The Chicago Outfit

The Life and Times of Lucchese Underboss Anthony Casso

Anthony Salvatore Casso was born on May 21, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York. Casso was raised in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, and it was a haven for La Cosa Nostra. It is here where Casso fell in love with the mobster life. Casso’s father was not in the mafia, but he knew connected guys. Casso’s dad was so close to the mafia that he had a mobster Sally Callinbrano Baptize "little baby" Casso. Casso’s father Michael carried a lead gas pipe, he was not a mobster, but it is this reason that Casso was given the nickname of Gaspipe. As a teenager, Casso started hanging out with a local gang; he was a lousy student and preferred street life. Casso’s godfather Sonny gave him his first job at the docks. The job did not require Casso to show up for work, and he would receive a paycheck regardless. In the evenings, Casso started high jacking trucks, and he became a partner in a local bar. Casso Becomes Underboss In the mid-80s, many mob bosses were faci

The Death of Joe Masseria

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

The Grim Reaper: Gregory Scarpa a Colombo Family Hitman

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

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