MF? I use to have it but I lost them. Thanks.

Anyone?


Pogo

This ? https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... ime+family

I have a cleaner version on my computer but I can't access it right now

[Pogo The Clown]

That's it. Many thanks Motorfab.


Pogo

[TallGuy19]

Who took over as captain after Nino Gaggi was demoted?