Joseph Valachi described his Mafia induction ceremony to a Senate subcommittee. His testimony was broadcast on television in the autumn of 1963. (Video has been edited.)
"This is my doom. This is the promise I'm breaking...
Even if I talked, I should never talk about this.
And I'm doing so."
Joseph Valachi is the focus of the next issue of Informer, scheduled for release in November of 2024.