By most accounts, Mafia associate and vineyardist Frank Borgia was last seen early in December 1951.
What happened to Frank Borgia?
Northampton, MA: Nerd Nite Noho presentation on the origins of the Mafia in Springfield on 8/13/18
Hey, Northampton: Plan to hang out with nerds on Monday night. I'll be there!
Omerta in Utica
Though never charged, it’s widely believed that the powerful Falcone brothers were behind the unsolved murders of Pietro Lima and Dominick Aiello.
The Piranio brothers of Dallas
Along with Giuseppe Morello, Leoluca “Mr. Luke” Trumbatore, and Ignacio “Jack” Dragna, Carlo and Joe Piranio are among the first Mafia bosses in the United States.
Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Genovese connection
The Genovese crime family has had a presence in Springfield, MA, since the 1920s.
The Castellammarese War
The Castellammarese War of 1930 in New York was a colonial war. On one side was Joe Masseria, the most powerful figure in organized crime, with a coalition of allies including the Corleonesi Giuseppe Morello, Lucky Luciano (from Lercara Friddi), and Al Capone (born in New York of Italian mainland parents). On the other side were Salvatore Maranzano and the Castellammarese, backed by Don Vito Cascio Ferro, one of the most powerful men in Sicily....
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 