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- Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 3:51 pm
- Forum: Books and Periodicals
- Topic: October 2021 issue of Informer
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October 2021 issue of Informer
The October 2021 issue of Informer focuses on the Mafia in California. (It includes some other items as well.) The issue is available in five formats: color-printed magazine, electronic PDF magazine, paperback book, EPUB-compatible e-book and Kindle-compatible e-book. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JUER...
- Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 3:42 pm
- Forum: Books and Periodicals
- Topic: Rogues' Gallery by John Oller
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Rogues' Gallery by John Oller
Just received an advance copy of Rogues' Gallery by John Oller. ( Disclosure: It was my enjoyable and satisfying task to serve as one of the editors of the manuscript. ) What an impressive work of history! Oller delivers a meticulously detailed account of New York City's near-simultaneous Gilded Age...
- Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 3:22 pm
- Forum: 1900-1920: Black Hand Era
- Topic: 1909 Mafia murder in Danbury, Connecticut
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1909 Mafia murder in Danbury, Connecticut
The July 27, 1909, killing of an Italian-American fruit farmer in Danbury, Connecticut, was linked with the Morello-Lupo Mafia and the infamous New York City Barrel Murder.
Read about it:
http://mafiahistory.us/a044/f_zarconemurder.html
Read about it:
http://mafiahistory.us/a044/f_zarconemurder.html
- Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 6:32 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Welcome *PLEASE READ*
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Re: Welcome *PLEASE READ*
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- Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 8:30 am
- Forum: 1986-Current: Recent Events
- Topic: Cleveland ex-underboss Lonardo testifies
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Cleveland ex-underboss Lonardo testifies
Angelo Lonardo, former underboss of the Cleveland Mafia, testified before a Senate committee in 1988. In a relatively brief statement, Lonardo spoke about the history of organized crime in Cleveland, Mafia initiation rituals, various rackets, underworld leaders and relationships between the Clevelan...
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 6:50 am
- Forum: 1986-Current: Recent Events
- Topic: 2005 killing at Staten Island mansion
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2005 killing at Staten Island mansion
In March 2005, Bonanno Crime Family associate Robert McKelvey was lured to the Kreischer Mansion and murdered. His dismembered body was burned in the mansion's furnace. Details of the gangland killing came to light with the October 2008 federal court testimony of former crime family associate Stefan...
- Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 2:56 pm
- Forum: 1950-1957: Kefauver thru Apalachin
- Topic: 1952 gangland slaying of church-jewels thief
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1952 gangland slaying of church-jewels thief
The June 1952 theft of jewels from a Brooklyn church display enraged crime boss Joseph Profaci. Discovering that the gems were taken by someone linked with his organization, Profaci ordered them immediately returned. And, then, Profaci ordered the murder of the thief. https://mafiahistory.us/a042/ea...
- Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 7:38 am
- Forum: 1986-Current: Recent Events
- Topic: Death of Chicago Outfit boss DiFronzo in 2018
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Death of Chicago Outfit boss DiFronzo in 2018
Upon the May 28, 2018, passing of Chicago Outfit leader John "No Nose" DiFronzo, we took a moment to reflect on DiFronzo's underworld career and the incident that left him with his "No Nose" nickname. See the article here: https://mafiahistory.us/a034/f_difronzo.html https://mafiahistory.us/images/m...
- Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 7:31 am
- Forum: 1986-Current: Recent Events
- Topic: FBI searches for Jimmy Hoffa's remains
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- Views: 31761
FBI searches for Jimmy Hoffa's remains
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, has conducted multiple excavations over the years in an effort to locate a burial site for former Teamsters union President James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa. This article documents the so-far unsuccessful search effor...
- Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 7:22 am
- Forum: 1963-1970: Post-Valachi
- Topic: Bonanno's son gave info to feds
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Bonanno's son gave info to feds
Both crime family boss Joseph Bonanno and his son Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno loudly condemned those mafiosi who cooperated with and fed information to law enforcement. But government documents reveal that Bill Bonanno - selected as consigliere of the Bonanno Crime Family - actively engaged with FBI ag...