Biographies

Giuseppe Boscari­no Alias: Giuseppe Monte Born: 1850 Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian Died: 28^th August 1919 Where: Atlanta Pen­i­ten­tiary Cause: Her­nia Giuseppe Boscari­no was born in Cor­leone around…

Vito Cas­cio­fer­ro. 1902 Born: Jan­u­ary 22^nd 1862, Paler­mo Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: 1942 – 45 Where: Cause: Killer: n/a Son of Accur­sio Cas­cio­fer­ro and Santa Ippoli­to, born on Jan­u­ary 22^nd…

Alias: Joseph Cata­nia Born: 1872 est. Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: July 23^rd 1902 Where: Bay Bridge, 73^rd Street. Cause: Throat Cut Killer: Morel­lo gang Giuseppe Cata­nia, a Brook­lyn grocer,…

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…

Anto­nio Comi­to Alias: Born: 1880 Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian — Cal­abria Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Anto­nio Comi­to was born in 1880, in Catan­zaro, Cal­abria. He had pre­vi­ous­ly worked as a printer…

Ralph Daniel­lo Alias: Ralph the Bar­ber Born: 1886 Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian Died: 1925 Where: New Jer­sey Cause: Shot Killer: Orig­i­nal­ly named Alphon­so Pepe, Ralph Daniello…

Sketch of DeMar­co killing Alias: Joe DeMar­co Born: 1885 Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian Died: 20^th July, 1916 Where: 54 James Street Cause: Shot Killer: Giuseppe Ver­az­zano Joseph DeMar­co was a…

A pow­er­ful, Harlem based, crim­i­nal leader who held strong polit­i­cal connections.

Alias: Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Novem­ber 30^th 1916 Where: 2031 1^st Av Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown gun­man The Neapoli­tan Del Gau­dio broth­ers were involved in gam­bling in East…

Alias: Nic Del Gau­dio Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Octo­ber 1914 Where: East River and 114^th St. Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown gun­man The Neapoli­tan Del Gau­dio broth­ers were involved…

Ippoito Greco Alias: Born: 1878 Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Cor­leone Died: Octo­ber 7^th, 1915 Where: E108th St Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown gun­men Ippoli­to Greco of 230 E107th, the owner of…

Pietro Inz­er­il­lo Alias: Born: 21^st Octo­ber 1859 Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Pietro Inz­er­il­lo, mar­ried with five chil­dren, com­ing from Mari­neo in Paler­mo, Sicily,…

Vito Lad­u­ca Alias: Giuseppe Longo Born: Cari­ni Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Feb­ru­ary 1908 Where: Cari­ni Cause: Shot Killer: Vito Lad­u­ca was heav­i­ly involved in coun­ter­feit­ing. He arrived…

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…

Alias: Charles Lomonte Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: May 23^rd 1914 Where: E108th St Cause: Shot Killer: Unknown Gun­man For­tu­na­to Lomonte, a cousin of the Morel­lo fam­i­ly, ran a hay and grain office…

Alias: Thomas Lomonte Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Octo­ber 13^th 1915 Where: E116th St Cause: Shot Killer: Anto­nio Impoluz­zo Tomas­so Lomonte, a cousin of the Morel­lo fam­i­ly, was…

Ignazio Lupo, Paler­mi­tani Mafia leader and brother-in-law of the first US Mafia boss-of-bosses, Giuseppe Morello.

Gio­van­ni Lupo Alias: John Lupo Born: 1883 Paler­mo Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian — Sicil­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Broth­er of Ignazio Lupo, John arrived in New York with…

Giuseppe Masse­ria, known as ‘Joe the Boss’, start­ed his crim­i­nal career in a pro­fes­sion­al bur­glary gang. 

Giuseppe Morel­lo led the Cor­leone­si crime fam­i­ly in New York, which later divid­ed into what are known today as the Gen­ovese and Luc­ch­ese Families.

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…

The son of US Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello.

Joe ‘Chuck’ Naz­zaro Alias: Chuck Naz­zaro Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: March 16^th 1917 Where: Yonkers Cause: Shot Killer: Navy St gang Joe ‘Chuck’ Naz­zaro, of 339 E10…

Giuseppe Paler­mo 1910 Alias: Sal­va­tore Saraci­na Born: 1862, Par­tan­na Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Giuseppe Paler­mo arrived in New York from Sici­ly in 1902, after…

Petto the Ox Alias: Luciano Peri­no (Real name) Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: 1905 Where: Wilkes­barre Pen. Cause: Stabbed Killer: Tom­ma­so Petto was a killer for the…

Giueppe DeP­ri­mo Alias: Giuseppe De Primo Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Giuseppe De Primo was a gro­cer who worked with the Morel­lo gang in con­nec­tion with counterfeiting…

Alias: Zopo the Gimp Born: 1880 Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian Died: Decem­ber 15^th, 1912 Where: 318 E109th St Cause: Shot Killer: John Rus­so­mano Aniel­lo Prisco, 37, nick­named ‘Zopo the Gimp’ due to…

Alias: Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Ital­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: John Rus­so­mano was the nephew of famed Harlem gang­ster, Gio­sue Gal­luc­ci . On Decem­ber 15^th, 1912, a peace meet­ing had been…

Nicholas Sylvester 1910 Alias: Nick Sylvester Born: 1889 Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Nick Sylvester was a friend of the young Ter­ra­no­va brothers,…

Coney Island cabaret pro­pri­etor and half-brother of boss-of-bosses Giuseppe Morello.

Nico­la Ter­ra­no­va Alias: Nick Ter­ra­no­va (Morel­lo) Born: 1890 Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Sep­tem­ber 7^th 1916 Where: John­son St and Hud­son Avenue Cause: Shot Killer: Tom Pagano In 1892,…

Ciro Ter­ra­no­va Alias: The Arti­choke King Born: 1888 Nation­al­i­ty: Sicil­ian Died: Feb­ru­ary 20^th 1938 Where: New York Cause: Nat­ur­al Caus­es In 1892, Ciro Ter­ra­no­va arrived…

Alias: Eugene ‘Charles’ Ubri­a­co Born: 1867 Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Sep­tem­ber 7^th 1916 Where: John­son St and Hud­son Avenue Cause: Shot Killer: Thomas Car­il­lo and Lefty Espos­i­to Eugene Ubriaco,…

Alias: Giuseppe Ver­razano Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Octo­ber 6^th, 1916 Where: Broome St Cause: Shot Killer: Tony Notaro Giuseppe Ver­razano was a gam­bler based in lower Manhattan.…

Alle­san­dro Vollero Alias: Alle­san­dro Vollero Born: Nation­al­i­ty: Died: Where: Cause: Killer: Alle­san­dro Vollero owned a cof­fee house at 133 Navy St, Brook­lyn. The…