La Cosa Nostra History in the U.S.

The Castellamarese War Lucky Luciano, Joe Masseria, and Salvatore Maranzano April 15, 1931, Coney Island, Queens, New York, Italian Restaurant: Nuova Villa Tammarro. Mob Boss Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria is shot dead by a group of Assassins. The death was set up because Lucky Luciano and Mob Boss Salvatore Maranzano had made a deal to end the Castellammarese War. September 10, 1931, Helmsley Building, New York City. A team of hitmen assassinate boss Salvatore Maranzano . What led to the Castellammarese War? What happened because of the Castellammarese Wars? Prohibition Era and Lucky Luciano Prohibition Era Lucky Luciano was recruited into the mob by Joe the Boss leader of the Masseria Family during the late teens. January 17, 1920 the 18th amendment becomes a law and it is officially enforced and this period is known as the beginning of the prohibition era, all drinking alcohol is banned in the United States. In the late teens Luciano is a gunman for Joe the Boss. Pro

April 15, 1931, Coney Island, Queens, New York, Italian Restaurant: Nuova Villa Tammarro.    Masseria had set up a meeting with some of the soldiers in his crew.   The Nuova Villa was Masseria’s favorite restaurant.   One notable soldier at the sit down was Charles “Lucky” Luciano.   At one-point during the meal, Luciano heads to the washroom.   Masseria is now sitting in the restaurant with two bodyguards.   Four hitmen enter the room and spray bullets at Masseria.  Masseria is fatally wounded and he is shot once in the head, and five shots in the back.   The hit team that assassinated the boss included Vito Genovese, Joe Adonis, Albert Anastasia, and Bugsy Siegel.   Why was Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria assassinated? Who ordered the hit on Masseria? To understand what happened to Masseria, we must learn about his history in the mafia.  Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria Rise in the Mafia Joe Masseria was born on January 17, 1886 in Sici

Savatore Maranzano September 10, 1931, Helmsley Building, New York City.   A team of hitmen enter the building and head to the 9 th floor, where Maranzano’s office is located.   The hit team posed as cops and federal lawmen so as not to alarm the guards that Maranzano had in place.   The hit team disarmed the guards as they made their way up to Maranzano’s office.   The hit team consisted of four members, Vito Genovese, Albert Anastasia, JoeAdonis , and Samuel Levine . Maranzano is grabbed and pinned up against the wall, he is repeatedly stabbed.   Knife wounds to the chest, stomach, face, Maranzano is strangled, and finally the hit team pumps six rounds into his lifeless body.   Why did Maranzano suffer the same fate as his former nemesis Joe Masseria, six months after killing him?   Who ordered Maranzano’s death? Early Years Salvatore Maranzano was born on July 31, 1886 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy.   As a young Sicilian boy Maranzano had inter

In the late 1960s the FBI faces heavy criticism in its handling of the safety of African Americans in the south.   In the south the FBI is facing a tough enemy, the local citizens, cops, local government, and member of the Ku Klux Klan. January 10, 1966 the home of Vernon Dahmer, President of a local NAACP chapter is attacked by members of the White Nights of the Ku Klux Klan.   The KKK started shooting at the Dahmer house with shotguns, then they started throwing gas jugs at the home.   Dahmer’s home, car, and grocery store were destroyed in the fire.   Vernon Dahmer suffered massive burns to his upper body.   Dahmer later died at the hospital.   The F.B.I. calls the New York office and requested the use of informant NY-3461 for a special assignment.   The informant is later identified as a member of the Colombo Family Gregory Scarpa.   Scarpa would go on to lead a very unique life, a hitman, and informant, and a family man.   How was a Profaci/Colombo family hitman recruited