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The St. Louis crime family, [1] [2] also known as the Giordano crime family or the St. Louis Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in St. Louis, Missouri. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] History
The St. Louis crime family held financial interests in the career of Sonny Liston, a professional boxer.According to both FBI and newspaper reports, Vitale, in addition to other underworld crime figures, "reportedly controlled Liston's contract," [10] by owning approximately twelve percent of the boxer's contract. [11]
Giordano was also a cousin to the Licavolis. He was an uncle to St. Louis crime family capo James Giammanco. Giordano was known for his explosive temper. In 1965, he threatened a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was trying to ask him questions at his restaurant. On another occasion, in 1970, Giordano grabbed and physically ...
Matthew Trupiano was born on November 8, 1938, in Detroit to a Sicilian-American family. [1] [2] His father immigrated from Messina and met his future wife in Detroit.Trupiano eventually ran into gambling problems with the Detroit Partnership, the local Cosa Nostra organization, and was forced to leave the city.
St. Louis crime family. Anthony Giordano – boss (1960–1980) Giovanni Vitale Jr. – acting boss (1975–1980) Matthew Trupiano – boss (1982 ...
The son of a St. Louis police captain, Hogan was a local saloon keeper who had gone into state politics in the 1910s. Known by the unwanted nickname of "Jelly Roll" due to his hefty build, Hogan served in the Missouri State Legislature, where he was known as an effective, garrulous lawmaker.
Egan's Rats was an American organized crime gang that exercised considerable power in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1890 to 1924.Its 35 years of criminal activity included bootlegging, labor slugging, [clarification needed] voter intimidation, armed robbery, and murder.
The son of an East St. Louis fire captain, Wortman spent his early years living in north St. Louis. John Worthmann, his grandfather, worked as a proofreader for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and was killed when struck by a streetcar in 1894. Frank Wortman turned to crime in his late teens and was arrested for burglary.