His brother the boss Dominick Giambone then fled St Louis and the new boss became Vito Giannola. Miss Morrison was in Club Royal the night Hogan was believed to have been killed there. New boss of the Green ones became Frank Agrusa. He once had been close to Giordano and Michaels, but he had come to despise them. St Louis boss Vito Giannola James T Licavoli aka Jack White aka Blackie was born in 1904 he was the cousin of Pete and Thomas Licavoli and Leo "lips" Moceri. Vitale Jr. was followed up by Matthew Trupiano. Denver (Colorado) In November 1923 Carl Carlino was killed. St Louis In 1915 settle Vito and Giovanni Vitale with their friend Alphonse Palizzola in St Louis and start there the so called Green Ones gang which was led by Vito Gianolla. // ]]>, Report an Issue | Led by R. N. Mason, the Exalted Cyclops of the Trinidad Klan, raiding parties went on random searches for bootleg stills and liquor. Charles Young, owner of the Eagle Park Resort, purchased the farm from the estate of the late D.J. Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz killed 7 January 1931 were the shot and killed Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz found. The notorious crime chief was dead. He was a brother in law of Arthur Berne. The warrants were issued after a raid on the Donze farm Friday afternoon by Federal prohibition officers under Chief James Dillon. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 27 June 1926 the Giannola brothers murder bootlegger Harvey J Dunn after which the Irish gang "the Chuckoos" declare them war. St Louis state representative Edward jelly Roll Hogan In 1916 Edward J Hogan of the Hogan gang becomes a state representative. Timothy Cronin Following the first attempt 3 March 1944 on Cronins life, police arrested Ryan and Robinson at the Brazil Club in company of gangsters Thomas Fagan and Louis Casper Red Smith. Bennie Bethel was a suspect in a Pine Lawn bank robbery. St Louis In February 1956 Anthony Giardano and later Isadore Londe were arrested as suspects in the murder of Robert L Brown, a competitor in the vending business. Manzella probably first worked for Agrusa but then joined Zito. St Louis: Charles A Lindbergh In 1927 a group of St Louis business people financed Charles A Lindbergh to fly nonstop from NY to Paris in his plane the "Spirit of St Louis". Kathryn Morrison shot and killed in a tavern, she was a former waitress for Bess Newman. Chief of police and Klan leader John Ford John Whitesides and Arlie Boswell, Carl Neilson, Exalted Cyclops of the Herrin Klavern Illinois Grand Dragon Charles Palmer Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans, St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young 23 May 1924 were Ku Klux Klan leader Glenn Young and his wife shot and wounded in their car from an other car by bootleggers Jack Skelcher, Charles Briggs, the brothers Carl Shelton and Earl Shelton, In the evening of 23 May 1924 was Jack Skelcher shot and killed and Charles Briggs wounded by Klans police men, 30 August 1924 were Klansmen Green Dunning, Dewey Newbold and Charles Wollard (Wolland) shot and killed just like special deputy Bud Allison, Chester Reid and Otto Rowland by Carl Shelton and his men. When those arrive the 2 sheriffs have to dug their own shallow graves in which they get found. Almost every section of the North Side, other than parts of North Point, Penrose, and Hyde Park, are home to active St Louis gangs. Wortman Wortman had been out of Alcatraz since 1941 where he had been sent up for assaulting a prohibition agent. The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town. Harrys other killer Walter Costello was shot and killed a month later by police. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Frank Hussey had been shot and nearly killed in a street fight with Egan rats members (then named the Kinney gang) in November 1900. The Gangster Report . John Vitale arrested In 1940 was John Vitale arrested after heroin was found in his saloon. The last item covered by the committee was the Pioneer News Service. St Louis Laborers Local 42 22 October 1979 Jesse Stoneking murders a man who had raped a girlfriend of his mentor Arthur Berne the east side rackets boss who had replaced Buster Wortman. There was 500 gallons of whisky mash in vats and 90 gallons of whisky in cans. St Louis mafia boss Members are Joe Panneri, Fernando Bartolotta, Dominic Biondo, Joe Crimi and Willie Orlando. St Louis Laborers Local 42 In 1979 died Thomas Harvill. Otis Clark, Bert Grace, James Brown, Lova Mann, Philip Fontanetta, Peter Hiller, Oscar Howard and Jess Childers. Over a two year period, twenty-three men were killed in bloody gang wars. Population 1,438. St Louis Egans rats member Max Greenberg Max Greenberg was also believed to have played a key role in the Rats first known bank robbery that of the Baden bank on 10 April 1919 the take was 59000 dollars. One of his killers was believed to be Wingy Cox. Terms of Service, 2023Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org He had been warned by Giambrone to close his business. Racism in East St. Louis was evident even on the police force. St Louis: Leo "Buster" Brothers arrested On December 21, 1930, Leo "Buster" Brothers, 31, was arrested in St. Louis and charged with Lingle's murder. Greenberg escaped the rap. Egan boss William Egan and Missouri senator Michael Kinney managed pardons for the 3 men from none other then president Woodrow Wilson himself. St Louis mafia boss Damiano Capuano The first boss was fruit wholesaler Damiano Capuano, St Louis Mafioso Pasquale Santino (born 12 September 1886 in Siculiana) Pasquale Santino married Maria Mary Capuano a daughter of the fruit wholesaler Damiano Capuano, St Louis Mafioso Pasquale Santino (born 12 September 1886 in Siculiana) Santino worked with Giuseppe Lopiparo and the brothers Antonio Fasulo, Vito Fasulo and Michele Fasulo (who all were from Villafranca Siculo, Agrigento), Viviano family The brothers Giovanni Viviano, Giuseppe Viviano, Pietro Viviano, Salvatore Viviano and Vito Viviano assisted by their cousins Gaetano Viviano, Pietro Viviano, Salvatore Viviano and Vito Viviano founded their own pasta manufacturing cooperation at Biddle Street, Viviano family 2 August 1909 were Tommaso Viviano (5) and his cousin Grace Viviano (2) kidnapped by family friend Salvatore Sam Turrisi. Pruitt Igoe, which was one of the countrys largest housing complexes, was only short lived, after building a notorious reputation that led to its demolishing during the late 1970s. St Louis, IATSE union St. Louis lawyer Paul Dillon knew Murray Humpreys, the Chicago outfit's bag man, very well and had defended two IATSE union officers at Humpreys' request, after they were caught beating up a movie theater owner in St. Louis in 1939. Paperback $49.95 9 Used from $49.85 The Book traces the history of Gangsters and their gangs in the metro area of St. Louis, Southern Illinois, Kansas City and their connections to the east and west coast Mob Bosses. All three brothers were born in Wayne County, Illinois, about 200 miles southeast of Peoria: Carl in 1888, Earl in 1890, and Bernie in 1898. Dominic Giambrone was a prime suspect in the beheading of Salvatore Leoni, St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano Dr. Guglielmo Cataldi got extorted and 24 december 1912 Vito Fasulo picked up the extortion money and brought it to Santinos saloon at Wash Street and police arrest Santino and the brothers Vito Fasulo and Mike fasulo. Gang wars were fought in the streets of the Patch between the Eagan and the Hogan gangs. St Louis political boss Pendergast dies 26 January 1945 dies Thomas J Pendergast (72). In March 1987 Raymond Flynn gets convicted and gets 55 years prison which is a year later reduced to 30 years. Still survived the third brother Harry Goebel, St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina killed 8 May 1931 Fresina gets killed near Edwardsville, Illinois and his gang was taken over by Thomas Buffa from KC. In the resulting investigation police raided the resort of Dale Stamper (now an ally of Frank Buster Wortman). Chippy Robinson, Stephen Ryan, Gus Dietmeyer, and other former Egan gangsters offered their loyalty to the new crime syndicate being organized by Frank Wortman and Elmer Dowling, both formerly associates of the Egan Gang during its heyday under Colbeck and Willie Egan. By the late 1950s and 1960s, black families began to move into neighborhoods along Page Blvd., like Fountain Park, Academy, and the West End, eventually making their way into St. Louis County by the 1970s and 1980s. He was convicted of the robbery and sentenced from 10 years to life in prison in 1929. St Louis mafia boss Giordano (67) dies Giordano (67) dies 29 August 1980 and was followed up by acting boss John Vitale. Kinney married Tom Egans sister Catherine and they got as a daughter Florence Kinney. Molasky was also a chief stockholder in this operation. Dinty Colbeck 25 April 1924 robbery of the Granite City National Bank netting 63000 dollars was led by Dinty Colbeck. The brothers worked for the boss Dominick Giambrone, St Louis Black hand leader Frank Sicola Sicola was a suspect in the 12 October 1921 Wash Street drive by shooting that killed Michael Adragna (23) and Joseph Giammanco (9). He skipped bond, but was recaptured a year later. Three months later, after Cervantes had won the primary, Sansone, Michaels and Giordano met at the same place. next they fire on a car containing Mackler, Kennedy and James Hogan no one was injured. Then, from the 1980s to the 2000s, apartment complexes helped changed North County, with most apartments being located between Parker Road and Lucas-Hunt, as white flight to West County and St. Charles County from the lower income apartment complexes led black families to move into places Jennings, Riverview, Spanish Lake, Dellwood, Parker Road, and other surrounding areas. 24 September 1927 in Chicago the from Cleveland arrived Samuel Valente was found with a dime in his hand in a field near Stickney (Illinois) with his head crushed with blows from a hatchet, these killings were done by McGurn. A large stock of new empty cans and other items necessary to whisky manufacture had been stored in the barn. George Tyson and Madison waitress Ethel Sparks killed 28 October 1945 were the bodies of George Tyson and Madison waitress Ethel Sparks found. They were shot to death in University city and their bodies dumped. Long before the arrival of the Bloods and Crips, St Louis gangs were already somewhat established with the Westside Rockers, Hardy Boys, Boys of Destruction, and many more. St Louis mobster Thomas "Tom" Buffa killed 27 March 1947 was Thomas "Tom" Buffa shot to death in his car as he drove through Lodi (California), because he had testified that Joseph DeLuca's girlfriend had perjured herself. The median household annual income is less than $20,000. Missouri State senator Thomas snake Kinney In November 1904 was Tom Kinney elected to the Missouri state senate. At the height of his power, he was the Sergeant-in-arms of the St. Louis Democratic Committee. Club Royal owned by Tom Barry and ex St Clair County sheriff Henry Siekmann had become the headquarters of Wortman, Steve Ryan, Chippy Robinson and Blackie Armes. Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2003, it will be shared by East St. Louis Community College, Southern Illinois University and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. African-American Archives Bikers cartel Case Files Chicago Detroit Documentary Drug Gangs East Coast Exclusive Featured International Interview Mafia Mafia . St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 7 January 1924, St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 20 January 1924. Afro American farmer and witness John Johnson killed 12 May 1934 was Afro American farmer John Johnson shot and killed. 1909 was an election year, and Young made sure that people voted Democrat. He obtained leniency for testifying against his former comrades in the robbery trials. Ray Walker and Little Earl Shelton named Black Charlie Harris and Roy TonyArmes as two of the shooters. St Louis murder case Hayes 15 April 1932 Carl Shelton had Tommy Hayes (34) and his body guards William Willie Gee Wilbert and Harry Pretty boy Lechler shot and killed in their car. Mohrle claimed he shot in self defense, despite the fact that the pistol on Young's body was obviously planted there. Las Vegas based Flamingo junkets promoter St Louisian Primo Frank "Larry" Caudera killed the Flamingo junket promoter St Louisian Primo Frank "Larry" Caudera (49) (he organized junkets from St Louis to Las Vegas). Frank L. "Buster" Wortman (December 4, 1904-August 3, 1968) was a St. Louis-area bootlegger, gambler and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during Prohibition. According to Renard, Egan blamed Greenberg for swindling him out of $50,000 worth of booze. //