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  Two different #Pittsburgh underworld leaders lost their lives #OTD (Aug. 6): Stefano #Monastero in 1929 and John #Bazzano in 1932. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/08/unlucky-date-for-steel-city-underworld.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  Warren Diamond, #Dallas TX gambling racketeer, ended his own life #OTD (Aug. 10) in 1932. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/08/dallas-gambling-chief-ends-his-own-life.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #NewYork #Mafia assassin Umberto Valente was murdered in a daylight shooting #OTD (Aug. 11) in 1922. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/08/live-by-sword.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  Longtime #NewOrleans gambling #racketeer "Dandy Phil" #Kastel, recently diagnosed with cancer, took his own life on this date (Aug. 16) in 1962. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/08/dandy-phil-exits-in-his-pajamas.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Aug. 17) in 1936, #Mafia leader John #Avena was murdered in a drive-by shooting at the "Bloody Angle" intersection in South #Philadelphia. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/08/mafia-boss-shot-down-at-phillys-bloody.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Aug. 28) in 1863, Joseph #Macheca of #NewOrleans is convicted in Union military occupation court of conspiring in the theft and resale of U.S. Army food. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/08/macheca-and-civil-war-black-market.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Aug. 29) in 1900, #anarchist Gaetano #Bresci is convicted of the assassination of King Umberto I of #Italy. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/08/trial-of-kings-killer-takes-just-one-day.html #CrimeHistory #History #Histodons

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  #OTD (Sep 08) in 1986, the #Commission Trial of eight #Mafia leaders begins with jury selection in #NewYork City. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/09/jury-selected-as-mafia-bosses-head-to.html #NYC #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Sep 09) in 1874, #NewOrleans produce merchant J.P. #Macheca organizes a white supremacist paramilitary group called the Cosmopolitan Democratic Club. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/09/macheca-organizes-paramilitary-club.html #History #Histodons

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  #OTD (Sep 10) in 1931, #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano was shot and stabbed to death. Joseph #Valachi later provided authorities with background on the assassination. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/09/valachi-recalls-assassination-of-boss.html #NYC #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Sep 12) in 1931, bootlegger Joseph #Manino is shot to death in a #Brooklyn neighborhood known as Death Valley. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/09/death-valley-end-for-ambitious-gangster.html #NYC #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  On this date (Sep 14) in 1874, a militia company led by Joseph #Macheca played a critical role in the momentarily successful #WhiteLeague rebellion in #NewOrleans. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/09/1874-white-league-revolt-in-new-orleans.html #NOLA #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct 04) in 1951, Guarino "Willie Moore" #Moretti is shot to death during a friendly chat with underworld colleagues at a #CliffsideParkNJ restaurant. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/10/pals-pistols-quiet-garrulous-gangster.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 6) in 1928, "Mike Schatz" #Abbatemarco, underworld boss in the #Gowanus area of #Brooklyn, was found shot to death in his car. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/10/schatz-follows-yale-to-wealth-influence.html #NewYork #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 14) in 1980, #LosAngeles #Mafia leaders Dominic #Brooklier, Samuel #Sciortino, Louis Tom #Dragna, Michael Rizzitello and Jack LoCicero go on trial for #racketeering and other charges. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/10/socal-rackets-bosses-tried-in-federal.html #SoCal #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 15) in 1890, #Mafia assassins are blamed as #NewOrleans Police Chief David #Hennessy is shot and mortally wounded near his home. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/10/new-orleans-police-chief-ambushed.html #NOLA #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 17) in 1929, a police officer finds Salvatore "#LuckyLuciano" #Lucania, beaten and bloody, on #StatenIsland. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/10/charlie-luckys-painful-visit-to-staten.html #NewYork #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 23) in 1935, gang leader Dutch #Schultz and aides are murdered at their restaurant headquarters in #NewarkNJ. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/10/dutch-schultz-aides-fatally-shot-in-new.html #NewYork #NewJersey #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Oct. 25) in 1957, powerful #NewYork #Mafia boss Albert #Anastasia is murdered in a #Manhattan barbershop. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/10/anastasia-delayed-did-not-escape-death.html #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (Sep 28) in 1920, a Cook County IL grand jury indicts eight #Chicago #WhiteSox players for conspiring with gangsters to throw the 1919 #WorldSeries. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/09/white-sox-players-indicted-for-throwing.html #BlackSox #MLB #CrimeHistory #History #Histodons

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  #OTD (April 30) in 1970, #Mafia boss Joseph #Colombo responded to the arrest of his son by organizing protest marches at #FBI headquarters in #NewYorkCity. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/mafia-boss-leads-protests-at-fbi.html #NewYork #NYC #History #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (May 3) in 1938, #Detroit area mafioso Joe #Tocco dies at #WyandotteMI General Hospital of a gunshot wound suffered the previous night. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/michigan-mobster-joe-tocco-succumbs.html #History #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (May 6) in 1890, an early morning ambush in #NewOrleans wounds three men and reignites the Provenzano-Matranga #Mafia feud. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/05/127-years-ago-ambush-in-new-orleans.html #History #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (May 7) in 1909, the killing of #Chicago #Mafia leader Mariano #Zagone had been anticipated by a #SecretService agent six years earlier. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/05/chicago-fatal-shooting-no-surprise-to.html #History #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 16) in 1957, former #Chicago mob boss Johnny #Torrio passes away in #Brooklyn. His passing was unnoticed by the press for weeks. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/death-of-former-chicago-gang-chief-goes.html #NewYork #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 19) in 1932, #NewYork underworld leaders Salvatore "Charlie #Luciano" #Lucania and Meyer #Lansky are arrested during a visit to #Chicago. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 19) in 1951, the body of Philip #Mangano is found in a marsh at #BergenBeach, #Brooklyn. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/66-years-ago-mangano-murder.html #NewYork #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 20) in 1872, #NewOrleans #Mafia leader Joseph #Agnello is fatally shot aboard a moored schooner. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/the-murder-of-new-orleans-boss-joseph.html #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 23) in 1978, #RochesterNY #Mafia underboss Sammy Gingello is murdered in a car-bombing. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/05/1978-murder-of-rochesters-sammy-g.html #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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  #OTD (April 6) in 1950, Charles #Binaggio and Charles #Gargotta are found murdered inside a #KansasCity political headquarters. https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/67-years-ago-bullets-take-kc-political.html #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory