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Tom Hunt

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Writer/researcher of U.S. organized crime history. Publisher of Informer journal, MobHistory.substack.com, WritersOfWrongs.com & Mafiahistory.us. Husband of Anna. Dad of 3 grown kids. Resident of Whiting, VT. linktr.ee/thomashunt (He/Him/His)

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Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 6h

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 14h

Norteño gangster who was “one of the most significant drug traffickers in the Yakima Valley” gets 12 years in prison gangstersinc.org/2026/10/13/n...

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Norteño gangster who was “one of the most significant drug traffickers in the Yakima Valley” gets 12 years in prison - Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org

A Norteño gang member from Yakima, Washington, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on a charge of distributing fentanyl. 38-year-old Hugo Enrique Davadi, who goes by the nickname “Flaco,” was ...

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 13h

#OTD (Oct 13) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #EastHarlem #Bronx #Cleveland #Chicago #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 13...
• in 1913, Detroit murder suspects Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato are discharged.
• in 1915, Thomas LoMonte is shot to death at the corner of 116th Street and First Avenue in East Harlem. Young Willie Moretti is arrested for weapons possession after recovering a pistol dropped at the scene of the LoMonte shooting.
• in 1919, Camorra leader and convicted murderer Allessandro Vollero is transported from Sing Sing Prison to New York City for a retrial.
• in 1921, Joseph 'Peppe' Viserti and bystander Luigi Rango are killed in a shooting at a Broome Street cafe in Manhattan.
• in 1925, Joseph Pellegrino is sentenced to 10-20 years for a Bronx amusement park robbery.
• in 1927, boss 'Big Joe' Lonardo and his brother John are killed in a Cleveland barbershop. Salvatore 'Black Sam' Todaro takes leadership of the Cleveland Mafia.
• in 1958, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider Frank Costello's appeal of a tax evasion conviction.
• in 1962, Outfit leader Sam Giancana returns to Chicago by plane from Mexico.
• in 1966, Salvatore Bonanno, John Morale and Rosario Morale are sent to jail for contempt of court.
• in 2008, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, former representative of the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas, dies of a heart attack at his Florida home.
Image of Joseph Viserti.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 12/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 12) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #PittstonPA #Brooklyn #LarchmontNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 12...
• in 1909, Salvatore 'Sam' Lucchino of Pittston PA provides Secret Service with information on New York City counterfeiters.
• in 1920, Giuseppe Piraino is shot and wounded by police as he steals a shipment of alcohol on the Brooklyn waterfront.
• in 1928, William Flynn, former chief of the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation, dies at the age of 60 at his home in Larchmont NY.
• in 1930, Jack 'Legs' Diamond is seriously wounded by an unknown gunman at New York's Monticello Hotel.
• in 1936, following extortion charges, Ignazio Lupo's federal parole is formally revoked.
• in 1950, during testimony before a Senate committee, Meyer Lansky acknowledges associating with Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Frank Erickson and Charles Fischetti.
• in 1957, mafiosi Joseph Bonanno, Carmine Galante and Santo Sorge arrive together at the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes in Palermo, Sicily, and are joined there by Bonanno's uncle John Bonventre.
Image of Jack Diamond.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 11/10/2026

Law enforcement agencies investigated a memo book found near the scene of the 1931 #Maranzano murder. It's unclear if they were satisfied with the results or if they just lost interest in the matter. mobhistory.substack.com/p/about-that... #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

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About that memo book believed to belong to Maranzano

Mafia boss's business partner claimed ownership... eventually

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cartel Drone Warfare: The evolution of death (and drugs) from above as Mexican Narcos rain down terror gangstersinc.org/2026/10/11/c... - #Narcos #Mexico #Crime #Drones #DroneWarfare

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Cartel Drone Warfare: The evolution of death (and drugs) from above as Mexican Narcos rain down terror - Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org

Drones have reshaped the battlefield. Its use recently gave Ukraine the opportunity to not just defend itself against mighty Russia, but actually strike back far behind the front lines. Like other wea...

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 11/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 11) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NiagaraFallsNY #Chicago #LasVegas #Cleveland #Milwaukee #Pittsburgh #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 11...
• in 1905, Brooklyn butcher Gaetano Costa, who refused Black Hand demands, is fatally shot.
• in 1924, Vincenzo DiLeonardo of Brooklyn and Paul Palmeri of Niagara Falls NY return to the U.S. aboard the S.S. Conte Rosso after a trip to Italy.
• in 1926, Al Capone is believed responsible for the killing of Earl 'Hymie' Weiss on Chicago's North Side.
• in 1930, bootlegger Pasquale Dauria is killed and his associate Frank Italiano is wounded in a Brooklyn drive-by shooting.
• in 1935, the body of 'Little Frankie' Teitelbaum, apparently murdered with an ax, is found in a trunk under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• in 1950, Meyer Lansky testifies before the Kefauver Committee. An attorney and a doctor tell the Kefauver Committee that Willie Moretti of New Jersey is hospitalized and cannot make his scheduled appearance before the committee.
• in 1966, New York crime boss Joe Colombo and underworld colleagues 'Johnny Bath Beach' Oddo, Lawrence Gallo, Albert Gallo, Salvatore 'Sammy the Assassin' Peritore and Joseph 'the Minx' Livoti are indicted for criminal contempt.
• in 1972, former Chicago boss Paul 'the Waiter' Ricca dies.
• in 1980, western New York mobster Joseph DiCarlo, 80, dies.
• in 1983, Las Vegas casino skimming indictments are unsealed against 15 defendants, including underworld bosses in Chicago, Cleveland & Milwaukee.
• in 2016, Pittsburgh area racketeer & FBI informant Chucky Porter passes away.
Image of Earl Weiss.

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H☮PE @a-r-tforpeace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

💙💛🧡 Good evening/night dear friends! #sunset #Corse #Corsica #Photography

Sunset tonight from my window.

📸: by me.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 10/10/2026

Stepping away from the #Ubuntu #Linux OS I've used for many years. After testing options, I chose the "Fedora" Linux distro - free, open-source OS backed by the capable folks at #RedHat. Considering my lifelong interest in gangster history, I probably should have embraced the #Fedora OS long ago.

Image of Linux mascot "Tux" wearing a blue fedora. Image from PngEgg website.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 10/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 10) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #QueensNY #WorcesterMA #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 10...
• in 1891, future Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
• in 1911, Giuseppe Costabile is convicted in New York of carrying a bomb.
• in 1925, Frank LaPuma is found murdered in New York City. Vito Genovese is arrested in Queens NY for homicide, later discharged.
• in 1927, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is arrested at Worcester MA for bootlegging.
• in 1928, boss of bosses Salvatore 'Toto' D'Aquila is shot to death in Manhattan. Mike Abbatemarco of Brooklyn is given an elaborate, well attended funeral.
• in 1930, Thomas Reggione of New York begins a lengthy prison sentence for armed robbery. Murdered Brooklyn mobster Carmelo Piraino is buried.
• in 1935, a federal grand jury at New York indicts Dutch Schultz on 11 counts of failing to file income tax returns.
• in 1957, New York crime boss Joseph Bonanno is observed in Italy, traveling under an alias and accompanied by four men.
• in 1963, an informant tells the FBI that mafiosi Tommy Eboli and Gerry Catena have paid Joseph Valachi's wife $10,000 to give the press negative information about her husband.
• in 1971, Frank Rosenthal becomes an employee of the Las Vegas Stardust at an annual salary of $190,000.
• in 1973, two New York television cameramen are beaten when they attempt to film the funeral for Paul Vario's son.
Image of Joe Bonanno.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 09/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 09) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #KansasCity #Chicago #NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 09...
• in 1911, reputed Black Hand gangster Giuseppe Costabile goes on trial in New York City for carrying a bomb.
• in 1913, Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato are brought to trial in Detroit for the murder of Carlo Callego.
• in 1918, brothers Peter and Joseph DiGiovanni are arrested for murder, but the charges are soon dropped.
• in 1925, federal investigators find no evidence of special jailhouses privileges provided to Johnny Torrio.
• in 1939, Frank Costello, Phil Kastel and two codefendants are indicted at New Orleans for income tax violations.
• in 1958, hoodlum Carmine Panariello is held as a material witness in the Brooklyn murder of John Robilotto.
• in 1961, the Philadelphia Crime Family holds an induction ceremony at the Buck Eye Athletic Club. Narcotics defendant Albert Agueci fails to appear for a scheduled court appearance in New York and is declared a fugitive.
• in 1963, Joseph Valachi testifies for a fifth and final time before the Senate McClellan Committee.
• in 1969, fugitives Francis Salemme and Stephen Flemmi are indicted for attempting to kill a Massachusetts attorney with a bomb.
• in 1974, Colombo Crime Family capodecina Dominick Scialo's body is found buried in a Brooklyn basement.
Image of Frank Costello

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 08/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 08) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewCastlePA #Detroit #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #BuffaloNY #ProvidenceRI #NewEngland #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 08...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is sentenced to death for killing Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity.
• in 1902, New York Assemblyman Tom Foley hosts a peace conference between the Eastman and Five Points gangs.
• in 1906, Pietro Romeo succumbs to gunshot wounds at New Castle PA after identifying Rocco Esposito as his killer.
• in 1918, former Giannola partner Peter Bosco is murdered at his Detroit garage.
• in 1928, Tony 'Marlow' Melillo dies in Manhattan of gunshot wounds suffered several days earlier.
• in 1930, Ignazio Lupo is thought responsible for the Brooklyn murder of Ruggerio 'Roger' Consiglio.
• in 1931, the remains of murdered Pittsburgh bootlegger Sam 'Toto' Amarosa are discovered in a roadside fire.
• in 1950, Venero Mangano of New York City is fined $200 for bookmaking.
• in 1951, thousands attend the New Jersy funeral of murdered mafioso Willie Moretti.
• in 1963, FBI surveillance overhears Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino saying Joe Valachi will be murdered for informing.
• in 1968, Luigi Manocchio is charged as accessory to the April killings of Providence RI bookmakers Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei.
• in 2008, A U.S. district judge reduces the prison sentence of Gaetano Milano, convicted of killing New England mafioso William Grasso.
Image of Roger Consiglio

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 07/10/2026

Approaching the 250th anniversary of the inconclusive but nevertheless consequential Battle of #ValcourIsland, in which #BenedictArnold was America's hero. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture... #History #Semiquincentennial #LakeChamplain

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The Champlain Valley Remembers the Battle of Valcour Island | Seven Days

Starring Benedict Arnold, the conflict on Lake Champlain 250 years ago was the most important Revolutionary War fight you’ve never heard of.

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CNN @cnn.com · 07/10/2026

JUST IN: Tropical Storm Isaias forms in the Gulf. It's forecast to hit the Gulf Coast as the Atlantic season's first hurricane.

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, putting Gulf Coast on alert for a hurricane | CNN

The storm should become Hurricane Isaias and batter parts of the southern US this week with heavy rain and strong winds.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 07/10/2026

More perfect "Waffles" this morning. wafflegame.net/daily #Waffle #Game #NumberWaffle #Numble

The waffle-shaped daily word game.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 07/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 07) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewCastlePA #EastHarlem #UticaNY #BuffaloNY #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #YoungstownOH #Chicago #WilliamsvilleNY #NewJersey #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 07...
• in 1906, the deathbed statement of New Castle PA shooting victim Pietro Romeo implicates Calabrian racketeer Rocco Esposito.
• in 1915, East Harlem underworld leader Ippolito Greco is shot to death.
• in 1917, Salvatore LaFata, former Utica NY business partner of Joseph Aiello, is found murdered in Buffalo.
• in 1928, Brooklyn grocer Joseph Martorello is murdered.
• in 1931, Pittsburgh bootlegger Jack Palmere is fatally shot from behind. Rumrunners Bill Price and Skip Flanagan are found murdered in Brooklyn.
• in 1932, Angelo DiRenzo of Youngstown OH is sentenced to 25 years for the Pittsburgh assault and robbery of a postal clerk.
• in 1943, William Bioff testifies about a plot among Chicago Outfit leaders to extort the motion picture industry.
• in 1946, Venero Mangano of Manhattan is fined for bookmaking.
• in 1959, Gregory Scarpa is arrested for consorting with known criminals.
• in 1965, mobster Joseph DiCarlo is severely injured in a traffic accident in Williamsville NY.
• in 2008, human remains discovered in Farmingdale NY are identified by federal investigators as long-missing Colombo Crime Family leader William Cutolo Sr.
• in 2009, federal agents round up members and associates of the Bonanno Crime Family including reputed ruling council member Joseph Sammartino of New Jersey.
Image of William Cutolo Sr.

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Writers of Wrongs @writersofwrongs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OTD (Oct. 6) in 1928, "Mike Schatz" #Abbatemarco, underworld boss in the #Gowanus area of #Brooklyn, was found shot to death in his car. www.writersofwrongs.... #NewYork #MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

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'Schatz' follows Yale to wealth, influence, grave

On this date in 1928... New York Daily News Michael "Mike Schatz" Abbatemarco, a top lieutenant in Frankie Yale's Broo...

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 06/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 06) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #KansasCity #NewOrleans #Massachusetts #Cleveland #Philadelphia #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 06...
• in 1928, just before dawn, the dead body of Brooklyn gangster Michael Abbatemarco is found in the driver's seat of his parked but still idling Nash coupe.
• in 1930, Carmelo Piraino, 23-year-old son of a murdered Mafia leader, is shot to death on 85th Street in Bath Beach, Brooklyn.
• in 1951, Anthony Ferrantelli of Kansas City passes away at age 74.
• in 1964, Carlos Marcello is indicted for bribing a juror.
• in 1966, Massachusetts mobster Joseph 'Baron' Barboza is arrested while in possession of a rifle, a pistol and a knife.
• in 1977, Cleveland racketeer Danny Greene is murdered in a car-bombing.
• in 1981, Philadelphia Crime Family associate John Calabrese is shot to death on Christian Street.
• in 2008, FBI agents searching for mob victims on a Farmingdale, Long Island, property, discover a body wrapped in a tarp.
Image of Carlos Marcello.

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Liverpool crime group guilty of attempting to smuggle “pink cocaine” to Australia and New Zealand gangstersinc.org/2026/10/06/l... - #Liverpool #Crime #Drugs #England #Australia #NewZealand

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Liverpool crime group guilty of attempting to smuggle “pink cocaine” to Australia and New Zealand - Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org

Members of a crime group from Liverpool, England, have been jailed for trying to smuggle drugs to Australia and New Zealand. The narcotics had a street value of around £11.3 million in the United King...

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 06/10/2026

Started the day with a couple of perfect "Waffles." wafflegame.net/daily #Waffle #Game #NumberWaffle #Numble

The waffle-shaped daily word game.

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Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 04/10/2026

A funny thing happened on Buffalo's way to 4-0. #NEPatriots

Patriots 29, Bills 26: Drake Maye, Patriots knock off Bills in Buffalo

The Bills are hosting the Patriots for a key divisional matchup in Buffalo. Follow along here for live updates.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 04/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 04) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Pittsburgh #Detroit #RochesterNY #Chicago #Pennsylbania #BuffaloNY #CliffsideParkNJ #Brooklyn #Bronx #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory@fedigroups.social

On this date, Oct 04...
• in 1919, Pittsburgh murder suspects Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are released on bail.
• in 1921, claiming harassment, Detroit gangster Chester LaMare obtains a court order to prevent metropolitan police from arresting him without cause.
• in 1923, Governor Alfred Smith pardons Rochester NY resident Joseph Lodato, who served three years in prison for extortion.
• in 1929, Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone fails in his third courtroom try to win release from Pennsylvania prison.
• in 1930, future mafioso Sam Pieri is arrested in Buffalo for shoplifting.
• in 1931, Vincent Coll, girlfriend Lottie Kreisberger and others are arrested at the Cornish Arms hotel in Manhattan.
• in 1951, Willie Moretti, a key player in New Jersey rackets, is shot to death in Joe's Restaurant in Cliffside Park NJ.
• in 1957, James Hoffa overwhelmingly wins presidency of Teamsters union.
• in 1961, Joseph Magnasco of the Gallo gang is fatally shot in Brooklyn while attempting to kidnap Profaci Crime Family crew leader Harry Fontana.
• in 1982, Frank Rosenthal survives a Las Vegas car-bombing.
• in 2018, Bonanno family associate Sylvester Zottola is shot to death at a Bronx McDonald's restaurant.
Image of Willie Moretti.

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Writers of Wrongs @writersofwrongs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 04) in 1951, Guarino "Willie Moore" #Moretti is shot to death during a friendly chat with underworld colleagues at a #CliffsideParkNJ restaurant. www.writersofwrongs.... #MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

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Pals' pistols quiet garrulous gangster

On this date in 1951... Asbury Park NJ Press Guarino "Willie Moore" Moretti, 57, was shot to death, Oct. 4, 1951, at Joe...

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 04/10/2026

Confused #clouds this #morning. Photos taken at #WhitingVT about 6:40 a.m. EDT. #Sky #Dawn #Sunrise #Vermont

Two views. Streaky pinkish and purplish clouds appear at odd angles in the pre-dawn sky. Fog and faint low clouds obscure the view of distant dark blue mountains. Trees and grass appear closer.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 03/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 03) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #BuffaloNY #Detroit #FortLeeNJ #Chicago #Florida #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 03...
• in 1903, Joseph Valachi is born Giuseppe Vilacio in New York City.
• in 1905, Vito Laduca is arrested in Baltimore in connection with a Brooklyn NY kidnapping.
• in 1912, Harlem racketeer Aniello Prisco is arrested for the Sept. 3 killings of Tony Zaccaro and Giuseppe Jacco.
• in 1914, Monk Eastman is arrested for vagrancy in Buffalo NY, and a city court orders him to leave the community.
• in 1921, arriving in New York traffic court on a speeding charge, Joseph 'Joe Peppe' Viserti is recognized as a homicide suspect and charged with the killing of Joseph Lagumina.
• in 1931, Elmer Macklin is arrested in Detroit for the murder of Chester LaMare.
• in 1951, the Fort Lee NJ chief of police is indicted for failing to investigate gambling complaints against Willie Moretti and Joe Adonis.
• in 1962, a federal jury acquits Chicago underworld leader Tony Accardo of tax fraud.
• in 1973, Salvatore Anastasio, Catholic priest and author of a book about his murdered brother Albert Anastasia, passes away in Italy.
• in 2008, a federal jury convicts Vincent Artuso and three south Florida associates of racketeering and other charges.
Image of Tony Accardo.

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Death on a Cold Mountain: The Mafia killing of a child gangstersinc.org/2026/10/02/d... - #MafiaHistory #TrueCrime #Mafia #TheGodfather #Sicily #CosaNostra

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Death on a Cold Mountain: The Mafia killing of a child - Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org

The murder of a child can be a kind of silent social phenomenon, in some ways like a note unsaid. Something no one wants to contemplate. Never discuss. Embarrassingly ignore. Pedecide strikes at the v...

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 02/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 02) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #Pittsburgh #BayShoreNY #DearbornMI #KansasCity #FortWorthTX #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 02...
• in 1919, gang boss Salvatore Giannola is shot to death in Detroit. In Pittsburgh, Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are charged as accessories to murder and committed to jail without bail.
• in 1921, Tommy Lucchese and John Spina are arrested at Bay Shore NY for auto theft.
• in 1926, after spending time in Sicily, mafioso Nicola Gentile returns to New York aboard the S.S. Roma.
• in 1930, Frank Catania of Dearborn MI confesses to the accidental fatal shooting of gangster Frank Marino.
• in 1931, Coll gangsters are believed responsible for the killing of Dutch Schultz aide Joe Mullens.
• in 1963, Joseph Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red Levine admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of Salvatore Maranzano.
• in 1974, after reviewing portions of The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, the FBI dismisses the work as a complete fraud.
• in 1994, former Kansas City mafioso Carl J. Civella dies in federal custody in Fort Worth TX.
Image of Carl Civella.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 01/10/2026

After today, we shouldn't see temps over 70°F (21.1°C) for a while. Photo taken just after #sunrise on 1 Oct 2026 at #WhitingVT. #Vermont #Weather #VtWx

Hazy sunrise. Sun climbs over distant mountains. There are bright clouds, dark trees and fog shrouded hayfields.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 01/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 01) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #NewEngland #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 01...
• in 1892, future U.S. mafioso Paul Palmeri is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
• in 1897, future U.S. Mafia boss Giuseppe Profaci is born in Villabate, Sicily.
• in 1926, Chicago gang leader Al Capone is arrested for bootlegging.
• in 1931, relatives identify the remains of a 'torch murder' victim found at Arthursburg NY as Pasquale Canizio of Brooklyn.
• in 1963, Attorney General Robert Kennedy announces that turncoat mafioso Joseph Valachi will be used as a government witness in federal criminal trials.
• in 1964, New England boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca instructs his underlings to have no involvement with Joseph Bonanno or any of his people, as they have been cast out by the Commission.
• in 1966, 'Trigger Mike' Coppola passes away.
• in 2008, FBI agents begin digging for suspected mob murder victims at Farmingdale, Long Island.
• in 2009, two sets of law enforcement raids targeting the Lucchese Crime Family of New York result in 29 arrests.
Image of Mike Coppola.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 30/09/2026

The #Trump rebrand of #AI (as "super intelligence") makes some sense, as the word "artificial" could be offensive to our new digital overlords.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 30/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 30) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Pittsburgh #Boston #BronxNY #Brooklyn #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 30...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is convicted of the murder of Bridget Garrity.
• in 1901, Sicilian mafioso Vito Cascioferro arrives in New York aboard the S.S. La Champagne from France.
• in 1908, the Italian consul in New York presents gold watches to Joseph Petrosino and Anthony Vachris of NYPD for helping bring Italian fugitives to justice.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh newspapers publish a Joseph Cusumano statement, denying that his murdered boss Gregorio Conti had a role in a recent fraudulent liquor sale.
• in 1922, Boston gangster Joseph Simboli is found stabbed to death.
• in 1925, Carmine Clementi gets 10-20 years in prison for a Bronx NY amusement park robbery.
• in 1935, Joseph Amberg and associate Morris Kessler are shot to death in Brooklyn. Salvatore Fontana of Profaci Crime Family disappears in South Brooklyn.
• in 1958, a New York appeals court upholds a contempt sentence against Frank Costello.
• in 1979, Charles V. Carollo of Kansas City passes away at age 77.
• in 1985, Rhode Island Mafia leader Luigi Manocchio is released on bail to await a new trial on conspiracy and accessory to murder charges.
• in 1997, mob associate Peter Savino, who testified against Genovese boss Vincent Gigante, dies at age 55 while in the federal witness security program.
Image of Cascioferro.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 30/09/2026

Low temps in this area of VT are expected to dip below freezing early next week. Might need to burn some precious home heating oil. #VtWx #Weather #Vermont

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 29/09/2026

So here's the plan for Game 1.

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organicgay.bsky.social @organicgay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Coloring up nicely

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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026

The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show. n.pr/4AG0S2f

Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit

The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/09/2026

Months before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue and attacked the A.I. start-up Hugging Face, two employees raised an alarm with top executives that its newest A.I. models were not being appropriately monitored during testing. They were ignored. nyti.ms/4hPBVtT

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 29/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 29) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #California #Wisconsin #DearbornMI #Detroit #Brooklyn #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 29...
• in 1878, Salvatore Marino, leader of a rebel Mafia group in New Orleans, dies of Yellow Fever.
• in 1902, a New York battle involving Eastman and Five Points gangs ends with fifteen arrests.
• in 1905, future California mobster Frank Bompensiero is born in Wisconsin.
• in 1929, a charge of attempted extortion against Joseph Valachi is dismissed in magistrate's court.
• in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest.
• in 1949, noted criminal defense attorney Caesar B.F. Barra passes away at his Brooklyn home at the age of 69.
• in 1951, a U.S. federal narcotics case against Nicola Gentile is closed while Gentile is in Sicily.
• in 1958, reporters prove that Sandy Naples of Youngstown OH, serving a six-month term for lottery racketeering, is being let out of jail on the weekends.
• in 1966, Bonanno Crime Family members Pasquale Gigante, Nicholas Marangello, Michael Consolo and Anthony Lisi begin 30-day sentences for contempt.
• in 1986, informer Joseph Cantalupo testifies that Carmine Persico is reigning boss of the Colombo Crime Family.
• in 2008, Anthony Spero, once part of Bonanno leadership, dies while serving a life sentence in federal prison.
Image of Carmine Persico.

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Writers of Wrongs @writersofwrongs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 28) in 1920, a Cook County IL grand jury indicts eight #Chicago #WhiteSox players for conspiring with gangsters to throw the 1919 #WorldSeries. www.writersofwrongs.... #BlackSox #MLB #CrimeHistory #History #Skystorians

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 28/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 28) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #Chicago #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #KansasCity #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 28...
• in 1902, members of the Five Points Gang in Manhattan fatally beat Eastman gangster Isidore Foster.
• in 1917, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is arrested in New York for grand larceny.
• in 1920, Detroit underworld boss John Vitale is fatally shot from a passing automobile. New York mafioso Giuseppe 'Clutching Hand' Piraino is arrested for murder, then discharged. A grand jury indicts eight Chicago White Sox players for conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.
• in 1931, records seized during the arrest of New York madam Becky Liebstone indicate cooperation among several city brothels.
• in 1937, Michael Montanaro of Philadelphia dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest.
• in 1938, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is sentenced to three to five years in prison for a Massachusetts armed robbery.
• in 1950, Kansas City Mafia leader Joseph DiGiovanni testifies before the Kefauver Committee.
• in 1956, a federal judge halts a denaturalization case against Frank Costello because it is built upon illegal wiretap evidence.
• in 1957, the Senate rackets committee accuses Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa with dozens of improper financial manipulations.
• in 1963, informant Joe Valachi states that Vito Genovese is boss of bosses of the American Mafia.
Image of John Vitale.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 27/09/2026

Beginning to peer inside the "black box" of #UVM Medical finances. vtdigger.org/2026/09/27/r... #Healthcare #Vermont

Regulators wanted more transparency on Vermont’s medical education. Now they’re getting it. - VTDigger

Budget conditions imposed on the University of Vermont Medical Center require it to collaborate on a new plan for how it funds medical education by the end of this year.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 27/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 27) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #Detroit #Pittsburgh #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 27...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is brought to trial for the murder of Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity.
• in 1913, a bystander is seriously wounded in a Detroit gunfight involving the Giannola brothers.
• in 1928, Anthony Landolina is shot to death in Pittsburgh.
• in 1929, Bronx Magistrate Albert Vitale admits he borrowed $20,000 from gangland financier Arnold Rothstein.
• in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI, lieutenant of Chester LaMare, is fatally shot at his home.
• in 1933, a Chicago detective is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon against Outfit leader Frank Nitti. Cleveland Mafia leader Frank Milano threatens to sue authorities for the return of seized weapons.
• in 1956, a federal judge orders the dismissal of a perjury charge against Pittsburgh boss Sebastian LaRocca.
• in 1963, the first day of Joe Valachi's testimony before the Senate Investigations subcommittee is broadcast on radio and TV.
• in 1971, Anthony Accardo, Paul Ricca, Fiore Buccieri and Ross Prio are among the Chicago Outfit figures who attend the second day of Felix Alderisio's wake.
• in 1974, Chicago-area businessman Daniel Seifert is killed outside his factory.
• in 2007, three Chicago Outfit bosses, Frank Calabrese Sr., James Marcello and Joseph Lombardo, are convicted of racketeering murders.
Image of Felix Alderisio.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 26/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 26) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #WaukeganIL #Chicago #Wisconsin #LongBeachNY #HartfordCT #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 26...
• in 1902, future U.S. underworld leader Albert Anastasia is born Umberto Anastasio in Tropea, Calabria, Italy.
• in 1903, the New York press learned that Nicola Cappiello of Brooklyn received a 'Mano Negra' extortion letter.
• in 1925, Gerardo Vernotico and Anna Petillo are married in a Manhattan church ceremony about a year after being joined in a civil ceremony. Chicago rackets boss Johnny Torrio remains in Waukegan IL jail after his sentence expires, because of an investigation into special privileges granted him.
• in 1929, Illinois authorities release Wisconsin murder suspect Vincenzo Troia for lack of evidence though witnesses saw him near the murder scene.
• in 1930, rum-runner Leo Steinberg disappears at Long Beach NY.
• in 1970, Vincent Alo is convicted in New York federal court of giving false answers to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• in 1971, Chuck English, Dominick DiBella and Joseph Gagliano of the Chicago Outfit are observed attending the first night of Felix Alderisio's wake.
• in 1975, Girolamo Santuccio and others are given immunity to testify before a federal grand jury investigating crime and corruption in Hartford CT.
Image of Johnny Torrio.

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Red Sox Nation Stats @rsnstats.com · 26/09/2026

#RedSox WIN! Sweep #Cubs in today's doubleheader, the final Sox home games of the regular season. Outstanding work for Brayan Bello (4.0 shutout inning) and rookie Jedixson Páez, who earns the win with 5.0 shutout innings. Game 162 will be played at #Rays Tropicana Field on Sunday at 3:05 ET.

Tom Hunt @tom-hunt.com · 25/09/2026

New best time! #stack563 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ⏱️ 54s 🔥 streak: 1 puzzlist.com/stackdown #Stackdown #Game

A new daily word game. Clear the stack to complete today's Stackdown.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 25/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 25) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #LosAngeles #Pittsburgh #RhodeIsland #Michigan #NewJersey #QueensNY #MiamiBeachFL #Bronx #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 25...
• in 1906, Joseph Cuccia is fatally shot in Los Angeles.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh merchants J.C. Catalano, Philip Catalano and Orazio Leone are arrested in connection with the Gregorio Conti murder.
• in 1930, Rhode Island revokes parole granted to Raymond L.S. Patriarca months earlier.
• in 1931, after questioning, James Alascia is held as a material witness to the Salvatore Maranzano murder.
• in 1933, Joe Bommarito and James Licavoli are given 90-days for violating Michigan Public Enemy Act.
• in 1935, Dutch Schultz is arrested on suspicion in New Jersey.
• in 1950, Frank Livorsi and others are charged with tax offenses connected with illegal wartime sugar sales.
• in 1957, Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa is indicted for perjury.
• in 1959, Anthony 'Augie Pisano' Carfano and Mrs. Janice Drake are shot to death in Carfano's car in Queens.
• in 1960, Johnny Rosselli introduces secret CIA intermediary Robert Maheu to 'Sam Gold' (Sam Giancana) and 'Joe' (Santo Trafficante) at Miami Beach FL.
• in 1963, within a Bronx apartment, police find files relating to Vincent Alo loansharking operations.
• in 1971, Felix Alderisio of Chicago dies during an exercise period at the Marion IL federal prison.
Image of Dutch Schultz.

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David Amoruso @gangstersinc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Daily Show sits down with Gambino mobster-turned-rat-turned Trump-loving-NJ-councilman John Alite gangstersinc.org/2026/09/23/w...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026

Breaking News: A judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying it was likely unconstitutional.

Court Blocks White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets.

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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A bit garish: not sure about this oil on canvas from a couple of years ago and now hanging in the smallest studio (I have two garden work spaces both of which are small). It went through various stages and became overworked. Probably will benefit from a few years hidden away. #violin #oilpainting

An old violin in its case with various fabrics and a pot plant.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 24/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 24) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #Pittsburgh #SewickleyPA #RockfordIL #MadisonWI #Brooklyn #NewJersey #California #Philadelphia #NewEngland #Ohio #Boston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 24...
• in 1875, New Orleans merchant Bernard Ditte is shot and mortally wounded by 'Nine-Fingered Frank' Romeo.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gregorio Conti is shot to death in an automobile.
• in 1925, Frank Valenzi is convicted of the second-degree murder of Michele Rosato in Sewickley PA.
• in 1929, Vincenzo Troia of Rockford IL is charged with murder in Madison WI.
• in 1931, Stefano Rannelli, James Alascia and Felix Mule are taken into custody in Brooklyn and questioned about the Maranzano murder.
• in 1963, former New Jersey mob bigshot Philip Amari dies of natural causes in California.
• in 1965, FBI agents question Johnny 'Burns' Morale about reportedly kidnapped crime boss Joseph Bonanno.
• in 1968, police raid a South Philadelphia flower shop and arrest local Mafia boss Angelo Bruno, his lieutenant Philip Testa, Robert Dick and New England mafiosi Joseph Napolitano and Theodore Fucillo.
• in 2002, Ohio gangster Ronald Carabbia is released from prison after serving 22 years for murder.
• in 2009, Carmen DiNunzio, Boston Mafia underboss, gets six years after pleading guilty to bribery charges.
Image of Gregorio Conti.

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T. (Tammy) Greenwood @tgwood505.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom