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Testa's home at 2117 Porter Street in Philadelphia, where he was assassinated on March 15, 1981. One month before Testa was murdered, he, Frank Narducci Sr., Harold and Mario Riccobene, Pasquale Spirito, Joseph Ciancaglini, and several associates were indicted in a federal racketeering case that centered on gambling and loansharking operations run by the mob.
Testa's murder was orchestrated by Frank Narducci in yet another attempt to take control of the family. [46] Peter Casella and Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, the late Testa's underboss and consigliere respectively, were both vying to take over the family. Violence between the two factions ensued.
Salvatore A. "Salvie" Testa (March 31, 1956 – September 14, 1984), nicknamed "The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob", was an Italian-American mobster who served as a caporegime and later acting underboss for the Philadelphia crime family.
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Testa was killed by a nail bomb under his porch in 1981, on orders of his Underboss and drug trafficker Peter Casella and Capo Frank Narducci Sr., which later resulted in Narducci being gunned down and Casella being banished from the Mob and fleeing to Florida. Testa's murder sparked a war within the family.
See Murder of John Lennon. 15 March 1981: Philip "The Chicken Man" Testa, crime boss of the Philadelphia Crime Family: Peter Casella & Frank Narducci Sr. (allegedly) Blown up by a nail bomb while entering his twin house on 2117 Porter Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 30 March 1981: Thor Nis Christiansen, serial killer