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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 52m

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1925, Edward #Capobianco of #NewYork is sentenced to a year and a day in prison for attempted grand larceny.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1946, #Philadelphia boss Joe "Bruno" #Dovi dies of natural causes at age 57.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1923, Vincent #Alo is arrested in #NewYork for #robbery and possession of a firearm.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 3h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1928, Salvatore #Maranzano purchases a farm near #Poughkeepsie in #DutchessCountyNY.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 4h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1921, #NewYork mafioso Ciro #Terranova leaves the country aboard the S.S. Cretic.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 5h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1941, #Massachusetts State Police arrest Raymond #Patriarca in #Boston for possession of a firearm and burglar's tools.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 6h

#OTD (Oct 22) in 1926, Peter #Heslin is convicted of murdering a #NewYork police officer during a holdup.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 21) in 1999, Danny #Strollo of #CampbellOH is sentenced to 46 months in prison for #racketeering.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 21) in 1931, Raymond #Patriarca of #RhodeIsland is released from #Atlanta Federal Prison after serving 10 months of a one-year sentence for Mann Act violation.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 21) in 1960, #narcotics agents arrest Salvatore #Rinaldo and Matteo #Palmeri as they move 10 kilograms of heroin from a #NewYork pier to the Rinaldo home in #MountVernonNY.

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Salvatore Rinaldo (left) and Matteo Palmeri (right).

Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 21) in 1905, former #NewYork mafioso Tommaso #Petto, also known as Luciano #Parrino, is shot to death in #BrowntownPA.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 21) in 1964, in the early morning hours, #NewYork crime boss Joe #Bonanno is apparently kidnapped while in the company of his attorney.

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Headline from New York Times issue of October 21, 1964: "'Joe Bananas,' gangland figure, is reported kidnapped here."

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Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 1d

"...Some residents were appalled. They have pressed the owners — so far unsuccessfully — to take the photos down."
NY Times gift article.
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A Boston Restaurant Displayed Whitey Bulger’s Mug Shot. An Uproar Ensued.

www.nytimes.com

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1967, Filippo 'Johnny #Rosselli' #Sacco is indicted for failure to register as an alien.

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