Nicolo Del Gaudio
Alias: Nic Del Gaudio
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Died: October 1914
Where: East River and 114th St.
Cause: Shot
Killer: Unknown gunman
The Neapolitan Del Gaudio brothers were involved in gambling in East Harlem, but also had connections with the Brooklyn based Navy St gang. Nicolo Del Gaudio, brother to Gaetano and owner of a barber shop on E104th, was killed in October 1914. He had been lured down to the East River and 114th St. As he passed an empty lot he was killed with a shotgun fired from behind a fence. The killing was attributed to the powerful Giosue Gallucci, after Del Gaudio had become displeased with his share of the East Harlem graft and demanded more. However, during the trial of Allesandro Vollero for the killing of Nicolo Terranova, it was noted that Vollero wanted the Morello gang killed for their part in the murder of Del Gaudio.
Following the killing, Gaetano Del Gaudio, alerted by his brothers murder, acquired a bodyguard named George Esposito. Esposito had been a bodyguard to Giosue Gallucci, but he defected to work for Del Gaudio.
