Visiting Los Angeles 1963

[Antiliar]

Benjamin Rizzotto was connected with Dragna in the Bernard Baff murder in 1914. Both fled to Los Angeles back then. Jack Dragna also married Rizzotto's sister Frances. Their father was Antonino Rizzotto and like Dragna came from Corleone.

[motorfab]

I don't have his date of death but former underboss Simone Scozzari was probably still alive in 1963. He was deported to Italy in 1962

[Angelo Santino]

Joe Adamo, Alcamo, started in Detroit before moving to LA.

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[Angelo Santino]

Joe Aleccia, born in Alcamo, first lived in CO and married Lillie DeSimone before moving to LA. DeSimone was born in CO in 1916.

In 1950 he lived in LA. When did he move to SD?

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[Angelo Santino]

Julian Antisto, born in Trinidad, CO, his parents came from Geraci Siculo.

[Angelo Santino]

Charles Joseph Battaglia Charlie Bats," "The Bat"
3/1/1917 Farnham, NY
Father - Charles Battaglia (San Cataldo?)
Mother - Lena


There were at least 4 Lenas who married Battaglias in New York State, 3 of them to 3 Charles, all three had children including names Charles/Carl.

Can someone help me in tracking down his 63 (or closest timeframe's) LA address, confirming where his father is from, mother's maiden name and origin, wife's name, occupation if possible? I'm having a difficult time tracking this guy down.

Left ones are correct Battaglias.

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[Angelo Santino]

Biaggio "Bill" Bonventre, married in Genesee, Michigan, mother was Francesca Cusenza.

B., wasn't Cusenza an early mafia name in Flint or Saginaw?

[Angelo Santino]

Dominick Brooklier's father was from Camporeale but his mother was from Alcamo. What was his legitimate employment?

[motorfab]

As far as I know, Aleccia wasn't in SD crew, but he was from Alcamo like other SD members like Joe Adamo, Tony Mirabile, Marco Impastato, Leo Dia. Bonventre's mother was also from Alcamo (thanks to B. for this info)

Joe Adamo was also in Kansas City with his brother Girolamo after Detroit. They moved to Cali in the mid 1930's (1936 for Momo, 1937 for Joe)

[Angelo Santino]

John Cascio

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Can't find his arrival into New Orleans, this is the closest. Notice this Corleonese is going to Bryan, TX where there was a Corleone colony since the 1870's.

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I wonder if this guy is Corleonese despite his records saying Palermo as he could be referring to the province.

[Angelo Santino]

Rosario DeSimone from Salaparuta, Trapani but his wife is from Lucca Sicula, Agrigento.

[Angelo Santino]

Ardizzone's mother was a Cuccia, his mother's grandmother was a Matranga.

[Angelo Santino]

I've always seen Naples as his origin but unless I'm wrong then Jimmy Frat wasn't a Nap. His father was Antonio Fratianni and he and his wife Concetta "Clara" came from Ripalimosani, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise.

[Antiliar]

Did you see this about John Cascio?

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[Angelo Santino]

Marco Limandri of San Cipriello married Marianna Pecoraro whose father was thee John Pecoraro of the Morellos. His mother Elena, was John Pecoraro's sister, from Piana dei Greci.