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@mobhistory.substack.comSep 19, 2026, 12:49 PM

#OTD (Sep 19)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#HillsvillePA #Cleveland #Cuba #NewJersey #Florida #Philadelphia #Boston #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 19... • in 1908, Rocco Racco of Hillsville PA is convicted of murdering a state deputy game warden. • in 1912, Tony Milano of Cleveland jumps bail and vanishes before a counterfeiting trial. • in 1934, Ferdinand 'Shadow' Boccia is murdered in Brooklyn. • in 1946, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania in Italy obtains a six-month visa to visit Cuba. • in 1952, Joseph Valachi sets in motion a plan to murder suspected informer Eugene Giannini. • in 1963, an FBI memo discusses an autobiography by mafioso Nicola Gentile that was acquired by the CIA. • in 1964, New Jersey crime boss Sam Rizzo DeCavalcante fails to convince renegade New York boss Joe Bonanno to appear before the Mafia Commission. • in 1968, Genovese Crime Family member Dominick DeQuarto refuses to answer questions of a Florida legislative committee. • in 1976, a published report suggests the JFK assassination may have been linked to mob murders of Johnny Rosselli and Sam Giancana and to CIA plots against Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. • in 1980, Philadelphia Mafia lieutenant John Simone is found shot to death in New York City. • in 1983, arrested by the FBI at a Boston North End restaurant, mafioso Gennaro Angiulo reportedly tells companions, 'I'll be back before my pork chops get cold.' Image of Rocco Racco.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 7, 2026, 10:09 AM

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

#HillsvillePA #Brooklyn #Detroit #Chicago #Miami #California #Boston #QueensNY #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 7... • in 1892, Michael Tenora of Hillsville PA is indicted for murder. • in 1916, Nicholas Morello and Charles Ubriaco are shot to death on their way to meet with a Brooklyn Camorra group. • in 1923, Chester Lamare of Detroit is held by police for killing Sol Conrad and wounding four others. • in 1928, Chicago Unione president Antonio Lombardo and bodyguard Joseph Ferrara are killed. • in 1929, Thomas Walsh is murdered in Miami. • in 1957, Joseph Scalise, brother of murdered Mafia leader Frank Scalise, is reported missing. • in 1958, New York racketeer John Robilotto is fatally shot after leaving a Brooklyn restaurant. • in 1967, a federal grand jury in California investigates Johnny Rosselli's past. • in 1973, Sam Battaglia of Chicago dies of cancer eleven days after his parole. • in 1978, the bodies of two men, fugitives from Boston, are found in the trunk of a car left in Queens NY. A court ruling causes the Justice Department to drop indictments against James Licavoli and other Cleveland mobsters. Image of Johnny Rosselli.