Joe Bonanno was born on January 18th 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo, which was a small town in Sicily where Salvatore Maranzano and Joe Masseria were also born. At the young age of 26, and after the Castellammarese War had passed, Bonanno took control of a Crime Family. At this young age he was in fact the youngest ever mob boss.
Vincent Gigante was a professional boxer in his early years, and almost didn’t make it as a Mafia mob boss after his failed hit on Frank Costello, which we will touch on more later. He was born in Manhattan, however his father and mother were both from Naples in Italy.
Tommy Lucchese was born on December 1st 1899, in Sicily. Like many of his fellow Italian mobsters of the time, he and his parents, Giuseppe and Maria, moved to Manhattan in the early part of the 1900’s looking for work. He was given the nickname "Three-Finger Brown" by the Police after an accident amputated his thumb and forefinger.
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Louis Buchalter in court for sentencing – December 2 1941 Died: March 4, 1944, Sing Sing Prison
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Abraham Reles, was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. In his early years Abe Reles attended school through the 8th grade. After leaving school, Abe began hanging out at pool rooms and candy stores in and around Brownsville.
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