Giuseppe Morello
Giuseppe Morello led the Corleonesi crime family in New York, which later divided into what are known today as the Genovese and Lucchese Families.
Ignazio Lupo
Ignazio Lupo, Palermitani Mafia leader and brother-in-law of the first US Mafia boss-of-bosses, Giuseppe Morello.
Colagero Morello
The son of US Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello.
Vincenzo Terranova
Coney Island cabaret proprietor and half-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe Morello.
Giuseppe Masseria
Giuseppe Masseria, known as ‘Joe the Boss’, started his criminal career in a professional burglary gang.
Vito Cascioferro
Vito Cascioferro. 1902 Born: January 22nd 1862, Palermo
Nationality: Sicilian
Died: 1942 – 45 Where:
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Killer: n/a Son of Accursio Cascioferro and Santa Ippolito, born on January 22nd…
Nicola Terranova
Nicola Terranova Alias: Nick Terranova (Morello)
Born: 1890 Nationality: Sicilian
Died: September 7th 1916 Where: Johnson St and Hudson Avenue
Cause: Shot
Killer: Tom Pagano In 1892,…
Ciro Terranova
Ciro Terranova Alias: The Artichoke King
Born: 1888 Nationality: Sicilian
Died: February 20th 1938 Where: New York
Cause: Natural Causes In 1892, Ciro Terranova arrived…
Fortunato Lomonte
Alias: Charles Lomonte Born: Nationality: Died: May 23rd 1914 Where: E108th St Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown Gunman
Fortunato Lomonte, a cousin of the Morello family, ran a hay and grain office…
Giovanni Lupo
Giovanni Lupo Alias: John Lupo
Born: 1883 Palermo
Nationality: Italian — Sicilian
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Killer: Brother of Ignazio Lupo, John arrived in New York with…
Tommaso Lomonte
Alias: Thomas Lomonte Born: Nationality: Died: October 13th 1915 Where: E116th St Cause: Shot Killer: Antonio Impoluzzo
Tomasso Lomonte, a cousin of the Morello family, was…
Vito Laduca
Vito Laduca Alias: Giuseppe Longo
Born: Carini
Nationality: Sicilian
Died: February 1908 Where: Carini
Cause: Shot
Killer: Vito Laduca was a member of the Morello gang heavily involved…
Giuseppe Boscarino
Giuseppe Boscarino Alias: Giuseppe Monte
Born: 1850 Nationality: Italian
Died: 28th August 1919 Where: Atlanta Penitentiary
Cause: Hernia Giuseppe Boscarino was born in Corleone around…
Giuseppe Palermo
Giuseppe Palermo 1910 Alias: Salvatore Saracina
Born: 1862, Partanna
Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Giuseppe Palermo arrived in New York from Sicily in 1902, after…
Antonio Cecala
Antonio Cecala 1910 Alias: Nino Cecala
Born: 1875 Nationality: Sicily, Corleone
Died: May 26 1928 Where: New York
Cause: Shot
Killer: Antonio Cecala, a member of the…
Giuseppe De Primo
Giueppe DePrimo Alias: Giuseppe De Primo
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Killer: Giuseppe De Primo was a grocer who worked with the Morello gang in connection with counterfeiting…
Giuseppe Catania
Alias: Joseph Catania
Born: 1872 est.
Nationality: Sicilian
Died: July 23rd 1902 Where: Bay Bridge, 73rd Street.
Cause: Throat Cut
Killer: Morello gang Giuseppe Catania, a Brooklyn grocer,…
Giuseppe Fanaro
Giuseppe Fanaro Alias: Joseph Fanaro
Born: 1876 Nationality: Sicilian
Died: November 1913 Where: Brooklyn
Cause: Shot
Killer: Giuseppe Fanaro was a known member of the Morello gang,…
Angelo Gagliano
Alias: Angelo Gagliano
Born: 1880 Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Angelo Gagliano, brother to Vincenzo, ran a saloon with Ippolito Greco at 227 E107th Street. Gagliano…
Antonino Passananti
Antonio Passananti Alias:
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Nationality: Sicilian
Died: March 6 1969 Where: Partinico
Cause: Shot in head
Killer: n/a Antonino Passananti was a member of the Morello…
Giuseppe Verrazano
Alias: Giuseppe Verrazano Born: Nationality: Died: October 6th, 1916 Where: Broome St Cause: Shot Killer: Tony Notaro
Giuseppe Verrazano was a gambler based in lower Manhattan.…
Giuseppe Guillambardo
Giuseppe Guillambardo Alias:
Born: 1875 Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Giuseppe Guillambardo arrived in New York from Palermo in November 1902. On 31st December,…
Nicholas Sylvester
Nicholas Sylvester 1910 Alias: Nick Sylvester
Born: 1889 Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Nick Sylvester was a friend of the young Terranova brothers,…
Giuseppe Calicchio
Giuseppe Calicchio 1910 Alias: Don Peppe
Born: 1857 Nationality: Italian — Neapolitan
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Killer: Calicchio was born in Puglia, Italy, in 1858. He worked…
Eugene Ubriaco
Alias: Eugene ‘Charles’ Ubriaco
Born: 1867 Nationality:
Died: September 7th 1916 Where: Johnson St and Hudson Avenue
Cause: Shot
Killer: Thomas Carillo and Lefty Esposito Eugene Ubriaco,…
Pietro Inzerillo
Pietro Inzerillo Alias:
Born: 21st October 1859 Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Pietro Inzerillo, married with five children, coming from Marineo in Palermo, Sicily,…
Tommaso Petto
Petto the Ox Alias: Luciano Perino (Real name)
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Nationality: Sicilian
Died: 1905 Where: Wilkesbarre Pen.
Cause: Stabbed
Killer: Tommaso Petto was a killer for the…
Ippolito Greco
Ippoito Greco Alias:
Born: 1878 Nationality: Sicilian Corleone
Died: October 7th, 1915 Where: E108th St
Cause: Shot
Killer: Unknown gunmen Ippolito Greco of 230 E107th, the owner of…
Calogero Costantino
Carlo Costantino Alias: Carlo Costantino
Born: January 20 1874 Nationality: Sicilian
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Where: Mental hospital
Cause: VD Killer: Syphilis Carlo Costantino, was born…
Salvatore Cina
Salvatore Cina 1910 Alias:
Born: 1875 Nationality: Sicilian
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Killer: Salvatore Cina, born in 1875, arrived in New York in 1895, after fleeing a murder…
Vincenzo Giglio
Vincenzo Giglio 1910 Alias: Vincenzo Giglio
Born: 1880 Nationality: Sicilian
Died: 5th May 1914 Where: Atlanta Penitentiary
Cause: Illness
Killer: Vincenzo Giglio was…
Antonio Comito
Antonio Comito Alias:
Born: 1880 Nationality: Italian — Calabria
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Killer: Antonio Comito was born in 1880, in Catanzaro, Calabria. He had previously worked as a printer…
Giosue Gallucci
Giosue Gallucci Alias:
Born: 10th December 1865 Nationality: Neapolitan
Died: May 17th 1915 Where: 318 E109th St
Cause: Shot
Killer: Giosue Gallucci emigrated from Naples in 1891.…
Gennaro Gallucci
Alias: Gennaro Gallucci
Born: 1857 Nationality: Italian Neapolitan
Died: November 14 1909 Where: 318 E109th Street
Cause: Shot
Killer: Unknown gunman Gennaro was born in Italy in 1857 to…
John Russomano
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Killer: John Russomano was the nephew of famed Harlem gangster, Giosue Gallucci . On December 15th, 1912, a peace meeting had been…
Pelligrino Morano
Alias: Born: 1877 Nationality: Italian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Pelligrino Morano was the head of a group of Neapolitans based in Coney Island, where he owned the Santa Lucia…
Raffaele Daniello
Ralph Daniello Alias: Ralph the Barber
Born: 1886 Nationality: Italian
Died: 1925 Where: New Jersey
Cause: Shot
Killer: Originally named Alphonso Pepe, Ralph Daniello…
Allesandro Vollero
Allesandro Vollero Alias: Allesandro Vollero
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Killer: Allesandro Vollero owned a coffee house at 133 Navy St, Brooklyn. The coffee…
Leopoldo Lauritano
Alias: Leo Lauritano Born: 1872 Nationality: Died: Where: Cause: Killer:
Leopoldo Lauritano owned a coffee house at 133 Navy St, Brooklyn. The coffee house was used as the headquarters…
Alphonso Sgroia
Alias: The Butcher Born: 19th July 1886 Nationality: Died: May 1940 Where: Italy Cause: Disease
Alphonso Sgroia arrived in New York in 1899, aged 13. In 1905, he stayed with his…
Aniellio Paretti
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Killer: Aniellio Paretti was a gunman for the Navy St gang . He was involved with the murder of Jose ph ‘Chuck’ Nazzaro . On March 16th,…
Aniello Prisco
Alias: Zopo the Gimp
Born: 1880 Nationality: Italian
Died: December 15th, 1912 Where: 318 E109th St
Cause: Shot
Killer: John Russomano Aniello Prisco, 37, nicknamed ‘Zopo the Gimp’ due to…
Antonio Notaro
Alias: Tony Notaro Born: Nationality: Died: Where: Cause: Killer:
Tony Notaro was a gunman for the Navy St gang . He was involved with the murder of Nicholas Terranova at Johnson…
Antonio Paretti
Alias: Tony the Shoemaker
Born: 1892 Nationality:
Died: 17th February, 1927 Where: Sing Sing
Cause: Electrocuted
Killer: n/a Anthony Paretti, of 23 Skillman Av, Brooklyn, was a member of…
Generoso Nazzaro
Joe ‘Chuck’ Nazzaro Alias: Chuck Nazzaro
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Died: March 16th 1917 Where: Yonkers
Cause: Shot
Killer: Navy St gang Joe ‘Chuck’ Nazzaro, of 339 E108th, arr…
Giuseppe DeMarco
Sketch of DeMarco killing Alias: Joe DeMarco
Born: 1885 Nationality: Italian
Died: 20th July, 1916 Where: 54 James Street
Cause: Shot
Killer: Giuseppe Verazzano Joseph DeMarco was a…
Gaetano Del Gaudio
Alias: Born: Nationality: Died: November 30th 1916 Where: 2031 1st Av Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown gunman
The Neapolitan Del Gaudio brothers were involved in gambling in East…
Nicola Del Gaudio
Alias: Nic Del Gaudio Born: Nationality: Died: October 1914 Where: East River and 114th St. Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown gunman
The Neapolitan Del Gaudio brothers were involved…
Johnny Esposito
Alias: Lefty Esposito Born: 1893 Nationality: American Died: Decemeber 31st 1924. Where: New Jersey Cause: Shot Killer:
Born in Brooklyn, Esposito grew up in New York. He used…
Frank Fevrola
Alias: Don Chichi
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Killer: Frank Fevrola was a member of the Brooklyn based Navy St gang . On March 16th, 1917, Joseph ‘Chuck’ Nazz aro was shot…