Phil Kastel

#OTD (Jan 25) in 1951, 'Dandy Phil' #Kastel testifies from late morning until midnight before the #Kefauver Committee in #NewOrleans.

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Mickey Cohen

#OTD (Nov 17) in 1950, #LosAngeles gambling racketeer Mickey #Cohen testifies before the #Kefauver Committee.

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Joseph DiGiovanni

#OTD (Sep 28) in 1950, #KansasCity #Mafia leader Joseph #DiGiovanni testifies before the #Kefauver Committee.

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Image of Frank Milano. Text reads: On this date, June 20... in 1900, Margaret Callahan of East Harlem is arrested for involvement in the Morello-Meggiore counterfeiting racket. in 1918, Ralph Daniello pleads guilty to second degree manslaughter and is given a suspended sentence. in 1935, Rocco Germano sues Elizabeth Maranzano, widow of former Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore Maranzano, for the value of an upstate New York farm taken by her husband without payment in 1929. in 1945, former Manhattan gangster 'Tommy Dyke' Bellantoni dies in Albany NY. in 1947, Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is assassinated at the Beverly Hills, CA, home of girlfriend Virginia Hill. in 1950, during an appearance in Providence RI, Sen. Estes Kefauver announces that his committee will investigate Raymond Patriarca of Providence, Philip Buccola of Boston and Frank Iaconi of Worcester MA. in 1953, U.S. immigrant agents question former Cleveland boss Frank Milano about his long stays in Mexico. in 1970, officials report the nearing conclusion of an 18-year-old deportation effort against New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello. in 1989, hundreds attend funeral for Connecticut underworld leader William Grasso.

#OTD (June 20) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Maranzano widow is sued for farm, Bellantoni dies in #AlbanyNY, #Bugsy is killed in #BeverlyHills, #Kefauver promises investigation of #NewEngland bosses, immigration agents question Milano, Grasso gets #Connecticut funeral.

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Collection of crime history items from April 26.

#OTD (Apr 26) in #OrganizedCrime #History: a condemned #NewOrleans prisoner threatens to reveal #Mafia secrets, #NYC boss D'Aquila calls meeting, #Costello appears before #Kefauver, #Accardo of #Chicago faces tax charges, deported U.S. mobster dies in Italy.

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Collection of crime history items from March 15.

#OTD (Mar 15) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Dellacroce is born in #NYC, Buccola settles in #Massachusetts, #Moretti home in #NewJersey is raided, Virginia Hill testifies before #Kefauver, #FBI listens in on #Patriarca calls, #Philadelphia boss Testa is murdered.

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Collection of crime history items from February 15.

#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #mafiosi feud in #NewOrleans, #PittstonPA bosses face charges, extortionist dies in #Brooklyn, Camorrist cooperates in murder case, #Chicago gunmen end Tropea and McGurn, #Kefauver hears #Profaci.

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Collection of crime history items from February 14.

#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Hoffa is born, #Camorra trial begins in #Brooklyn, #Capone massacres #Chicago rivals, #Sinatra returns from #Cuba, #Kefauver hears from #Lansky, #Genovese dies in prison, Civella of #KansasCity dies on vacation.

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Collection of crime history items from February 13.

#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Coll blamed for two #Bronx murders, #Patriarca pardon investigated, #Kefauver heard from #Costello, #Zwillman jury bribers arrested, #Valachi and others sentenced for drug conspiracy, mafiosi gathered in #SanJoseCA

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Collection of crime history items from February 8.

#OTD (Feb. 8) in #OrganizedCrime #History: weapons charge is filed against #NewOrleans gangster, #RhodeIsland gangster Butsy Morelli is released, gunmen finish #MadDogColl in #NYC, #FBI spots #CharlieLucky in #Cuba, #Kefauver learns of #Detroit mob-business links.

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Collection of crime history items from January 18.

#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Bonanno is born in Sicily, Cardinali is shot in #NYC, #Cleveland mobster is convicted of counterfeiting, #KC crime figures are arrested in #Denver, Licavoli testifies before #Kefauver, #NewJersey indicts killers.

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Collection of crime history items from January 18.

#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Bonanno is born in Sicily, Cardinali is shot in #NYC, #Cleveland mobster is convicted of counterfeiting, #KC crime figures are arrested in #Denver, Licavoli testifies before #Kefauver, #NewJersey indicts killers.

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Collection of crime history items from January 4.

#OTD (Jan. 4) in #OrganizedCrime #History: births of Merlo and Oddo, #WestVirginia executions of #BlackHand killers, liquor indictments, #Costello ordered to testify before #Kefauver, #Bonanno restored as boss, a #Cleveland car-bomber arraigned.

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Collection of crime history items from January 4.

#OTD (Jan. 4) in #OrganizedCrime #History: births of Merlo and Oddo, #WestVirginia executions of #BlackHand killers, liquor indictments, #Costello ordered to testify before #Kefauver, #Bonanno restored as boss, a #Cleveland car-bomber arraigned.

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A collection of crime history items from December 12.

#OTD (Dec. 12) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Shootings in #NewOrleans and #Milwaukee, #Coll gang accused of bank truck robbery, #Gurrah Shapiro arrested a day after prison release, #Moretti and #Adonis talk to #Kefauver panel, heart attack takes #TonyPro.

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A collection of crime history items from December 12.

#OTD (Dec. 12) in #OrganizedCrime #History: shootings in #NewOrleans and #Milwaukee, #Coll gang accused of bank truck robbery, #Gurrah Shapiro arrested a day after prison release, #Moretti and #Adonis talk to #Kefauver panel, heart attack takes #TonyPro.

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Now, if there was blood dripping from the neck, the cover would be in bad taste. #Kefauver