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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.
Testa was the son of former Boss Phil Testa, who had been Scarfo's close friend and mentor. [20] As a result of Salvatore Testa's murder, Scarfo gained a reputation for disloyalty, and several criminal organizations across the United States began to distrust him. [21]
Philly mob captain, Narducci was killed as retaliation for the murder of Phil Testa, his son Salvatore Testa is believed to be the killer. [251] Vincent "Tippy" Panetta: February 4, 1982: Philly mob soldier, Panetta is shot and killed alongside his girlfriend in his apartment. [252] Panetta was active in bookmaking and loansharking. [253]
The murder sparked a mob war in Philadelphia, which claimed over 20 lives over the next four years, including the succeeding boss Philip "Chicken Man" Testa, and his son Salvatore Testa. [ 9 ] In February 2016, author and historian Celeste Morello began an effort to designate Bruno's home a historical landmark. [ 10 ]
Patrick Louis "Patty" Testa (March 11, 1957 – December 2, 1992) was a soldier. [275] Testa was the younger brother to Joseph Testa. In 1984, he was indicted on fraud and theft charges, along with members of the Gambino family's DeMeo crew. [276] Testa was sentenced to two years in prison and after his release joined the Lucchese crime family.
All the teens are facing murder and being charged as adults. A third suspect turned themselves in on Monday, days after the shooting, according to local outlets Fox 5 and Atlanta News First.
A longtime underworld figure in Philadelphia, Riccobene became a soldier under Prohibition mob boss Salvatore Sabella in 1927. Riccobene witnessed the rash of violence that started with the unsanctioned murder of Philadelphia crime boss Angelo Bruno and his replacement by Philip "Chicken Man" Testa. After running the family for one year, Testa ...
Jack McCullough, who changed his name from John Tessier, as he was known around the time of Maria's 1957 kidnapping and murder, was released from an Illinois prison in 2016, ending a nearly five ...