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Feb 9, 2017 · Joseph Valachi, the Genovese soldier who turned informant in 1963, identified him as a soldier in the Gambino crime family adding, even more, mystery to a man who at this distance, seems to be more a conundrum than reality. Valachi, who had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the New York Mafia, may well have gotten his lines crossed on this one.
Vito Genovese (Italian: [ˈviːto dʒenoˈveːze,-eːse]; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster of the American Mafia. A childhood friend and criminal associate of the legendary Lucky Luciano , Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the new American Mafia's rise as a major force in organized crime in the United States.
The modern family was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when Vito Genovese became boss. Genovese was head of the family during the McClellan hearings in 1963, which gave the Five Families their current names.
Dec 28, 1983 · Biography. Davide Petillo is born 20 March 1908 in Manhattan, the son of Antonio Petillo, 42 (b. 1865/6), and Michelina Lamberti, 30 (b. 1877/8), both born in Italy. [1] [2] His civil birth record includes a middle name that other writers have identified as "Silvio," but which has been transcribed as "Sibro."
- March 20, 1908
- December 28, 1983
Anna Genovese (formerly Vernotico, née Giovaninna Petillo; 28 October 1905 [1] – January 1982) was an Italian-American businesswoman in the Italian mob and the second wife of mobster Vito Genovese of the Genovese crime family and the Costello crime syndicate. [2] .
Oct 13, 2024 · Vito Genovese (born November 27, 1897, Rosiglino, Italy—died February 14, 1969, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.) was one of the most powerful of American crime syndicate and Mafia bosses from the 1930s to the 1950s and a major influence even from prison, 1959–69.
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Apr 28, 2024 · Vito Genovese rose through New York's criminal underworld during Prohibition and eventually became a Mafia boss before the fallout of the Apalachin meeting ended his reign. For decades, Vito Genovese was practically synonymous with the American Mafia itself.
