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@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.