The father of the famous and talented Hollywood actor, Woody Harrelson, was a hit man charged in three Texas murders-for-hire.
The contract murder of Sam Degelia, Jr.
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.
The Esperia Film Distributing Company
The Di Carlo family was persecuted by Italian Fascists in Sicily. That didn't stop them from becoming propagandists for Mussolini.
Gay Liberation and the Mafia
Lucky Luciano built the Genovese monopoly on gay nightlife in New York City in the 1930s. The Stonewall Inn was the site of a violent protest against police raids---and against mafia involvement in gay bars. Ed "The Skull" Murphy (top right) was working the door of the Stonewall Inn the night of the famous riot. Of the... Continue Reading →
Mafia Genealogy 