On this date (October 29) in 1911, Frank "Tough Chick" Monaco is stabbed to death by Nellie Lener as he attempts to rob a safe in the home of Lener's mother. The incident is regarded as the opening of a feud between underworld forces in the East Harlem Italian colony.
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"Owner's killing is start of 'Murder Stable' legend," (mafiahistory.us)
http://mafiahistory.us/a005/f_murderstable.html
Killing of 'Tough Chick' Monaco
Killing of 'Tough Chick' Monaco
- Tom Hunt
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