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#OTD in 1946, the #Flamingo casino in #LasVegas, financed in large part by underworld investments funneled through racketeer Benjamin "Bugsy" #Siegel, opened its doors for the first time.

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Flamingo opens with three-day gala
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December 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#OTD (Dec. 24) in 1992, Thomas and Rosemarie #Uva of #QueensNY became #Mafia murder victims.

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Murdered on Christmas Eve
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December 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#OTD (Dec. 23) in 1948, the #FBI captured fugitive Leonard #Calamia - wanted in connection with the 1947 Nick #DeJohn murder case in #SanFrancisco - at his government job in #NewMexico.

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Calamia caught, called killing conspirator
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December 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#OTD in 1932, Benedetto Angelo #Palmeri, #Mafia leader in western #NewYork, dies of natural causes at the age of 54.

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Death of the Mafia's "Buffalo Bill"
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December 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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#OTD (Dec 21) in 1946, convicted counterfeiter Ignazio #Lupo is released from Atlanta Federal Prison upon the expiration of his sentence.

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December 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#OTD in 2005, Vincent #Gigante, 77, longtime boss of the #Genovese Crime Family of #NewYork, passed away in the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in #SpringfieldMO.

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'Chin' Gigante dies in prison hospital
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December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#OTD (Dec. 18) in 1917: Pietro #Matranga is murdered in #LosAngeles.
Read about it on Writers of Wrongs.

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Gunman in green car decimates Matrangas
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December 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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#OTD (Dec 17) in 1974, a #NewYorkTimes article by Nicholas #Gage disputes the claim that The #LastTestament of #LuckyLuciano is the dictated life story of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' #Lucania.

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December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#OTD in 1912, the #EastHarlem NY terror known as “Zoppo” #Prisco was fatally shot by the bodyguard of Giosue #Gallucci.

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Extortion victim turns tables on 'The Gimp'
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December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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#OTD (Dec 10) in 1920, #Mafia leader Salvatore #LoIacono is shot to death inside his restaurant, 247 Elizabeth Street in #Manhattan.

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December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#OTD (Dec 09) in 1953, believed to be an informant, Dominick 'the Gap' #Petrelli is murdered in a #Bronx tavern.

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December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#OTD (Dec 09) in 1968, former bootlegger and #AtlanticCityNJ crime boss Enoch #Nucky Johnson dies of natural causes at age 85.

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December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#OTD in 1929, gunmen robbed a #BronxNY testimonial dinner for Magistrate Albert #Vitale, exposing a link between officials and organized crime.

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December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
#OTD in 1928, #Cleveland police broke up a national #Mafia convention, taking a couple of dozen suspicious men into custody.

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Caught in Cleveland
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December 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#OTD in 1904: Peter Scalise of #Pittsburgh claims he was attacked in his bed by assassins who tracked him from #Boston.

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Chased from Boston to Chicago to Pittsburgh
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#OTD in 1914: William Moore, better known by the alias Patsy #Doyle, is murdered by gangland rivals on the West Side of #Manhattan.

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Lost his love and then lost his life
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November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Painting calls to mind Irish-American gang bosses of the #Prohibition Era. We take the opportunity to launch a series on the careers of rum-runners Daniel #Walsh and Charles "Vannie" #Higgins.

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Painting calls to mind Irish-American gang bosses
Rum-runners Charles Higgins and Daniel Walsh are remembered for their exits
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November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#OTD in 1971, former #NewYork #Mafia leader Joe #Adonis died of natural causes in Italy.

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Joe 'Adonis' Doto dies in exile
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November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#OTD in 1913, #Detroit #Mafia leaders Vito and Salvatore #Adamo are murdered on their way home.

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Detroit gang feud claims Adamo brothers
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#OTD in 1961: #Thanksgiving Day hunters in #PenfieldNY (just outside #RochesterNY ), discovered the beaten, mutilated and burned remains of a male #murder victim.

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Magaddino's wrath
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November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#OTD in 1939, former #Chicago Outfit boss Al #Capone left prison and headed to a #Baltimore hospital.

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Out of prison, into hospital
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November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM