Infamous Hit Teams

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I want to start a new thread dedicated solely to gathering the identities of the killers involved in major assassinations such as St Valentine's Day Massacre, Masseria, Maranzano, Schultz, Siegel, Anastasia, Gallo, Galante, Bruno, Castellano... Feel free to speculate, add your own hits to the thread and provide feedback

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Dutch Schultz/ Otto Berman/ Abe Landau/ Bernard Rosenkrantz (Palace Chop House, 23rd October 1935):

Seymour Schechter (driver)
Emmanuel Weiss (shooter)
Charles Workman (shooter)

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Albert Anastasia (Park Sheraton Hotel, 25th October 1957):

Stephen Armone (supervisor)
Stephen Grammauta (shooter)
Arnold Wittenberg (shooter)

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Joseph Gallo (Umberto's Clam House, 7th April 1972):

Carmine DiBiase (shooter)
Philip Gambino (shooter)
Joseph Luparelli (driver)
[Two unidentified 'brothers'] (shooters)

https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/03/arch ... rmant.html

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Carmine Galante/ Leonard Coppola/ Giuseppe Turano (Joe and Mary's Italian-American Restaurant, 12th July 1979):

Baldassare Amato (setup)
Cesare Bonventre (setup)
Philip Giaccone (backup)
Alphonse Indelicato (backup)
Anthony Indelicato (shooter)
Joseph Indelicato (backup)
Joseph Massino (backup)
Russell Mauro (shooter)
Dominick Trinchera (shooter)

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Paul Castellano/ Thomas Bilotti (Sparks Steakhouse, 16th December 1985):

Vincent Artuso (shooter)
John Carneglia (shooter)
Frank DeCicco (setup)
John Gotti (supervisor)
Salvatore Gravano (backup)
Edward Lino (shooter)
Dominick Pizzonia (backup)
Anthony Rampino (backup)
Angelo Ruggiero (backup)
Salvatore Scala (shooter)
Joseph Watts (backup)

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Alphonse Indelicato/ Philip Giaccone/ Dominick Trinchera (20/20 Night Club, 5th May 1981):

From what I know so far there were four shooters, plus the setup team who met with the three capos and Frank Lino before bringing them to the club, and then the clean-up team. I know Salvatore Vitale and Vito Rizzuto were two of the shooters. Joseph Massino and Gerlando Sciascia were part of the setup team. Dominick Napolitano and Benjamin Ruggiero were on the clean-up team I believe.

One article on Gangsters Inc. (unsure as to its accuracy) by David Amoruso identified Emanuele Ragusa and an unidentified man referred to as 'the old timer' as being the other two shooters. Amoruso also identifies Joseph Zicarelli, Nicola DiStefano and Antonio Giordano as meeting the targets upon their arrival.

Nicola DiStefano (setup)
Anthony Giordano (setup)
Joseph Massino (setup)
Dominick Napolitano (clean-up)
Emanuele Ragusa (shooter)
Vito Rizzuto (shooter)
Benjamin Ruggiero (clean-up)
Gerlando Sciascia (setup)
Salvatore Vitale (shooter)
Joseph Zicarelli (setup)
‘The old timer’ (shooter)

http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/b ... the-murder

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Albert Anastasia (Park Sheraton Hotel, 25th October 1957):

Stephen Armone (supervisor)
Stephen Grammauta (shooter)
Arnold Wittenberg (shooter)

But who were the bodyguards? Weren’t they complicit?

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Albert Anastasia (Park Sheraton Hotel, 25th October 1957):

Stephen Armone (supervisor)
Stephen Grammauta (shooter)
Arnold Wittenberg (shooter)

It was a five-man hit team, no?
Carmine Persico and Joe Gallo made up the other two, hence Joe Gallo's: "You can call us the barbershop quintet" quote.

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It was a five-man hit team, no?
Carmine Persico and Joe Gallo made up the other two, hence Joe Gallo's: "You can call us the barbershop quintet" quote.

That's if you believe that Gallo and Persico were involved in the hit at all and weren't just talking out of their asses for the bragging rights.

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On all other accounts of the hit there were two shooters

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But who were the bodyguards? Weren’t they complicit?

That's correct. Anastasia's chauffeur/ bodyguard Anthony Coppola was suspiciously absent at the time of the shooting.

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It was a five-man hit team, no?
Carmine Persico and Joe Gallo made up the other two, hence Joe Gallo's: "You can call us the barbershop quintet" quote.

That's if you believe that Gallo and Persico were involved in the hit at all and weren't just talking out of their asses for the bragging rights.

I'll admit I don't know too much about the Anastasia hit, but I'm least pretty sure it was a five-man hit team. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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On maryferrel docs also mentions Arthur Leo and Dave Iacovetti

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Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria on April 15, 1931 at Nuova Villa Tammaro on Coney Island


Lucky Luciano (setup)
Vito Genovese (shooter?)
Frank Livorsi (shooter?)
Joseph "Joe Stretch" Stracci (shooter?)


It is unknown who pulled the trigger or if there were others but these guys were at Masserias table according to Joe Valachi.


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