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Papalia was born in Hamilton, to Italian immigrants who also had a history in organized crime. At a young age, he was involved in petty crimes, but by the 1950s, moved his way up to drug trafficking and formed a powerful alliance with the Buffalo crime family. Papalia also operated various gambling bars and vending machine businesses.
The family subsequently ordered the hit on Papalia's right-hand man, Carmen Barillaro. [37] The hitman for both murders, and for the 1985 murder of Salvatore Alaimo who owed gambling money to the Musitano crime family, was Kenneth Murdock. [38] [39] [40] Langton wrote that the murder of Papalia was "...an incredible affront. Nobody in Buffalo ...
What is known as the Papalia family began as the group headed by Rocco Perri and his common-law wife Bessie Starkman in the 1920s. [8] Antonio Papalia was a bootlegger with early Picciotteria values, [9] who immigrated to Canada from Delianuova, Calabria, Italy, in 1912, through New York City before moving on to Montreal, Quebec then New Brunswick in the coal mines, before finally settling on ...
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On May 31, 1997, Papalia was murdered by hitman Kenneth Murdock who was hired by the Musitano crime family leader's Pasquale "Fat Pat" Musitano and his brother Angelo Musitano. [29] Frank Papalia – former associate of the Buffalo family. Frank Papalia along with his brother Johnny Papalia led the Papalia crew of Hamilton. [171]
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