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@writersofwrongs.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:20 PM

#OTD (Oct. 15) in 1890, #Mafia assassins are blamed as #NewOrleans Police Chief David #Hennessy is shot and mortally wounded near his home.

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#NOLA #MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 15, 2026, 10:05 AM

#OTD (Oct 15)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #Bronx #LosAngeles #KansasCity #SanDiego #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 15... • in 1890, New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy is shot and mortally wounded near his home. • in 1913, President Wilson commutes the sentence of convicted counterfeiter Nicholas Sylvester to five years, moving his release date to Oct. 28, 1913. • in 1927, Jacob 'Little Augie' Orgen is killed and his bodyguard Jack Diamond is wounded in a shooting on Norfolk Street in Manhattan. • in 1928, Bronx bootlegger Joseph Noe is mortally wounded and Louis Weinberg is killed in a Manhattan shootout. • in 1931, Los Angeles bigshot Joe Ardizzone disappears and is presumed dead, leaving Jack Dragna uncontested leader of the L.A. mob. In Kansas City, Frank DeMayo and three codefendants plead guilty to bootlegging conspiracy. • in 1958, interviewed by FBI, New York Mafia leader Anthony Strollo says 'Mafia' is a fantasy created by newspapers. Tony 'Rizzo' Mirabile of San Diego is questioned by California authorities about bank loans he guaranteed for friends and relatives. • in 1974, the attorney for Colombo big shot Anthony Abbatemarco argues that his client is psychologically unfit to testify in court. • in 1976, New York crime boss Carlo Gambino, 74, dies following a heart attack. • in 1980, during a federal racketeering trial in Los Angeles, government informant Harry Coloduros changes his earlier story and denies that Dominic Brooklier and Samuel Sciortino are involved in extortion and murder. Image of Carlo Gambino.
@writersofwrongs.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 12:34 PM

#OTD (Oct. 14) in 1980, #LosAngeles #Mafia leaders Dominic #Brooklier, Samuel #Sciortino, Louis Tom #Dragna, Michael Rizzitello and Jack LoCicero go on trial for #racketeering and other charges.

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#SoCal #MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 14, 2026, 10:19 AM

#OTD (Oct 14)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #QueensNY #HazletonPA #NewJersey #Pittsburgh #LosAngeles #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 14... • in 1888, Antonio Flaccomio is stabbed to death in front of the Cooper Union building in New York. • in 1911, Sam Giannola of Detroit is arrested for the theft of olive oil and wine from a steamship line. • in 1916, Salvatore DeMarco is killed in Queens NY on his way to police questioning about his brother's murder. • in 1920, Prohibition agents in New York investigate claims that bootleggers are operating a curbside whiskey market near police headquarters in Manhattan. • in 1921, Annibale Stilo is held as a suspect in the killing of Joseph 'Peppe' Viserti. Ciro Terranova applies for a U.S. passport to visit Italy. • in 1943, a prison progress report on Ignazio Lupo states he is exhibiting some loss of cognitive ability. • in 1949, reputed New York mob enforcer Jack Parisi is arrested at Hazleton PA. • in 1951, New Jersey detectives question Joseph Valachi about the recent murder of Willie Moretti. • in 1957, mafiosi from Sicily and the U.S. reportedly conclude meetings at a Palermo hotel. Pittsburgh boss Sebastian LaRocca is acquitted of a perjury charge. • in 1980, Los Angeles Mafia leaders Dominic Brooklier, Louis Dragna, Michael Rizzitello, Jack LoCicero and Samuel Sciortino go on trial for murder conspiracy and extortion. Image of Dominic Brooklier.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 13, 2026, 9:30 AM

#OTD (Oct 13)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #EastHarlem #Bronx #Cleveland #Chicago #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 13... • in 1913, Detroit murder suspects Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato are discharged. • in 1915, Thomas LoMonte is shot to death at the corner of 116th Street and First Avenue in East Harlem. Young Willie Moretti is arrested for weapons possession after recovering a pistol dropped at the scene of the LoMonte shooting. • in 1919, Camorra leader and convicted murderer Allessandro Vollero is transported from Sing Sing Prison to New York City for a retrial. • in 1921, Joseph 'Peppe' Viserti and bystander Luigi Rango are killed in a shooting at a Broome Street cafe in Manhattan. • in 1925, Joseph Pellegrino is sentenced to 10-20 years for a Bronx amusement park robbery. • in 1927, boss 'Big Joe' Lonardo and his brother John are killed in a Cleveland barbershop. Salvatore 'Black Sam' Todaro takes leadership of the Cleveland Mafia. • in 1958, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider Frank Costello's appeal of a tax evasion conviction. • in 1962, Outfit leader Sam Giancana returns to Chicago by plane from Mexico. • in 1966, Salvatore Bonanno, John Morale and Rosario Morale are sent to jail for contempt of court. • in 2008, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, former representative of the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas, dies of a heart attack at his Florida home. Image of Joseph Viserti.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

#OTD (Oct 12)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#PittstonPA #Brooklyn #LarchmontNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 12... • in 1909, Salvatore 'Sam' Lucchino of Pittston PA provides Secret Service with information on New York City counterfeiters. • in 1920, Giuseppe Piraino is shot and wounded by police as he steals a shipment of alcohol on the Brooklyn waterfront. • in 1928, William Flynn, former chief of the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation, dies at the age of 60 at his home in Larchmont NY. • in 1930, Jack 'Legs' Diamond is seriously wounded by an unknown gunman at New York's Monticello Hotel. • in 1936, following extortion charges, Ignazio Lupo's federal parole is formally revoked. • in 1950, during testimony before a Senate committee, Meyer Lansky acknowledges associating with Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Frank Erickson and Charles Fischetti. • in 1957, mafiosi Joseph Bonanno, Carmine Galante and Santo Sorge arrive together at the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes in Palermo, Sicily, and are joined there by Bonanno's uncle John Bonventre. Image of Jack Diamond.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 11, 2026, 2:47 PM

Law enforcement agencies investigated a memo book found near the scene of the 1931 #Maranzano murder. It's unclear if they were satisfied with the results or if they just lost interest in the matter.

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#NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 11, 2026, 1:41 PM

#OTD (Oct 11)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NiagaraFallsNY #Chicago #LasVegas #Cleveland #Milwaukee #Pittsburgh #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 11... • in 1905, Brooklyn butcher Gaetano Costa, who refused Black Hand demands, is fatally shot. • in 1924, Vincenzo DiLeonardo of Brooklyn and Paul Palmeri of Niagara Falls NY return to the U.S. aboard the S.S. Conte Rosso after a trip to Italy. • in 1926, Al Capone is believed responsible for the killing of Earl 'Hymie' Weiss on Chicago's North Side. • in 1930, bootlegger Pasquale Dauria is killed and his associate Frank Italiano is wounded in a Brooklyn drive-by shooting. • in 1935, the body of 'Little Frankie' Teitelbaum, apparently murdered with an ax, is found in a trunk under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. • in 1950, Meyer Lansky testifies before the Kefauver Committee. An attorney and a doctor tell the Kefauver Committee that Willie Moretti of New Jersey is hospitalized and cannot make his scheduled appearance before the committee. • in 1966, New York crime boss Joe Colombo and underworld colleagues 'Johnny Bath Beach' Oddo, Lawrence Gallo, Albert Gallo, Salvatore 'Sammy the Assassin' Peritore and Joseph 'the Minx' Livoti are indicted for criminal contempt. • in 1972, former Chicago boss Paul 'the Waiter' Ricca dies. • in 1980, western New York mobster Joseph DiCarlo, 80, dies. • in 1983, Las Vegas casino skimming indictments are unsealed against 15 defendants, including underworld bosses in Chicago, Cleveland & Milwaukee. • in 2016, Pittsburgh area racketeer & FBI informant Chucky Porter passes away. Image of Earl Weiss.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 10, 2026, 11:30 AM

#OTD (Oct 10)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#QueensNY #WorcesterMA #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 10... • in 1891, future Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1911, Giuseppe Costabile is convicted in New York of carrying a bomb. • in 1925, Frank LaPuma is found murdered in New York City. Vito Genovese is arrested in Queens NY for homicide, later discharged. • in 1927, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is arrested at Worcester MA for bootlegging. • in 1928, boss of bosses Salvatore 'Toto' D'Aquila is shot to death in Manhattan. Mike Abbatemarco of Brooklyn is given an elaborate, well attended funeral. • in 1930, Thomas Reggione of New York begins a lengthy prison sentence for armed robbery. Murdered Brooklyn mobster Carmelo Piraino is buried. • in 1935, a federal grand jury at New York indicts Dutch Schultz on 11 counts of failing to file income tax returns. • in 1957, New York crime boss Joseph Bonanno is observed in Italy, traveling under an alias and accompanied by four men. • in 1963, an informant tells the FBI that mafiosi Tommy Eboli and Gerry Catena have paid Joseph Valachi's wife $10,000 to give the press negative information about her husband. • in 1971, Frank Rosenthal becomes an employee of the Las Vegas Stardust at an annual salary of $190,000. • in 1973, two New York television cameramen are beaten when they attempt to film the funeral for Paul Vario's son. Image of Joe Bonanno.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 9, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Oct 09)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #KansasCity #Chicago #NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 09... • in 1911, reputed Black Hand gangster Giuseppe Costabile goes on trial in New York City for carrying a bomb. • in 1913, Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato are brought to trial in Detroit for the murder of Carlo Callego. • in 1918, brothers Peter and Joseph DiGiovanni are arrested for murder, but the charges are soon dropped. • in 1925, federal investigators find no evidence of special jailhouses privileges provided to Johnny Torrio. • in 1939, Frank Costello, Phil Kastel and two codefendants are indicted at New Orleans for income tax violations. • in 1958, hoodlum Carmine Panariello is held as a material witness in the Brooklyn murder of John Robilotto. • in 1961, the Philadelphia Crime Family holds an induction ceremony at the Buck Eye Athletic Club. Narcotics defendant Albert Agueci fails to appear for a scheduled court appearance in New York and is declared a fugitive. • in 1963, Joseph Valachi testifies for a fifth and final time before the Senate McClellan Committee. • in 1969, fugitives Francis Salemme and Stephen Flemmi are indicted for attempting to kill a Massachusetts attorney with a bomb. • in 1974, Colombo Crime Family capodecina Dominick Scialo's body is found buried in a Brooklyn basement. Image of Frank Costello
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 8, 2026, 10:10 AM

#OTD (Oct 08)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewCastlePA #Detroit #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #BuffaloNY #ProvidenceRI #NewEngland #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 08... • in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is sentenced to death for killing Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity. • in 1902, New York Assemblyman Tom Foley hosts a peace conference between the Eastman and Five Points gangs. • in 1906, Pietro Romeo succumbs to gunshot wounds at New Castle PA after identifying Rocco Esposito as his killer. • in 1918, former Giannola partner Peter Bosco is murdered at his Detroit garage. • in 1928, Tony 'Marlow' Melillo dies in Manhattan of gunshot wounds suffered several days earlier. • in 1930, Ignazio Lupo is thought responsible for the Brooklyn murder of Ruggerio 'Roger' Consiglio. • in 1931, the remains of murdered Pittsburgh bootlegger Sam 'Toto' Amarosa are discovered in a roadside fire. • in 1950, Venero Mangano of New York City is fined $200 for bookmaking. • in 1951, thousands attend the New Jersy funeral of murdered mafioso Willie Moretti. • in 1963, FBI surveillance overhears Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino saying Joe Valachi will be murdered for informing. • in 1968, Luigi Manocchio is charged as accessory to the April killings of Providence RI bookmakers Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei. • in 2008, A U.S. district judge reduces the prison sentence of Gaetano Milano, convicted of killing New England mafioso William Grasso. Image of Roger Consiglio
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 7, 2026, 9:30 AM

#OTD (Oct 07)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewCastlePA #EastHarlem #UticaNY #BuffaloNY #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #YoungstownOH #Chicago #WilliamsvilleNY #NewJersey #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 07... • in 1906, the deathbed statement of New Castle PA shooting victim Pietro Romeo implicates Calabrian racketeer Rocco Esposito. • in 1915, East Harlem underworld leader Ippolito Greco is shot to death. • in 1917, Salvatore LaFata, former Utica NY business partner of Joseph Aiello, is found murdered in Buffalo. • in 1928, Brooklyn grocer Joseph Martorello is murdered. • in 1931, Pittsburgh bootlegger Jack Palmere is fatally shot from behind. Rumrunners Bill Price and Skip Flanagan are found murdered in Brooklyn. • in 1932, Angelo DiRenzo of Youngstown OH is sentenced to 25 years for the Pittsburgh assault and robbery of a postal clerk. • in 1943, William Bioff testifies about a plot among Chicago Outfit leaders to extort the motion picture industry. • in 1946, Venero Mangano of Manhattan is fined for bookmaking. • in 1959, Gregory Scarpa is arrested for consorting with known criminals. • in 1965, mobster Joseph DiCarlo is severely injured in a traffic accident in Williamsville NY. • in 2008, human remains discovered in Farmingdale NY are identified by federal investigators as long-missing Colombo Crime Family leader William Cutolo Sr. • in 2009, federal agents round up members and associates of the Bonanno Crime Family including reputed ruling council member Joseph Sammartino of New Jersey. Image of William Cutolo Sr.
@writersofwrongs.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 11:14 AM

#OTD (Oct. 6) in 1928, "Mike Schatz" #Abbatemarco, underworld boss in the #Gowanus area of #Brooklyn, was found shot to death in his car.

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#NewYork #MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 6, 2026, 10:10 AM

#OTD (Oct 06)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #KansasCity #NewOrleans #Massachusetts #Cleveland #Philadelphia #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 06... • in 1928, just before dawn, the dead body of Brooklyn gangster Michael Abbatemarco is found in the driver's seat of his parked but still idling Nash coupe. • in 1930, Carmelo Piraino, 23-year-old son of a murdered Mafia leader, is shot to death on 85th Street in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. • in 1951, Anthony Ferrantelli of Kansas City passes away at age 74. • in 1964, Carlos Marcello is indicted for bribing a juror. • in 1966, Massachusetts mobster Joseph 'Baron' Barboza is arrested while in possession of a rifle, a pistol and a knife. • in 1977, Cleveland racketeer Danny Greene is murdered in a car-bombing. • in 1981, Philadelphia Crime Family associate John Calabrese is shot to death on Christian Street. • in 2008, FBI agents searching for mob victims on a Farmingdale, Long Island, property, discover a body wrapped in a tarp. Image of Carlos Marcello.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 5, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Oct 05)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Chicago #NewOrleans #ApalachinNY #Ohio #Brooklyn #Bronx #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 05... • in 1902, Chicago Mafia leader Mariano Zagone marries Biagia Spatafora, widow of Gioacchino Spatafora. • in 1912, New York gang leader Jack Zelig is fatally shot while on a streetcar. • in 1921, Brooklyn parole officer Louis Miller writes to President Warren Harding to request a conditional pardon that will allow paroled counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo to travel to Sicily. • in 1925 Carmine Clemente begins 10-20-year sentence for a Bronx amusement park robbery. • in 1928, Manhattan gangster Tony 'Marlow' Melillo suffers mortal gunshot wounds outside the Harding Hotel. • in 1931, Vincent Coll is arraigned for the killing of a child in Harlem. • in 1935, local and federal authorities in New Orleans arrest suspected leaders of a narcotics smuggling ring. • in 1937, mafioso Nick Gentile is arrested on narcotics charges in New Orleans. • in 1959, Joseph Barbara Jr., son of the Apalachin NY convention host, pleads guilty to criminal contempt of court. • in 1960, the Ohio Supreme Court affirms the assault and battery conviction of Mike Farah. • in 1976, John Cutrone is shot to death during a robbery of a Brooklyn luncheonette. Image of Ignazio Lupo.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 4, 2026, 2:04 PM

#OTD (Oct 04)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Pittsburgh #Detroit #RochesterNY #Chicago #Pennsylbania #BuffaloNY #CliffsideParkNJ #Brooklyn #Bronx #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @[email protected]

On this date, Oct 04... • in 1919, Pittsburgh murder suspects Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are released on bail. • in 1921, claiming harassment, Detroit gangster Chester LaMare obtains a court order to prevent metropolitan police from arresting him without cause. • in 1923, Governor Alfred Smith pardons Rochester NY resident Joseph Lodato, who served three years in prison for extortion. • in 1929, Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone fails in his third courtroom try to win release from Pennsylvania prison. • in 1930, future mafioso Sam Pieri is arrested in Buffalo for shoplifting. • in 1931, Vincent Coll, girlfriend Lottie Kreisberger and others are arrested at the Cornish Arms hotel in Manhattan. • in 1951, Willie Moretti, a key player in New Jersey rackets, is shot to death in Joe's Restaurant in Cliffside Park NJ. • in 1957, James Hoffa overwhelmingly wins presidency of Teamsters union. • in 1961, Joseph Magnasco of the Gallo gang is fatally shot in Brooklyn while attempting to kidnap Profaci Crime Family crew leader Harry Fontana. • in 1982, Frank Rosenthal survives a Las Vegas car-bombing. • in 2018, Bonanno family associate Sylvester Zottola is shot to death at a Bronx McDonald's restaurant. Image of Willie Moretti.
@writersofwrongs.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM

#OTD (Oct 04) in 1951, Guarino "Willie Moore" #Moretti is shot to death during a friendly chat with underworld colleagues at a #CliffsideParkNJ restaurant.

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#MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM

#OTD (Oct 03)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #BuffaloNY #Detroit #FortLeeNJ #Chicago #Florida #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 03... • in 1903, Joseph Valachi is born Giuseppe Vilacio in New York City. • in 1905, Vito Laduca is arrested in Baltimore in connection with a Brooklyn NY kidnapping. • in 1912, Harlem racketeer Aniello Prisco is arrested for the Sept. 3 killings of Tony Zaccaro and Giuseppe Jacco. • in 1914, Monk Eastman is arrested for vagrancy in Buffalo NY, and a city court orders him to leave the community. • in 1921, arriving in New York traffic court on a speeding charge, Joseph 'Joe Peppe' Viserti is recognized as a homicide suspect and charged with the killing of Joseph Lagumina. • in 1931, Elmer Macklin is arrested in Detroit for the murder of Chester LaMare. • in 1951, the Fort Lee NJ chief of police is indicted for failing to investigate gambling complaints against Willie Moretti and Joe Adonis. • in 1962, a federal jury acquits Chicago underworld leader Tony Accardo of tax fraud. • in 1973, Salvatore Anastasio, Catholic priest and author of a book about his murdered brother Albert Anastasia, passes away in Italy. • in 2008, a federal jury convicts Vincent Artuso and three south Florida associates of racketeering and other charges. Image of Tony Accardo.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 2, 2026, 10:02 AM

#OTD (Oct 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #Pittsburgh #BayShoreNY #DearbornMI #KansasCity #FortWorthTX #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 02... • in 1919, gang boss Salvatore Giannola is shot to death in Detroit. In Pittsburgh, Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are charged as accessories to murder and committed to jail without bail. • in 1921, Tommy Lucchese and John Spina are arrested at Bay Shore NY for auto theft. • in 1926, after spending time in Sicily, mafioso Nicola Gentile returns to New York aboard the S.S. Roma. • in 1930, Frank Catania of Dearborn MI confesses to the accidental fatal shooting of gangster Frank Marino. • in 1931, Coll gangsters are believed responsible for the killing of Dutch Schultz aide Joe Mullens. • in 1963, Joseph Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red Levine admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of Salvatore Maranzano. • in 1974, after reviewing portions of The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, the FBI dismisses the work as a complete fraud. • in 1994, former Kansas City mafioso Carl J. Civella dies in federal custody in Fort Worth TX. Image of Carl Civella.
@gangstersinc.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM

Death on a Cold Mountain: The Mafia killing of a child gangstersinc.org/2026/10/02/d... - #MafiaHistory #TrueCrime #Mafia #TheGodfather #Sicily #CosaNostra