A sign directing passing motorists to the Blue Dolphin Restaurant in Apalachin, New York. Photo taken in August 2023.
Diner (1982)
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Joseph Magliocco
#OTD (Dec 18) in 1959, Joseph #Profaci, Paul #Castellano, Joseph #Magliocco (shown), Rosario #Bufalino and sixteen other #Apalachin delegates are convicted of obstructing a government investigation.
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Frank Cucchiara
#OTD (Dec 09) in 1959, at the conclusion of the prosecution's case, insufficient evidence has been introduced for a #conspiracy charge against #Apalachin conference attendee Frank #Cucchiara of #Boston, and he is freed.
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#OTD (Nov 28) in 1960, a federal appeals court reverses earlier conspiracy convictions of attendees at the 1957 #Apalachin NY crime convention.
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#OTD (Nov. 13) in 1957: on the eve of the #Apalachin underworld convention, #Mafia bosses Joseph #Bonanno and Stefano #Magaddino reportedly met in #EndicottNY.
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Stefano Magaddino
#OTD (Nov 13) in 1957, on the eve of a gangland convention at #Apalachin, #Mafia leaders Joseph #Bonanno and Stefano #Magaddino (shown) hold a private meeting at a home in #EndicottNY.
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Clipping from October 30, 1959, Cleveland Plain Dealer. Headline: "Trial delay for DeMarco is uncertain." Image of John DeMarco.
#OTD (Oct 29) in 1959, John #DeMarco of #Cleveland suffers a heart attack on the first day of an #Apalachin related obstruction trial of 22 defendants in #NewYork.
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Joseph Bonanno
#OTD (Oct 26) in 1959, complaining of a heart condition, Joseph #Bonanno wins a severance from other #Apalachin attendees going on trial for conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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Joseph Barbara Jr.
#OTD (Oct 05) in 1959, Joseph #Barbara Jr., son of the #Apalachin convention host, pleads guilty to criminal contempt of court.
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Image of Joseph Barbara. Text reads: On this date, June 17... in 1911, Manhattan gang leader 'Chick' Tricker is shot and severely wounded in a Chatham Square saloon. in 1913, Martin Madden, brother of Manhattan gang leader Owen Madden, is convicted of illegally carrying a concealed pistol. in 1919, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer calls for the round up and deportation of alien radicals residing in the U.S. in 1920, Assistant U.S. Pardon Attorney Robert H. Turner sends a warrant to Atlanta Prison commuting the remainder of Giuseppe Calicchio's 1910 counterfeiting sentence. in 1921, Patsy Griffo is charged with the Coney Island murder of Ernesto Melchiorre, and Frankie Yale is taken into custody as a material witness. in 1932, Lottie Kreisberger Coll, identified as the wife of the late Vincent Coll, is sentenced to six months in the workhouse for illegal firearms possession. in 1933, an FBI agent, three police officers and gangster Frank Nash are killed in a gunfight at Kansas City's Union Station. in 1938, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro is convicted of causing a reign of terror in the Manhattan fur-dressing industry. in 1957, Gambino Family bigshot Frank Scalise is murdered at a market on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. in 1959, Joseph Barbara, Mafia leader in Endicott NY, dies of a heart attack. in 1960, Joseph Valachi begins 15-year narcotics sentence at Atlanta Federal Prison.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: Yale is witness to #ConeyIsland murder, Coll's wife gets 6 months, officers & gangster are killed in #KansasCity, Gurrah is convicted in #NYC, Scalise is killed in the #Bronx, #Apalachin host passes, #Valachi starts narcotics sentence.
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Collection of crime history items from May 21. Image of Giosue Gallucci.
#OTD (May 21) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NewYork area counterfeiting gang is arrested, #EastHarlem crime boss succumbs, #Lepke is released early, Scarpato returns from Italy, #Apalachin attendees face obstruction charge, #Florida grand jury indicts #Bonanno crew.
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Portion of article published in the Jan. 10, 1958, issue of the Buffalo News. Headline reads, "Grand Council met at Apalachin, investigator says."
Soon after the discovery of the 1957 Mafia convention at #Apalachin NY, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics discussed a #Mafia "Grand Council" in public testimony. The #FBI would not acknowledge - even internally - the existence of such a group until more than a year later.
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A collection of crime history items from December 9.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Adonis and Alo fly from Cuba to U.S., the #Gap is murdered, an #Apalachin attendee escapes a conspiracy charge, #Nucky dies, #Salemme admits extortion.
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A collection of crime history items from December 9.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Adonis and Alo fly from Cuba to U.S., the #Gap is murdered, an #Apalachin attendee escapes a conspiracy charge, #Nucky dies, #Salemme admits extortion.
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#OTD in 1957: #NewYork State Police and #Treasury agents broke up a convention of #Mafia members at #Apalachin NY.
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