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@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.
@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 1, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Oct 01)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Chicago #NewEngland #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 01... • in 1892, future U.S. mafioso Paul Palmeri is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1897, future U.S. Mafia boss Giuseppe Profaci is born in Villabate, Sicily. • in 1926, Chicago gang leader Al Capone is arrested for bootlegging. • in 1931, relatives identify the remains of a 'torch murder' victim found at Arthursburg NY as Pasquale Canizio of Brooklyn. • in 1963, Attorney General Robert Kennedy announces that turncoat mafioso Joseph Valachi will be used as a government witness in federal criminal trials. • in 1964, New England boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca instructs his underlings to have no involvement with Joseph Bonanno or any of his people, as they have been cast out by the Commission. • in 1966, 'Trigger Mike' Coppola passes away. • in 2008, FBI agents begin digging for suspected mob murder victims at Farmingdale, Long Island. • in 2009, two sets of law enforcement raids targeting the Lucchese Crime Family of New York result in 29 arrests. Image of Mike Coppola.