#OTD (Feb. 3) in 1931: Joseph “Baker” #Catania, lieutenant of “Joe the Boss” #Masseria, was shot and mortally wounded by Salvatore #Maranzano gunmen in the #Bronx.
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Bronx apartment building courtyard was scene of underworld double-murder.
#OTD (Nov 05) in 1930, Salvatore #Maranzano gunmen shoot down Joe #Masseria allies Al #Mineo and Steve #Ferrigno in the #Bronx.
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#OTD (Oct 27) in 1923, the wife and children of future boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano arrive in #NewYorkCity.
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#OTD (Oct 22) in 1928, Salvatore #Maranzano purchases a farm near #Poughkeepsie in #DutchessCountyNY.
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Samuel "Red" Levine
#OTD (Oct 02) in 1963, Joseph #Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red #Levine (shown) admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of #Mafia boss Salvatore #Maranzano.
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Stefano Rannelli
#OTD (Sep 24) in 1931, Stefano #Rannelli, James Alascia and Felix Mule are taken into custody in #Brooklyn and questioned about the recent murder of Salvatore #Maranzano.
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#OTD (Sep 11) in 1931, investigators look for clues to the identities of Salvatore #Maranzano assassins in #Chicago, #Buffalo and #PoughkeepsieNY.
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Decades after the incident, Joseph #Valachi was an inside source, providing information on the Sept. 10, 1931, assassination of #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano.
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Clipping from September 11, 1931, New York Sun. Headline: "Link Midtown murder victim to smugglers; Federal authorities show Manzanaro was also in the liquor racket; Though heir of Joe the Boss; Police not sure, however, whether he was first or second in gang election returns."
#OTD (Sep 10) in 1931, #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano is killed at his Park Avenue, #NewYork, offices.
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Joseph Valachi
#OTD (Sep 09) in 1931, Joseph #Valachi reportedly meets with #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano to express his concern over a Maranzano meeting planned for the following day in #Manhattan.
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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 March 14.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NewOrleans crowd murders 11 prisoners, #Maranzano gets pistol permit in #Poughkeepsie, #Bender meets with #JerseyCity mayor, bosses meet in #LosAngeles, #Cleveland burglar is killed in #Buffalo, #Luciano book is challenged.
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Canadian immigration record of Salvatore Maranzano from February 5, 1926.
Salvatore #Maranzano, a #Mafia leader from #Sicily, passed through #NiagaraFallsNY #OTD (Feb. 5) in 1926, on the way to a farm he had purchased in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, #Canada.
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Collection of crime history items from February 5.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: Adonis is arrested in #Brooklyn, #Maranzano enters #Canada, Lazia tax trial begins in #KansasCity, #Lansky is charged in #SaratogaNY, #FBI hears #Cleveland mob is trying to take over #YoungstownOH, Marcello of #Chicago gets life.
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