#OTD (March 12) in 1909, #NewYork Police Lieutenant Joseph #Petrosino is murdered during an undercover mission in #Palermo, Sicily.
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#OTD (Feb. 19) in 1909: #NewYork City Police Commissioner Theodore #Bingham spilled the beans on the supposedly “secret” trip of Lieutenant #Petrosino to Italy.
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#OTD (Dec 19) in 1906, Police Commissioner Theodore #Bingham (shown) devises a secret detective force within #NYPD to be led by Detective Sergeant Joseph #Petrosino.
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#OTD (Sep 30) in 1908, the Italian consul in #NewYork presents gold watches to Joseph #Petrosino and Anthony #Vachris of #NYPD for their work bringing Italian fugitives to justice.
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#OTD (Sep 16) in 1904, the #NewYork Police Department assigns six detectives to a new Italian Branch of the Detective Bureau led by Detective Sergeant Joseph #Petrosino.
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Tribute card showing portrait of Joseph Petrosino in police uniform under the headline: "A martyr to his duty."
#OTD (Aug 30) in 1860, future #NYPD detective Joseph #Petrosino is born in Padula, Italy.
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#OTD (Aug 21) in 1905, #NewYork detectives #Petrosino and Bonoil arrest Antonio #Strollo for the murder of Antonio Torsiello.
Read Arthur Train's account on Mafiahistory.us:
mafiahistory.us/a053/f_strol...
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#OTD (Aug 5) in 1911, due to a lack of evidence, officials in #Palermo, Sicily, release suspects in the 1909 #Mafia assassination of #NYPD Lieutenant Joseph #Petrosino, including Vito Cascioferro, Paolo Palazzotto, Carlo Costantino and Antonio Passanante.
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#OTD (Aug 4) in 1896, #NYPD Chief Conlin appoints Joseph #Petrosino to the position of detective sergeant.
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Image of John J. Gotti. Text reads: On this date, June 23... in 1910, imprisoned counterfeiters Ignazio Lupo and Antonio Cecala are given three days in solitary after attempting to bribe a guard to mail unauthorized letters. in 1919, Michael Gallo of Syracuse NY confesses to killing Donato Scarafino. in 1920, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter begins a prison sentence for attempted burglary. in 1922, Jeremiah Bohan of Brooklyn, sentenced to manslaughter for killing Monk Eastman, is released after serving 17 months of a 3-year-10-month term. in 1927, future New England crime boss Luigi Manocchio is born in Providence RI. in 1952, Anthony Messina, also known as Tony Mangano, is found murdered in Baltimore. in 1953, immigration agents arrest and plan to deport New York racketeer Louis Shomberg, known as Dutch Goldberg. in 1958, a federal jury acquits Jimmy Hoffa and two codefendants of illegal wiretapping. in 1969, A New Jersey commission subpoenas suspected leaders of the DeCavalcante Crime Family. in 1976, federal grand jury in New Jersey indicts Anthony Provenzano, Salvatore Briguglio, Harold Konigsberg and George Vangelakos for kidnapping and killing Anthony Castellito. in 1986, autopsies confirm the identities of two discovered corpses as brothers Anthony and Michael Spilotro. in 1992, Gambino boss John J. Gotti and his lieutenant Frank Locascio are sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and murder. in 2014, press reports that a recent police wiretap overheard Domenico Palazzotto bragging that his great-uncle Paolo Palazzotto was the 1909 murderer of NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Baltimore mobster is found murdered, #Hoffa is acquitted of wiretapping, "Tony Pro" and others are indicted in #NewJersey for kidnapping & murder, #Gambino leaders get life terms, press reports clue to #Petrosino assassination.
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Chapter 2 - Part 4 tells of early #Petrosino law enforcement mentor Alexander "Clubber" Williams.
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Collection of crime history items from April 3.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: Cascioferro is suspect in the Sicily murder of #NYPD Lt. #Petrosino, #Lansky arrives in #NYC, Kelly dies in NYC, #FBI finds no evidence #Luciano aided US war effort, #Valachi dies in #Texas federal prison, #CampbellOH casino is raided.
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Part 3 - funeral of #Petrosino - is online.
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Text on red background: Badges in Little Italy. Chapter 1, Part 1: Martyr to Duty. The sound of gunshots echoes through Palermo's Piazza Marina at about ten minutes to nine, Friday evening, March 12, 1909. Shadowy figures ran from the dimly lit southwestern corner of the... ( Mobhistory.Substack.com )
#NYPD Lieutenant Joseph #Petrosino became a law enforcement martyr #OTD (March 12) in 1909. He was assassinated while on assignment overseas in #Palermo, Sicily.
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Joseph #Petrosino, lieutenant in the #NewYork Police Department, was assassinated #OTD in 1909 while on assignment in #Palermo Sicily - the only #NYPD officer to be killed in the line of duty while overseas.
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Collection of crime history items from March 12.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: a future #Pittsburgh boss is born in #Italy, mobsters go on trial for #counterfeiting, #NYPD Lt. #Petrosino is assassinated in #Palermo, #KansasCity leader Civella passes, Zannino is sentenced in #NewEngland.
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Collection of crime history items from February 28.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYPD Lt. #Petrosino arrives in Sicily, Granatelli is killed in #NewYorkCity, New York #Mafia leaders are arrested in #Miami, suspected #Commission leaders are arraigned on RICO charges in federal court.
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Collection of crime history items from February 21.
#OTD (Feb. 21) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Chicago mafioso is arrested, #Petrosino arrives in Italy, crime families feud in #NYC, bombs destroy #Wyandotte home, Marcello of #NewOrleans is charged with contempt, #Lansky is kept out of #Cuba, #NewEngland turncoat dies.
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Collection of crime history items from February 19.
#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYPD Commish discusses a secret #Petrosino mission, Morello-Lupo mob is sentenced, #MurderStable legend grows, #NYC mafiosi return from #Havana, #Detroit #Teamsters face crackdown, #Providence paper can't see #Patriarca transcripts.
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#OTD in 1909: #NYPD Commissioner Theodore Bingham spilled the beans on the secret mission of #Petrosino in Italy.
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Collection of crime history items from February 12
#OTD (Feb. 12) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Mafia plan to assassinate #Petrosino is overheard; Corallo is born, Celentano is stabbed in #NYC, #artichoke case ends with hung jury, Miranda charge is dismissed in #Brooklyn, Coppola gets prison for tax crime.
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Collection of crime history items from February 9.
#OTD (Feb. 9) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Petrosino goes abroad, #LosAngeles murder charge is dropped, #Chicago bootlegger #Torrio is ready for prison, #Detroit police have LaMare murder suspects, weather delays Lucky's departure, #Gotti is acquitted in #NYC.
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Arthur Train devoted an entire chapter of his 1922 book to the 1905 #Torsiello murder, the investigation by #Petrosino and the trial and punishment of Antonio #Strollo. The book included a photo of an alleged #BlackHand letter Strollo used in his defense.
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Chapter excerpt from an Arthur Train #book (1922) describes the 1905 #Petrosino investigation of the Torsiello murder in the #BronxNY. Antonio #Strollo attempted to deflect blame onto the #BlackHand, but he was convicted and executed for the killing.
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