The extended family of brothers Ciro and Vincent Terranova and their nephews, Jimmy and Joe “Baker” Catania, have three distinctive “tells” of Mafia families.
Three “tells” of Mafia families
Little Sicily, Chicago: The Saloon on Gault Court
The Nicolosi and Marino families of Chicago's Little Sicily held one of the last neighborhood Mafia gangs before Al Capone's Outfit.
Interview with Bob Sorrentino on Italian Genealogy
Justin Cascio of Mafia Genealogy talks with Bob Sorrentino about his ancestors’ olive oil business, doing genealogy research, and what distinguishes old school gangsters from the New Mafia.
Chicago Joe Aiello
While Al Capone’s Outfit was fighting its way to the top of Chicago’s underworld, one of his chief rivals was the mafioso Joe Aiello.
Southern fried Mafia: the story of Chicken Louie
In addition to the poultry business, Dallas Mafia associate Louis Ferrantello was a nightclub owner and a bookmaker.
Is the Mafia a cult?
Cults, gangs, and the Mafia are very similar.
Pip the Blind
Joseph Gagliano, who was known by the nickname “Pip the Blind,” was called “the mastermind of one of the biggest opium rings in the country” by the assistant district attorney who prosecuted him for narcotics trafficking in 1946.
When the chips are down
Two competing news stories ran yesterday related to the MGM Springfield casino here in western Massachusetts. One of them involves Chip, the douchey-looking gambler-mascot of GameSense.
Giuseppe Morello and the Macaroni Wars
New Orleans Mafia boss Francesco Genova attempted to take over a macaroni factory in Donaldsonville, in northeastern Louisiana. The legitimate owners, Antonio and Salvadore Luciano, fought back, but were unlucky enough to miss....
October is Italian-American Heritage Month
We celebrate Italian-American heritage in October to coincide with Columbus Day. The date of his landfall in the Americas has been observed since at least the 150th anniversary, and has been a fixed date in the federal calendar since 1971. While recent proclamations tend to focus not on Christopher Columbus* but on more contemporary Italians... Continue Reading →
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