Martin Goldstein (2026 - 1941)

Organized Crime Figure. Born Meyer Goldstein, he was a member of a murder-for-hire gang made up of low-level Jewish and Italian gangsters working out of Brooklyn, New York City, New York during the 1930s. This gang came to be known in the news media as “Murder Inc.”, and carried out gangland murders in the New […]

Fred Goetz (1897 - 1934)

Organized crime figure, also known as Shotgun George Ziegler. He was a killer at the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois. He earned an engineering degree and served in World War I as a flyer. He jumped bail in 1925 on a charge of raping a seven year old girl. He left the ranks […]

Sam Giancana (1908 - 1975)

Sam Giancana Born ‘Salvatore Giangana’ to Sicilian immigrants from Partanna, in the province of Trapani, in Little Italy, Chicago, also known as “The Patch”. His father, Antonino (later Americanized to Antonio) Giangana, operated a pushcart and later briefly owned an Italian ice shop, which was later firebombed by gangland rivals of his son. It has […]

Anthony Giacalone (1919 - 2001)

Organized Crime Figure. Anthony Giacalone was born on the Eastside of Detroit in January of 1919. The oldest of seven siblings Giacalone spent a lot of time helping his father sell produce from the back of his horse drawn wagon in the Indian Village section of Detroit. Unimpressed by the meager living his father provided […]

Vito Genovese (1897 - 1969)

Vito Genovese Organized Crime Figure. Born in Naples, Italy. He and his family came to the United States in 1912, and lived in Queens, New York. Later, he moved to lower Manhattan to live with relatives. Vito started his criminal career stealing merchandise from pushcart vendors and running errands for mobsters. He later collected money […]

Vincenzo Genna (1970 - 1970)

Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Peter and Sam after their brothers’ murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.

Tony Genna (1890 - 1925)

Tony Genna Known as “The Gentleman”, Tony was one of the six Genna brothers who controlled the Little Sicily section of Chicago during prohibition and fought a bloody gang war against Dean O’Banion‘s the North Side Gang. Tony was a shrewd building contractor and Architect. In this profession, he could have amounted to something honorable, […]

Sam Genna (1970 - 1951)

Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Jim and Peter after their brothers’ murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.

Peter Genna (1970 - 1948)

Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Jim and Sam after their brothers’ murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.

Mike Genna (1895 - 1925)

a Sicilian mobster in Chicago during the 1920s. He headed the Genna crime family with his brothers. He was killed by police officers after a shootout with North Siders, being one of the only American organized crime leaders to be killed by a policeman. Michele Genna was born on January 18, 1895 in Marsala, Sicily. Genna’s […]

Angelo Genna (1970 - 1925)

Chicago Gangster. Killed by Vincent Drucci, Earl Weiss and Bugs Moran, of Chicago’s West Side Gang. Became head of Union Sicilian after Merlo’s death.

Carlo Gambino (1902 - 1976)

Carlo Gambino Born in Sicily, Carlo Gambino came from a family that had been involved in the Mafia for centuries. Although he was thin and somewhat frail-looking, he was also single-minded, ruthless and tough as nails and made a name for himself as an enforcer in local Mafia circles before he was out of his […]

Larry Gallo (2026 - 1968)

Organized Crime Figure.

Joseph Gallo (1912 - 1995)

Organized Crime Figure. He was the Consigliere of the Gambino Organized Crime Family during the reigns of Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and for a short time, John Gotti. After Gotti took control of the Family he removed Gallo as Consigliere and replaced him with Sammy (The Bull) Gravano. Gravano would later become the Underboss of […]

Joey Gallo (1929 - 1972)

Joey Gallo Joey Gallo born and raised in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Umberto and Mary Gallo. Joey Gallo grew up in a world already shaped by crime. His father was a bootlegger during the Prohibition era, and he encouraged his boys Larry, Joey and Albert, to be hoodlums […]

Carmine Galante (1910 - 1979)

Carmine Galante Organized Crime Figure. He was the boss of the Bonanno Organized Crime Family. Also known as “The Cigar,” he, along with New York City, New York crime boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano and Montreal, Quebec crime boss Frank Petrula organized the heroin distribution line known as the infamous “French Connection”. He was murdered at […]

Tomasso Gagliano (1884 - 1951)

Organized Crime Figure. He took control of the Reina Mafia Family in New York City following the murder of Bonaventura Pinzolo during the Castellammare War. Gagliano’s Family was based in the Bronx. He died of natural causes in 1951. Following his death Thomas Luchese became boss of the Family, which still bears Luchese’s name.

Carmelo Frisina (1892 - 1931)

Organized Crime Figure. He immigrated to St. Louis from Italy in his late teens. He became head of a mob which specialized in extortion and bootlegging. He constantly fought with other local gangsters for control of the city’s rackets. In January 1928, he and two of his men were ambushed after one of their extortion […]

Eddie Fletcher (1898 - 1933)

Gangster. One of the most prominent members of Detroit’s Purple Gang. Fletcher was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, along with future Purples such as Abe Axler, Irving Milberg, and Abe Kaminski. Fletcher was originally a featherweight boxer and even ran for alderman in Brooklyn, but he soon turned to crime. Fletcher first arrived in […]

Rocco Fischetti (2026 - 1964)

Organized Crime Figure. He was a top mobster in the Chicago Organized Crime Family during the days when Al Capone (who was his cousin) was the boss of the Family. He died while visiting relatives on Long Island. New York.

Stefano Ferrigno (1900 - 1930)

Organized Crime Figure. He was the Underboss of Manfredi “Al” Mineo, the Boss of one of the five Families in New York City during the late 1920s (today the Mineo Family is called the Gambino Family). He and Mineo were allies of Joe “The Boss” Masseria. Due to this alliance, they were both shot and […]

Carmine Fatico (1910 - 1991)

Organized Crime Figure. He was a Captain in the Gambino Organized Crime Family known as “Charley Wagons”. Headquartered in a social club in Ozone Park, Queens, New York called “The Bergin Hunt and Fish Club”, future crime boss John Gotti joined his group in the 1960s. When he retired in the mid-1970s, Gotti took control […]

Judith Exner (1934 - 1999)

Mistress of US President John F. Kennedy and Mafia leader Sam Giancana, her disclosure of her relationship with the men diminished the near legendary stature of the deceased president by revealing a scandal during his administration. Born Judith Eileen Katherine Immoor, she was the daughter of a German architect in New York City. While still […]

Natale Evola (1907 - 1973)

Natale (Joe Diamond) Evola became the Boss of the Bonanno Organized Crime Family after the retirement of Joseph Bonanno and held that position until his death from cancer in 1973. Evola used his influence in the trucking industry to become a major power in the Garment District of New York City. After his death Philip […]

Thomas Eboli (2026 - 1972)

Organized Crime Figure. Born Tommaso Eboli in Scisciano, near Naples, Italy, to Louis and Madalena Maddalone. Tommy immigrated to the U.S. with his parents as an infant. Tommy was the brother of Genovese crime family capo (captain) Pasquale Eboli. To hide his Italian heritage, Eboli adopted the nickname “Tommy Ryan” from professional boxer Tommy Ryan. […]

Monk Eastman (1873 - 1920)

Monk Eastman was born Edward Osterman around 1873 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His father set him up in a pet store, but he soon deserted for a life of crime on the Lower East Side. Starting out as a bouncer, Eastman rose to command the fiercest street gang in New York at the beginning of the […]

Mock Duck (1879 - 1941)

Hip Sing Tong leader, and one of New York’s most famous gang leaders. Mock Duck ruled the Hip Sing Tong based in Manhattan’s Chinatown during the first three decades of this century. Mock Duck’s Tong wars with the On Leong Tong are legendary. During the 1930’s Mock Duck retired and moved to Brooklyn where he […]

Vincent Drucci (1898 - 1927)

Mafia figure. He was a hated sicilian gangster who was in the West Side Irish gang under Dion O’Bannion of Chicago. He was killed in a police car by Detective Danny Healy. Four bullets struck and killed him. He was buried in typical gangland fashion. His silver casket cost $10,000 and more than $30,000 in […]

Sam Drapkin (2026 - 1965)

Organized crime Figure. Member of Detroit’s Purple Gang. Known throughout the city’s underworld as leading a “charmed life.” He survived a total of nine gunshot wounds, stemming from a machine-gun attack along Oakland Avenue in July 1927 and another murder attempt in February 1932, when Drapkin became one of a small handful of gangsters to […]

Jack Dragna (1891 - 1956)

Organized Crime Figure. Made member of the Chicago Cosa Nostra. The most successful, but least known of any Los Angeles crime boss. He was not a publicity seeker like Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen, which allowed him to die of natural causes and not to pass away in jail. He lived in Los Angeles most […]