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Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (Mar 17) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: future bosses of <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pittsburgh</a> and <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewEngland</a> are born, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Mafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> counterfeiters enter Sing Sing, possible informant is killed in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Capone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Capone</a> is released from <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> prison, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Milwaukee</a> contender is found dead, Carneglia is convicted in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brooklyn</a>.<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (Mar 16) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: BOI (later <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FBI</a>) is born, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Lucchese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lucchese</a> faces auto theft charge, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Camorra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Camorra</a> killer surrenders, Vernotico and Lanza are found murdered on <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a> rooftop, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Dewey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dewey</a> dies at 68, pitcher is imprisoned for racketeering, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/QAnon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QAnon</a> follower is charged with <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/StatenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatenIsland</a> murder of <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Gambino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gambino</a> boss.<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Thomas HuntDid Al <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Capone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Capone</a> henchmen kidnap jazz great Fats <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Waller?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Waller</a> and force him to perform at the boss's birthday party? Probably not. Read about it here: <a href="https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/did-goons-grab-fats-waller-for-bosss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/did-goons-grab-fats-waller-for-bosss</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Chicago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Prohibition?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prohibition</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe</a>

Writers of WrongsEarly Sunday morning, March 15, 1981, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Mafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> boss Philip <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Testa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Testa</a> was killed in an explosion at his South Philadelphia home. Testa was the second regional boss to murdered in a year.Read about it: <a href="https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/03/remote-bomb-shreds-philly-boss-testa.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/03/remote-bomb-shreds-philly-boss-testa.html</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (Mar 15) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: Dellacroce is born in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a>, Buccola settles in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Massachusetts</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Moretti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moretti</a> home in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewJersey</a> is raided, Virginia Hill testifies before <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Kefauver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kefauver</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/LaRocca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaRocca</a> faces perjury charge, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FBI</a> listens in on <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Patriarca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patriarca</a> calls, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> boss Testa is murdered.<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Thomas Hunt<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Philadelphia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mafia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> boss Philip <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Testa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Testa</a> was murdered in a bomb explosion at his home <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OTD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> in 1981. Read about this: <a href="https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/03/remote-bomb-shreds-philly-boss-testa.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2022/03/remote-bomb-shreds-philly-boss-testa.html</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe</a>

Tom HuntEleven men held in prison at <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> were murdered by a <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/lynch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lynch</a> mob <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> in 1891. The prisoners were suspected of <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Mafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> membership and of involvement in the 1890 assassination of city Police Chief David <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Hennessy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hennessy</a>.Read about it: <a href="https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-eleven-prisoners-killed.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-eleven-prisoners-killed.html</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (March 14) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> crowd murders 11 prisoners, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Maranzano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maranzano</a> gets pistol permit in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Poughkeepsie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poughkeepsie</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Bender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bender</a> meets with <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/JerseyCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JerseyCity</a> mayor, bosses meet in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Cleveland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cleveland</a> burglar is found dead in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Buffalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buffalo</a>, authenticity of <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Luciano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Luciano</a> book is challenged.<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom HuntBadges in Little Italy, Chapter 1, Part 2 is now available. <a href="https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/badges-in-little-italy-91f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/badges-in-little-italy-91f</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Petrosino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Petrosino</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYPD</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/ItalianSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ItalianSquad</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Thomas HuntWow. Just realized it has been more than 16 years since I worked on this project for Milennium House of Australia. Mafia: The Necessary Reference to Organized Crime was released in 2009. I was assigned to write a very tight history of the American <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mafia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> and some other odds and ends. Making a complex story fit into a specific word count was an interesting exercise. (I accept no responsibility for the photos or captions. Someone else had that duty. A few were just terrible.) <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Books?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe</a>

Tom HuntThe trial of nine defendants for the murder of the <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> Police Chief David Hennessy ended <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> in 1891 with no convictions. The jury acquitted six and announced it was deadlocked on the others. (Enraged citizens soon took the law into their own hands.)Read more: <a href="https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-none-convicted.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-none-convicted.html</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NOLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NOLA</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom HuntThe boss of the <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Gambino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gambino</a> Crime Family in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a>, Frank <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Cali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cali</a> was murdered in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/StatenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatenIsland</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (March 13) 2019. Initially thought to be the result of a gangland conflict, the killing was later attributed to a <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/QAnon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QAnon</a> follower who believed he was aiding President <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>.Read about it: <a href="https://mafiahistory.us/a003/f_calikilled.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mafiahistory.us/a003/f_calikilled.html</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Writers of WrongsThe reputed <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Gambino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gambino</a> Crime Family boss, Franceso "Franky Boy" Cali, was shot to death <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (March 13) 2019 in the street outside his <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StatenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatenIsland</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> home. Read about it: <a href="https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/gambino-chief-shot-killed-at-his-home.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/gambino-chief-shot-killed-at-his-home.html</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (Mar 13) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: none are convicted of <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> police chief's assassination, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Mafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a> counterfeiters are guilty in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Buffalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buffalo</a> extortionist gets a year, Vitale is removed from <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a> magistrate bench, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Costello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Costello</a> talks to <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Kefauver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kefauver</a> panel, Tramunti is guilty on <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/narcotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#narcotics</a> charge, boss <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Gotti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gotti</a> beats rackets charge, Cali is killed at <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/StatenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatenIsland</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Thomas Hunt<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OTD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (March 13) in 1891: The trial of nine men accused of the assassination of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NewOrleans?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> Police Chief Hennessy concluded without a conviction. All the accused were believed to be members of the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mafia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mafia</a>. Following the verdict, jury bribery was suggested. Six defendants were acquitted. The jury was deadlocked on the remaining three. (Enraged citizens participated in a mass <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lynching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lynching</a> the following day.) Read more: <a href="https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-none-convicted.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/2015/03/124-years-ago-none-convicted.html</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@mafiahistory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@mafiahistory</a>@a.gup.pe

Thomas Hunt<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NYPD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYPD</a> Lieutenant Joseph <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Petrosino?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Petrosino</a> became a law enforcement martyr <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OTD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (March 12) in 1909. He was assassinated while on assignment overseas in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Palermo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palermo</a>, Sicily. Read more in this free article: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mobhistory/p/badges-in-little-italy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/mobhistory/p/badges-in-little-italy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe</a>

Writers of WrongsJoseph <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Petrosino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Petrosino</a>, lieutenant in the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> Police Department, was assassinated <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> in 1909 while on assignment in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Palermo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palermo</a> Sicily - the only <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYPD</a> officer to be killed in the line of duty while overseas.Read more: <a href="https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/03/108-years-ago-petrosino-is-slain.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/03/108-years-ago-petrosino-is-slain.html</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> (Mar 12) in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OrganizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizedCrime</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>: a future <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pittsburgh</a> boss is born in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italy</a>, mobsters go on trial for <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/counterfeiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#counterfeiting</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYPD</a> Lt. <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Petrosino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Petrosino</a> is assassinated in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Palermo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palermo</a>, Senate panel opens organized crime hearings in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYC</a>, <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/KansasCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KansasCity</a> leader Civella passes, Zannino is sentenced in <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewEngland</a>.<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a>

Thomas HuntThe <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pittsburgh?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pittsburgh</a> suburb of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sewickley?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sewickley</a> had some trouble with a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BlackHand?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHand</a> gang in the pre-Prohibition Era. This cartoon was from a 1908 issue of the Pittsburg (no 'h') Press. Sewickley's little known underworld history was discussed in an Informer article: <a href="https://informer-journal.blogspot.com/2022/10/barber-brothers-allied-with-sewickley.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://informer-journal.blogspot.com/2022/10/barber-brothers-allied-with-sewickley.html</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MafiaHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixelfed.social/@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MafiaHistory@a.gup.pe</a>

Tom Hunt<a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/YoungstownOH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YoungstownOH</a> racketeer Sandy Naples and his girlfriend were murdered <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTD</a> in 1960. Read more: <a href="https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/punctuality-is-not-an-underworld" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/punctuality-is-not-an-underworld</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/MafiaHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaHistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mafiahistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mafiahistory</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a>

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