November 2024 issue contents
Minor characters in the Valachi epic
By Thomas Hunt and Steve Turner
Joseph Valachi came into contact with many interesting people, on both sides of the law, during his lifetime. He discussed dozens in his autobiography and in interviews with author Peter Maas, which became the foundation of The Valachi Papers. Though minor characters in the Valachi life story, many are deserving of the special attention of crime historians. In this section, we look at a number of these individuals, providing a summary of what Valachi had to say about them, as well as the data we have been able to assemble from historical records...
(Biographies of Judge Matthew Thomas Abruzzo, Frank “Big Dick” Amato, Ludwig “Dutchman” Augustine, Brother Abel, Frank “Chic 99” Callace, Edward “Eddie Starr” Capobianco, Angelo Caruso, Stephen “Buck Jones” Casertano, Joseph “Muskie” Castaldo, Carmine “Dolly Dimples” Clementi, Ettore “Eddie” Coco, Vincent “Doc” D’Anna, John “Johnny Dee” DeBellis, Dominick “Dom the Sailor” DiQuarto, Michael DiBenedetto, Assoc. Warden Marion Jesse Elliott, Stephen Franse, Narcotics Agent George H. Gaffney, Eugene “Gene” Giannini, Peter “Thomas O’Neill” Heslin, Peter “Muggin” Leone, Frank “Cheech” Livorsi, Samuel “Sam Medal” Medaglia, Nick Paduano, Michael “Little Apples” Reggione, John “Bum” Rodgers, John “Curley” Russomano, “Sadie,” Fiore “Fury” Siano, Innocenzio “John the Bug” Stoppelli, Giuseppe “Diamond Joe Peppe” Viserti, Tony “Sharkey” Zaccaro.)
86 magazine pages / 163 book pages.
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