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Thomas Pitera (/ p ɪ ˈ t ɛər ə /; born December 2, 1954) is an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family of New York. Pitera, a soldier and later on a captain of his own crew, was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders.
In 1905, tired of dealing with the butcher's violent outbursts, 14-year-old Sabella murdered him. In 1908, Sabella was convicted of the butcher's murder and sent to prison in Milan, Italy for three years. At some point, either in prison or after his release, Sabella became involved with the Sicilian Mafia. After his release, Sabella left Italy ...
Set nearly two decades after its predecessor, Mafia III takes place during the late 1960s, within the fictional U.S. city of New Bordeaux. Situated within America's southern states and coastline, the city is composed of island districts, industrial complexes and ports, high-rise offices and apartments, slums, suburban housing, and historical districts, interconnected by railroads and an ...
Edward "Eddie The Butcher" Cummiskey Jr. (1934, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan - August 20, 1976, Chelsea, Manhattan) was a New York mobster who served as a mentor to Jimmy Coonan, leader of the Westies.
[3] Roy DeMeo publicly executed college student Dominick Ragucci on April 19, 1979 after mistaking him for a Cuban hitman and the crew subsequently went into hiding, with Senter and Testa fleeing to California. [3] After the murder of Rosenberg, Joseph Testa became Roy’s right hand man. Chris had previously held that position within the crew.
In the early 1930s, Boiardo was ambushed and seriously wounded with 12 buckshot pellet wounds. He survived. At the time, the press suspected Abner Zwillman was responsible, [3] but later evidence pointed to the members of another rival gang led by the Mazzocchi brothers, whom the Boot subsequently had murdered. [4] "
Lombardo was born on January 1, 1929, in Chicago, one of 11 children to Italian immigrants from Bari, Mike Lombardi, a butcher, and Carmela Lombardi. [1] Lombardo, a high school dropout, at some point changed the final letter of his last name. He joined the Outfit in the 1950s. [2]
Alfonso Sgroia, also known as "The Butcher" (19 July 1886 – 10 May 1940) was a New York gang member who became a hitman for the Navy Street gang connected to the Camorra in New York City. Born in Italy, Sgroia immigrated with his family to New York in 1899, aged 13. [1]