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Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 10h

"...Some residents were appalled. They have pressed the owners — so far unsuccessfully — to take the photos down."
NY Times gift article.
#Boston #Bulger #Gangsters

A Boston Restaurant Displayed Whitey Bulger’s Mug Shot. An Uproar Ensued.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 14h

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

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 15h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1961, #Brooklyn Surrogate's Court declares Vincent #Mangano legally dead.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 16h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1939, #KansasCity bigshot Charles V. #Carollo is jailed at #LeavenworthKS for tax violations.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 17h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1879, future #PittstonPA #Mafia boss Santo #Volpe is born in Montedoro, Sicily.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 17h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1993, authorities believe Anthony Russo and others murdered Joseph #Scopo (shown) in #QueensNY.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 18h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1884, future #Cleveland #Mafia boss Joseph #Lonardo is born in Licata, Sicily.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 19h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1952, Frank #Livorsi of #LongIsland and three others are indicted for evading federal taxes owed on sugar businesses.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 21h

#OTD (Oct 20) in 1947, #NewYork mobster Dominick 'Gap' #Petrelli is deported to Italy.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1974, #LosAngeles #Mafia boss Nicolo #Licata dies of natural causes at age 77.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1959, James #Balestrere of #KansasCity dies of lung cancer.

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 2d

Philadelphia Mafia leaders hit the streets as spotlight shines bright gangstersinc.org/2025/10/18/p... - #Philadelphia #Philly #Mafia #CosaNostra #AmericanMafia #Crime #SouthPhilly

Philadelphia Mafia leaders hit the streets as spotlight shines bright

Philadelphia’s underworld has seen a quiet but steady homecoming this year. One by one, key figures of the city’s notorious Mafia family are leaving federal prisons and making their way to halfway …

gangstersinc.org

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1933, the #Michigan Supreme Court rules unconstitutional the Public Enemy Act used by authorities to jail Joe #Bommarito and James #Licavoli.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1944, #Cleveland boss Alfred #Polizzi pleads guilty to a liquor tax charge.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1922, Joseph #Valachi, using the alias of Anthony Sorge, and codefendants Charles Chisingo, Joseph Pellegrina and Dominick Puccarelli are fined in #NewJersey on an illegal weapons charge.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1925, Louis #Buchalter and Jacob #Shapiro (shown) are arrested in #NewYork City for robbery.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1914, #EastHarlem restaurateur Nicolo #DelGaudio is shot to death on East 104th Street.

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Clipping from New York Tribune of October 20, 1914. Headlines: "Vows revenge by husband's body. Wife kneels in street after he is shot down and swears vendetta."

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1957, #NewYork crime boss Joseph #Bonanno, Carmine #Galante (shown) and John #Bonventre check in together at the Hotel George V in #Paris, France.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1983, Carl #Civella of #KansasCity surrenders to authorities a day late to begin a 75-year sentence for conspiracy to skim revenue of #LasVegas casinos.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1928, the Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal of a #bootlegging conviction from #Detroit gangster Chester #Lamare.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1927, Angelo #Porrello (shown) is charged with the #Cleveland murders of Joseph and John #Lonardo.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1965, Englewood Country Club in #NewJersey takes measures to exclude mob boss Tommy #Eboli and other mafiosi from membership.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1924, future #Pittsburgh #Mafia boss John #Bazzano and Dominic Cimino are released under bond of $5,000 each after being charged with stealing whiskey from a government warehouse.

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Clipping from October 19, 1924, Pittsburgh Press. Headline: "Two whisky thief suspects give bail."

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1963, #Florida turns gambler Frank #Rosenthal over to officers of #NorthCarolina, where he is wanted on charges of fixing a college basketball game.

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Mob History @mobhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD (Oct 18) in 1930, #Brooklyn grape merchant Giovanni #Anselmo dies of gunshot wounds suffered a day earlier.

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Clipping from October 19, 1930, Brooklyn Citizen. Headlines: "Merchant dies hiding identity of assailants. Succumbs to wounds after mysterious shooting in street."

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