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[axx]

Didn't the blog have a comments section before?

[stevan tod]

There is a guy on a list Vincent Yumpie Perino.Killed by civilian in 1959.He was killed by his girlfriend,while he was talking to his other girlfriend over the phone.Stabed him with the kitchen knife like pig.Guy was a member of hijacking gang who executed hijacking of truck loaded with whisky valued 30.000 and they were arrested by feds who had them on surveillance.This was in 1943.Guy was sentenced and got out in 50s,and killed by a girlfriend just like Nicholas Castello of Bonnano family.

[B.]

He has Billy Bats as made so appears Hill's claim was credible.

Must be a mistake.

JD also mistakenly listed Ralph Sprizza as a deceased Colombo member on another list found on his site. Sprizza was later identified by the FBI as a Gambino member. I´m surprised to see JD making mistakes like that.

Anyone can make mistakes, but do you have any documents that directly refute the Bentvena info?

I can't' see LCNBios relying solely on Henry Hill's sensationalized info on him so curious what is said in FBI files.

For example in his write-up on Carmine Dellacroce he was hesitant to definitively ID him as a member even though someone claimed to have been introduced to him as an amico nostra, as there were conflicting accounts.

[Tonyd621]

He has Billy Bats as made so appears Hill's claim was credible.

Must be a mistake.

JD also mistakenly listed Ralph Sprizza as a deceased Colombo member on another list found on his site. Sprizza was later identified by the FBI as a Gambino member. I´m surprised to see JD making mistakes like that.

He didn't make a mistake. The FBI made the mistake.

[HairyKnuckles]

He has Billy Bats as made so appears Hill's claim was credible.

Must be a mistake.

JD also mistakenly listed Ralph Sprizza as a deceased Colombo member on another list found on his site. Sprizza was later identified by the FBI as a Gambino member. I´m surprised to see JD making mistakes like that.

Anyone can make mistakes, but do you have any documents that directly refute the Bentvena info?

I can't' see LCNBios relying solely on Henry Hill's sensationalized info on him so curious what is said in FBI files.

For example in his write-up on Carmine Dellacroce he was hesitant to definitively ID him as a member even though someone claimed to have been introduced to him as an amico nostra, as there were conflicting accounts.

I have no documents at all on Bentvena but the FBI never listed him as made unless JD found something recent from them specifically listing Bentvena as a deceased made Gambino member. He would have been pretty young when the books closed in 1957/1958.

[HairyKnuckles]

He has Billy Bats as made so appears Hill's claim was credible.

Must be a mistake.

JD also mistakenly listed Ralph Sprizza as a deceased Colombo member on another list found on his site. Sprizza was later identified by the FBI as a Gambino member. I´m surprised to see JD making mistakes like that.

He didn't make a mistake. The FBI made the mistake.

Please explain.

[Tonyd621]

He has Billy Bats as made so appears Hill's claim was credible.

Must be a mistake.

JD also mistakenly listed Ralph Sprizza as a deceased Colombo member on another list found on his site. Sprizza was later identified by the FBI as a Gambino member. I´m surprised to see JD making mistakes like that.

He didn't make a mistake. The FBI made the mistake.

Please explain.

JD is the Chuck Norris of his trade. Maybe there was a Sprizza who was a Colombo. Maybe the fbi had it wrong. You know that's possible? I mean it's a trivial mistake for all the great info he's put out there.

[HairyKnuckles]

He didn't make a mistake. The FBI made the mistake.

Please explain.
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JD is the Chuck Norris of his trade. Maybe there was a Sprizza who was a Colombo. Maybe the fbi had it wrong. You know that's possible? I mean it's a trivial mistake for all the great info he's put out there.
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No, I´m not accepting that explanation.

You said "He didnt make a mistake. The FBI made a mistake."

I want to know what makes you think you know that JD did not make a mistake and that the FBI made a mistake.

[B.]

I've seen numerous examples of people who were identified by member sources as amico nos who for whatever reason weren't included on later FBI lists. The FBI had a lot of info to reconcile so some people slipped through.

Can't comment on Bentvena specifically but that's one possibility. To JD's credit he was the first person I remember on the RealDeal who really set the record straight that his true surname was Bentvena and not Devino.

[JoeNGallo]

Updated with 1970s Lucchese Family Ceremonies: https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2022/10/lu ... 1970s.html

[TSNYC]

He’s been on a tear lately, keep ‘em coming!

[newera_212]

Lucchese's 70s lists are interesting there were a few guys on there that were a lot younger than I thought, family stalwarts I figured were made before Appalachian but were really like 12 years old at that time lol.

[TSNYC]

Frank Gioia Sr was made young compared to many of the other guys, was his son eventually, I think son was only 23/25 when made. Makes you think Gioia Sr probably put in some heavy work. Have a relative that went to Old Pats School on Prince St with him, and grew up same area and time as him, said he was one of the tougher guys in the neighborhood with his hands.

I never realized Bobby Amuso was made this early. For some reason, assumed he was made once Vic gained juice within the family in the 80s.

[johnny_scootch]

I never realized Bobby Amuso was made this early. For some reason, assumed he was made once Vic gained juice within the family in the 80s.

He was a force to be reckoned with on his own. Even after Vic became boss Bobby never had to ride his coattails.

[The Greek]

What happened to Joseph 'Joey Tee' Brocchini (43y) Made in Jan/Feb 76 and murdered May 1976? He didn't last long