On June 1, 1976, Joseph (Doo-Doo) Pastore was found murdered, his body trussed up and thrown behind a dumpster. Another victim of the Pasquale Macchiarole "murder flu." The post Doo-Doo Makes a Deadly Boo-Boo – The Paddy Whack Series appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

Al Bruno was a caporegime in the Springfield, Massachusetts faction of the Genovese Crime Family. Over the years, Bruno would become extremely close to both Sam Cufari, the then capo over the Springfield and Worcester, Massachusetts area as well as Frank (Frankie Skyball) Scibelli, who took over Cufari's spot after his death in 1983. From that time forward, Bruno quickly rose up into the ranks and was considered the new “acting capo” of the regime under Scibelli. Throughout the years, Bruno made it his business to ingratiate himself more and more into the community, both in legitimate business ..read more

On July 7, 1979, Paddy Maccchiarole's son John, followed in his father's footsteps, meeting the Grim Reaper long before his time. The post Mob Son Follows in Dad’s Footsteps…Right to the Graveyard! appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

On March 22, 1978, a Long Island, NY waterproofing contractor named Leopold (Leo) Ladenhauf was reported as a missing person by his wife. The post Tying Up Loose Ends…More Trunk Music    appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

For many decades, Sam Scro was a shadowy underworld presence who could probably be best described as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Very little has ever been written about this Syracuse, NY-based mafioso...until now. This isn’t another bloody underworld shoot-em-up story, not at all. There are plenty of mob tales like that already. To the contrary, this unique biography delves into the often quiet but complex interwoven blood ties and behind-the-scenes familial relationships existing between Cosa Nostra figures and borgatas. The early development of Cosa Nostra in America ..read more

On one cold morning in 1980, the NYPD came upon a grisly scene involving Genovese Family soldier Vincent (Jamesy) Delio. The post Mafia Betrayal at Its Finest appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

On March 29, 1974, the bullet-riddled body of reputed Genovese Family enforcer Thomas (Red) Delio was discovered in the trunk of his girlfriend’s automobile a few blocks away from her Maspeth home. The post The “Paddy Mac Flu” – Mob Housecleaning in Queens, NY appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

In 1978, police found a grisly scene inside a trunk of a car parked near a supermarket. The post Paddy Mack Gets Whacked appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

Dominick Nuccio was a soldier in the Chicago Outfit, known as an assassin, but his story is much deeper than that. The post Chicago Outfit Assassin “Little Libby” Nuccio appeared first on The New York Mafia ..read more

Technically speaking, within the ranks of Cosa Nostra, Marco Li Mandri formally held the rank of a soldier. Nothing more, nothing less. No law enforcement agency, whether they be a local police department or a federal agency like the FBI or the Federal Narcotics Bureau has ever claimed differently.  During all the years spent among his mafioso brethren in The Big Apple, he was considered a soldier operating under the supervision of a Family capo di decina. He was originally considered a soldier of the Salvatore D’Aquila Family. After D’Aquila’s murder, he then served under newly named “Re ..read more