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    • Joe Masseria, 1931. In 1930, a Sicilian faction led by Salvatore Maranzano waged war against a Sicilian-American group led by Joe Masseria for control of Mafia activity in the United States.
    • Albert Anastasia, 1957. Detectives take notes and examine the barbershop of New York's Park Sheraton Hotel, where the body of Murder Inc.' s Albert Anastasia lies, partially covered, on the floor after his murder by unknown gunmen.
    • The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929. On February 14, 1929, seven members of the North Side Gang were trapped in a garage, lined up against the wall, and shot to death by members of Al Capone's rival gang, which was at war with the Irish North Siders for control of Chicago.
    • Carmine Galante, 1979. The body of Carmine "Lilo" Galante (top right), boss of the Bonanno crime family, lies outside of Joe & Mary's Italian-American Restaurant in Brooklyn.
  1. Sep 12, 2023 · The autocratic reign of self-proclaimed boss of all bosses Salvatore Maranzano came to a bloody end 92 years ago this month. A progressive faction of underworld gangsters were setting the stage for a violent preemptive strike against the last of two warring criminal overlords. The young turks had already successfully deposed Giuseppe Masseria ...

  2. Salvatore Maranzano. Salvatore Maranzano (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre maranˈtsaːno]; July 31, 1886 – September 10, 1931), nicknamed Little Caesar, [1] was an Italian-American mobster from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and an early Cosa Nostra boss who led what later would become the Bonanno crime family in New York City.

  3. Childhood & Early Life. Salvatore Maranzano was born on July 31, 1886 in the town of Castellammare del Golfo in Sicily, Italy. He had three brothers including one named Nicolo Maranzano. During his early life, he wanted to become a priest and even went to school to get necessary education to pursue his goals.

  4. Sep 6, 2024 · Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Salvatore Maranzano (born 1868, Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy—died September 10, 1931, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American gangster of the Prohibition era and leader among the old-country-oriented Italians, known as “Moustache Petes,” many of whom were former members of the Sicilian Mafia and Neapolitan Camorra.

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  5. Birth: July 31st, 1886 - Castellammare Del Golfo, Sicily. Death: September 10th, 1931 - New York City. Salvatore Maranzano was a prominent Italian-American gangster during the Prohibition era of American history. Maranzano was a unique gangster in that he held one of the highest titles in all the mafia, even for a short period of time.

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  7. Jan 13, 2019 · The August 2019 issue of Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement will focus exclusively on Prohibition Era Mafia leader Salvatore Maranzano: life, career, assassination and post-assassination aftereffects. Through articles, photos and maps, Informer will tackle many questions about Maranzano, including:

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