Like most big cities, St. Louis has a long criminal history filled with pickpockets, robbers, bootleggers, mobsters, and gangsters. Author Bill Nunes of Glen Carbon takes on the tales of the notorious gangster who hid unlawful enterprises - mostly involving gambling - behind legitimate businesses for decades. Missouri state senator Michael Kinney In 1924 was Democratic senator Michael Kinney shot while waiting for a train at St Louis County station. This place is completely abandoned and an empty wasteland now! East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer killed 19 October 1930 was the body of East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer found shot and killed. The truce lasted a few months before rat gunmen opened up on a crowd trying to kill Hogan. 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. "Greenie" Frank Agrusa his green ones would merge with Frank Coppola's group after the war, they became allies and divided the area. Renard would be sentenced to five years for robbery. Youngs relationship to Vito Giannola remains unclear. 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. Dominick Giambrone was a prime suspect in the beheading of Salvatore Leoni. The raiders found a 400-gallon daily capacity still with a double cooker and triple condenser. He was state witness in the kidnapping of Dr Isaac Kelley and had named Angelo Rosegrant, Bart Davis and Felix McDonald as the other kidnappers. The median household annual income is less than $20,000. Benedetto Amato and his partner Tony Fasulo had a bakery, St Louis faction boss Pasquale Santino (born 12 September 1886 in Siculiana) killed 17 November 1927 the green ones kill Pasquale Santino. St Louis Egans rats member John Dunn killed John puggy Dunn was a suspect in the murder of Egan. st louis Police board commissioner (McDonough) st louis police chief Joseph Gerk st louis prohibition chief (James Dillon). Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan s Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are . The barn in which the whiskey plant had been set up, is in plain view to anyone visiting the farm. Jimmy Michaels' career began in the 1920s when he was known as "Horseshoe Jimmy," and was a member of the Cuckoos Gang. 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. St Louis : Italians 27 December 1921 was Hogan gang member Joseph James Cipolla (22) murdered by Egans rats. Charlie Birger 15 November 1923 was bar tender Cecil Knighton shot and killed by Birger, Charlie Birger 18 November 1923 was William F. Whitey Doering shot and wounded by Birger and died. Denver (Colorado) In November 1923 Carl Carlino was killed. The Egan's Rats loudly proclaimed, even in the newspapers, that they would kill the Yellow Kid. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina In January 1929 Fresina and 2 members of his gang attended a meeting at the home of a Russo faction member and he gets wounded and his companions killed. dgvc63 OPMade MemberJoined: Dec 2013Posts: 114. St Louis Mayor elections In the 1981 general election for St Louis mayor, democrat Vincent C Schoemehl jr carried the black wards and republican Jerry Wamser carried the white wards. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Thomas snake Kinney was elected to the st louis Democratic city Committee in 1890. In return for an alleged $15,000 three Hogan gunmen, James Hogan, Luke Kennedy, and John Doyle, murdered Egan 31 October 1921. St Louis, Hogan gang 11 August 1963 dies Hogan (77). [CDATA[ St Louis 30 March 1967 was gambler William A Kuna Jr shot and killed in front of Kincannons Lounge at 4123 Chippewa Street. The man who shot. This month it's all about Gamay and not just any . The war came to an end on July 29, 1928 after St. Louis police escorted the surviving Russo brothers - William, Thomas, and Lawrence - to the Union Station so they could get out of town alive. Sam Palazzolo and Don Bommarito whisky still found (police protected) a huge whisky still operated on a farm owned by Sheriff Louis Donze (of Ste. Before the West Side neighborhoods became predominantly black, Taylor Boulevard was the racial dividing line with neighborhoods like the Ville and Finney Avenue being the only areas for black families to live. Frank L. "Buster" Wortman (December 4, 1904 - August 3, 1968) was an American St. Louis -area bootlegger, gambler, criminal gang leader, and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during Prohibition. East St. Louis is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. Eagle Park Resort?? The Cuckoos were headed by the three Tipton bothers, Herman, Ray and Roy. East St. Louis The boy was inches from his mother when she took her final breaths. George Tyson and Madison waitress Ethel Sparks killed 28 October 1945 were the bodies of George Tyson and Madison waitress Ethel Sparks found. However, many of the stolen bonds were seized in several police raids. St Louis gang leader Egan murders Harry Dunn 19 September 1916 was Harry cherries Dunn killed by Willie Egan and 4 others under whom the shooters Walter Costello and Frank Gutter Newman. St Louis In February 1968 Giordano was arrested. Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven killed 2 November 1932 was the body found of Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven and was probably already killed at the end of June or the beginning of July 1932, John Buhlinger killed 25 January 1933 was John Buhlinger shot and killed. Mulconry had switched from the Cuckoo gang to the Shelton brothers and his murder was believed to be an aftermath of the Valmeyer shooting. Greatly perturbed, the Egan chief struck back violently. Today, the murder rate in East St. Louis is 17 times higher than the national average, but financial problems have forced huge cuts to the police budget. John Vitale John Vitale owned a piece in Sonny Liston?? St Louis: Willie Egan killer John Doyle killed Egan's replacement William P "Dinty" Colbeck was not satisfied and 22 January 1922 Rats kill Hogan gunman John Doyle, (was killed 6 January 1922 by a St Louis detective who wanted to question him about the murder of Egan, Doyle fired a pistol and the detective shot back and killed him). 0. He had been warned by Giambrone to close his business. The informer was Thomas Kimpel (59) who was killed 8 June 1919. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Rats member John Bad Jack Barry the leader of the Cross Keys Club was fatally shot in a North side court room 24 February 1910 by Henry Diederichsen. Rodgers partners were Vitale and Vincent Filipello. Phayer was a former partner of the late Ray Stevenson in a Brooklyn gambling house. tavern owner Frank Kraemer killed 20 February 1946 was tavern owner Frank Kraemer shot and killed, he was alined with the Shelton gang at Peoria (Illinois). Frank Coppola returned in 1948 but was that Christmas again deported. East St. Louis has a population of 26,000. The Grays were discovered shot to death in their car, which had also been torched by the killer(s) on September 14, 1925. The south side of the city was dominated by the Syrian Mob (they were actually Lebanese), headed by Jimmy Michaels, Sr., who was close to Buster Wortman, the rackets boss in East St. Louis. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.. - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced today that seven alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, including top national and state leaders, have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. New boss of the Green ones became Frank Agrusa. St Louis mafia boss Damiano Capuano killed The first boss was Damiano Capuano and he was shot to death Christmas eve December 1910 and was replaced by Gaetano Viviano. Willie Russo brother in law Tony Aiello. Pretty good article!.A lot of history uncovered there.Other Egan's Rats alumni were infamous as hired guns with the most notorious,of course,being Fred "Killer" Burke,one of the suspected triggers in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.Another was Leo Vincent Brothers,the supposed killer of newspaper man Jake Lingle in Chicago. To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. Otis Clark was the first man to be tried. Zito died in 1974. Steve George and Harvey Dungey then carried the body to a house and Birger lit the place, Joe Chesnas hanged 17 June 1927 was Joe Chesnas hanged for the murder of William Unsell, Charlie Birger hanged In June 1927 Charlie Birger was arrested for ordering the murder of Joe Adams (34) the mayor of West City and was hanged 19 April 1928. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn Harry Dunn went 8 January 1916 into Tom Egan's saloon where he shot and killed Skippy Rohan. These were the men found by the Grand Jury to be the leaders in the riots. St Louis local mcs In June 2003 the two most notorious biker clubs in the nation have established their first footholds in the St. Louis area. Fugitive is Marshall Big Bo Fry. Tipton did not believe that the Cuckoos could pull off such a crime by themselves and so Tipton took the information to Colbeck. Fred Yellow kid Mohrle Samuel Young was a member of the Rats, and he was also a Constable in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Roy Shelton killed 7 June 1950 was Roy Shelton shot to death on his farm in Wayne County. The last item covered by the committee was the Pioneer News Service. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities. Timothy Cronin 3 March 1944 was Timothy Cronin shot and wounded. St Louiss Pendergast family In 1939 Thomas J Pendergast was convicted for tax evasion. Greenberg soon fled St Louis for Detroit where he got involved in smuggling liquor from Canada. St Louis Lawrence N Goldstein (34) was found shot and killed in the trunk of his car 24 August 1976 in Miami (Florida). i dono how NY niggaz turned in to tite jeans wearing bloods. St Louis east side When the Birger Gang was eliminated in 1930 Carl Shelton of the East Side Gang ordered the Cuckoos out of the East Side. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Young Deuce. Paul John "Paulie" Leisure, a Syrian who was a suspected contract killer, headed a small dissident, but deadly, group of gangsters. Circus pilot Lincoln Beachley died when his wings broke off. St Louis mafia boss Matthew Trupiano. St Louis Laborers Local 42 president Louis D Shoulders killed 25 August 1972 Louis D Shoulders was killed in a car bombing he was president of Laborers Local 42 at the time the Local was handling a Pentagon contract and also working for the Local is Joseph Scalise. Birger gang In December 1926 Birgers men Harry and Elmo Thomasson shot and killed Joe Adams (34) the mayor of West City, Illinois, he had become mayor in April 1923. Joe Massa of Collinsville was held as a suspect, In October 1928 were Peter Maddalino and Henry (both of Collinsville) wounded when they had a car accident, 24 March 1932 were former Madison County deputy sheriff Joseph Joe Colone (43 and brother of Madison County politician Louis Colone) and bootlegger Charles Bowers (40 and worked for Shelton) shot and killed by Tommy Hayes, Louis Colone tended bar at Tony Bonelles tavern. 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. Additional Info. Western Union major stockholder St Louis gambler William Molasky In june 1950 police raid C J Rich Company who uses Western Union for gambling, a major stockholder in Western Union is St Louis gambler William Molasky. The last item covered by the committee was the Pioneer News Service. New mayor became Victor J Miller who served till 18 April 1933. Joe Giardano Joe Giardano (brother of Tony Giardano and Sam Giardano) was charged with the strangulation murder of the Italian gangster Salvatore Faraci (26) in St Louis in August 1928. wounded was Herman Phemister (he died 29 September 1924), Allison was replaced as deputy sheriff by Ora Thomas. He skipped bond, but was recaptured a year later. Wortman Wortman had been out of Alcatraz since 1941 where he had been sent up for assaulting a prohibition agent. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan. St LouisEgans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn While in Chicago the brothers Harry cherries Dunn and John Puggy Dunn shot and killed 5 November 1914 gangster Robert Koch. Police smuggle Greenberg out a back door and he fled to New York where he works again with Waxey Gordon. John Vitale arrested In 1940 was John Vitale arrested after heroin was found in his saloon. They were sentenced later. St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 1 February 1924. The Leisure family suspects Jimmy Michaels, Wortman dies 3 August 1968 died St Louis gangster Frank Buster Wortman. Fresinas wife is Louise Cinardi and they lived at 2716 Semple Avenue. St Louis gang Egan's rats members Max and Morris Greenberg Egans rats member Max Greenberg, his brother Morris Greenberg and two others were suspected in the murder of Sam Mintz on 5 December 1914. 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". Bommarito, Levecchi and Mirabella were former members of the Russo Gang in St Louis. Wortman was the dominant gangster in St. Louis from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. Like some of the other gangs, it originated in the Western Missouri Correctional Center. It was the same tavern where Wortman man Joseph Callahan had been wounded the week before. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 29 January 1926 the sheriffs Ohmer Hockett and John Balke find 2 men near an illegal still owned by Giannola, they want a bribe of the men their friends. 1909 was an election year, and Young made sure that people voted Democrat. Frank Wortman This time, the Egan gangsters did not rally around a concept of revenge. Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons killed 13 June 1920 was Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons shot and killed. "Dinty" Colbeck killed On February 17, 1943 "Dinty" Colbeck was driving on a lonely road outside of East St. Louis when another car pulled along side of him and a man with a machine gun strafed Colbecks car. Soon everybody in the Italian borough pays pizzo, when Garavellis Caf (at 5701 De Giverville Avenue) cook Angelo Pastori refuses to buy his meat from Vito Giannola' whole sale company he gets 16 September 1923 stabbed to death by Palazzolo and then they mutilate his body even more with baseball bats. One of his killers was believed to be Wingy Cox. St LouisEgans Rats Joseph Costello, Marvin Paul Michaels and Alfred Salvaggi were questioned in the murders of John and Catherine Gray. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 15 November 1927 was Benedetto Amato (44) killed he was a leader of the Green ones. He was a former associate of the late Cuckoo leader Herman Tipton. His former friend, Fred "The Yellow Kid" Mohrle, threw his weight to the Republican Party, headed up by the Hogan family. Although it was widely known that Democratic politician Thomas Egan had chosen Kane to kill the Yellow Kid, the Egan's Rats escaped punishment. St Louis Egans Rats member Ray Renard (later witness) Ray Renard, the gangs wheelman, fled the city to avoid prosecution for robbery. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of a whipsmart detective - which has even ensnared Enola Holmes - finally came to an end as the 1927 copyrights which expired Jan. 1 included Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes work. The case was eventually dismissed for lack of prosecution. Chief of police and Klan leader John Ford, Herrin mayor Anderson Herrin police chief Matthew Matt Walker (his son Harry Walker), St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young shot and killed 7 November 1920 Luke Vukovic (brother in law Michael Sever) at a still he raided and stood on trial 6 June 1921 and was spoken free, Williams County Chief of police George Galligan In 1922 was George Galligan chosen chief of police all the other posts went to KKK members, Williams County based KKK grand Cyclops Sam Stearns Williams County Board of Supervisors chaiman and KKK Grand Cyclops Sam Stearns and son Leonard Stearns. Congress member Annunzio and Gianacan son in law Tisci In 1965 Tisci resigns as righthand of congres member Annunzio and was 7 weeks later in St Louis with John D'Arco arrested during an underworld meeting. St Louis based brothers Shelton Ben Shelton and his wife Agnes had as sons Carl Ray Shelton (killed 23 October 1947), Bernie Shelton (killed 26 July 1948) Roy Shelton (killed 7 June 1950) and Earl Shelton. St Louis boss Frank Coppola, underboss Anthony Lopiparo, consiglieri John Ferrara. St Louis gang leader Charles Spicuzza In 1932 was Charles Spicuzza the boss of the Russo gang shot at and escaped unharmed. Kansas City mayor In 1924 Albert Isaac Beach is elected mayor the first republican since 21 years. It is part of the larger St. Louis metropolitan area that stretches from Alton to Arnold, north and south, and Alton, Illinois to Alton, Missouri, east to west. Frank Hussey died 3 August 1911 from a series of Hemorrages. St Louis double murdercase In December 1979 Stoneking murders 2 men who had tried to set him up for a hit. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn Harry Dunn went 8 January 1916 into Tom Egans saloon where he shot and killed Skippy Rohan. In 1911Egans rats killed the Nixie fighters leaders Edward Devine and Charles von der Ahe. St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 19 January 1912 was the headless body found of Salvatore Leoni (23) the star defense witness in the murder trial of Antonio Sansone. The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town. Santino was against the hit on Tony Russo and V Spicuzza and this caused Giannola to turn on him. St Louis 16 September 1981 police arrest Stoneking and he became witness and Berne and Matthew Trupiano went to prison. He fought the Green Ones and later the Russos. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn 21 December 1915 Harry cherries Dunn fatally shot John Groenwald in a saloon. He was convicted of the robbery and sentenced from 10 years to life in prison in 1929. St Louis murder case Joe Bommarito Former acting boss Vito Cusumano shot and killed Joseph Joe Bommarito 26 August 1951. The East St. Louis men took no chances, except the chance from stray shots, which every spectator of their acts took. Unfortunately, I was a soldier in San Pedro Sula, Honduras (number 2) and San Salvador, El Salvador (number. 27 June 1933 was Dominick Dan Maddalino (proprietor of a tavern at Collinsville Park) shot and killed by Louis Colone (former Collinsville policeman) in Maddalinos bar. This did not sit well with any of the established underworld groups operating on the Eastside. St Louis based KC faction boss Thomas Buffa, Mario Mike Oldani 24 June 1931 was Mario Mike Oldani shot and wounded in his car, Killer Peter Stevens 1 July 1931 was Eddie Menken shot by Peter Stevens and died 3 hours later. St Louis Laborers Local 42 Around 1965 Louis D Shoulders jr, George "Stormy" Harvill and William Sanders took over control in Laborers Local 42. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. Little Earl Shelton 9 September 1949 was Little Earl Shelton shot and wounded. St Louis Drug dealer Clemon Wilks and Mrs Barbara Clay were shot to death 28 June 1971. Big Earl Shelton 24 May 1949 was Big Earl Shelton shot and wounded. Barnstormer Walter Ballard and parachute jumper Harold Tibbets. St Louis mafia boss The boss became Anthony M Parrino, underboss is Joseph Cammarata who ran the north side. It was written that Armes, Wortman, Ryan , Robinson and Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer were muscling into southern Illinois gambling activity. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV) - East St. Louis hosted its first City of Champions Youth Stop The Violence Parade and Rally Saturday. 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. Downtown once included Carr Square, Cochran, Blumeyer, Pruitt-Igoe, George Vaughn, Laclede Town, and years later the Ofallon Place apartments. St Louis mayor Dickman Democratic mayor Bernard F. Dickman served from 18 April 1933 till 15 April 1941. St Louis gang leader Charles Spicuzza. St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Wesley red Simmons Wesley red Simons shot and killed gangster Emmett Carroll 31 March 1913 in a fight over a woman. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 12 November 1927 also Charles Casamento was killed he was one of the killers of the Aiellos in St Louis. Ray Weaves was his former partner in a garage business. 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). David "Chippy" Robinson, Eddie Linham, and James "Sticky" Hennessey were bad Egan Rats leaders and the liquor interests of the Egan Gang were usurped by the Italian crime boss, Vito Giannola. 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. The late Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer and Drewers pal Joseph Burnett were named as his killers. His gang merged with the Green ones and John Vitale to form one St Louis family under Frank Coppola. Frank "Buster" Wortman in a St. Louis police mug shot in 1933, when he was 28 years old and member of the Shelton gang on the East Side. Some of the more notorious gang members were Dinty Colbeck, Tom and Willie Eagan, Ray Renard and Willie Heeney - my great-uncle. Greenberg went to Jacob Mackler (Hogan man). The Gangster Report . EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. Extra funding for police is paying off in East St. Louis, according to federal, state, and local authorities. Again, no one was injured. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 27,006, less than one-third of its peak of 82,366 in 1950. A machinegun found later in the house of Lester Barth was used in the attack, Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel killed 22 November 1930 were gunmen Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel machine gunned to death, Joseph Wojewodka killed 16 December 1930 was Joseph Wojewodka shot and killed in his saloon at 1310 Chambers Street. James Birger In March 1919 George Ruloff and James Birger were arrested for robbery of a bookmaking operation in Hot spring Arkansas, they were both sentenced to 15 years but were free in a few years. St Louis Democratic mayor Rolla Wells served from 16 April 1901 till 20 April 1909. Anthony Lopiparo Sr (46) dies In June 1960 died Anthony Lopiparo Sr (46). Population 1,652. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. St Louis boss Frank Coppola deported 11 January 1948 Frank Coppola was deported and made John J Vitale boss. On the train ride back to St. Louis, Renard was accompanied by Harry Brundidge who managed to elicit a confession from Renard. There were, however, five major players in the St. Louis liquor wars at the time: Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Pillow Gang, the Cuckoos and the Green Ones. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. St Louis greenies (green ones) boss Frank Agrusa. Young purchased the farm for Vito Giannola and protected his name when questioned by authorities three years later. St Louis boss Vito Giannola (Capone henchman) The same year Giannola becomes the most important boss in St Louis after the conviction of the Irish gangster Dinty Colbeck with a lot of his Egans Rats gang for a postal robbery and also Cuckoo members Roy Tipton and Leo Cronin got arrested and all got 25 years in Leavenworth. By April 1925, Stapleton had had enough of Candlish's performance and secretly deputized 125 members of the local American Legion to carry out a series of raids. On the way to hospital he whispered a message to John Doregherty (Dougherty??) Kansas City mobster Gizzo In 1924 Anthony Robert Gizzo starts to serve 2 years. Their son married Maria Antoinetta Nania and they had as son Giuseppe Corso Jr (born 10 June 1927, FBN book page 782 and he married with Pietra Coppola the only daughter of Frank Coppola). Afro American farmer and witness John Johnson killed 12 May 1934 was Afro American farmer John Johnson shot and killed. On June 7, 1909, Fred Mohrle left his pre-trial examination at the Four Courts building in downtown St. Louis. St Louis mafia boss Giordano (67) dies Giordano (67) dies 29 August 1980 and was followed up by acting boss John Vitale. 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. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina 17 January 1930 was Ray Weaver shot and killed by his boss Carmelo Fresina (who pleaded self defense) at Fresinas home. St Louis: Cuckoo gang This was followed by Joseph "Mule head" Simon, Jimmy Michaels and Ben "Melon head" Bommarito's arrest for armed robberies. John puggy Dunn himself was shot and killed 14 July 1937. After which Frank "one ear" Fratto was made, Fratto was even picked up at the time. Springfield invasion by St Louis capo Frank Agrusa St Louis capo Frank Agrusa invaded Springfield in the early 30ties and there were at least 5 murders and a car bombing, Springfield 28 December 1931 was gambler Charles Dawson (originally from St Louis) shot and killed in Springfield which had been invaded by Vito Impastato and Frank Agruso. Missouri state Senator Michael Kinney. Irish immigrants had been settling in St. Louis since the early 1800's, the city held its first St. Patrick's Day in 1820. St Louis arrests Matt Manzello (30) was 12 September 1930 arrested as a witness of the murder of Charles Palmisano the wealthy president of the M. Longo Fruit Co. who was shot and killed 10 november 1927 as he stood in his doorway. 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. Egan boss William Egan and Missouri senator Michael Kinney managed pardons for the 3 men from none other then president Woodrow Wilson himself. In 1923 Benjamin Stapleton was elected mayor with the support of the Ku Klux Klan. 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. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. The men kick in the secret door to his shelter place and riddle him with machineguns, a happy widow Augustina Dattilo leaving behind, because her husband was abusing her. All have been charged under. Nunes began. They were shot to death in University city and their bodies dumped. Their gang was taken over by Charles Spicuzza. for the kidnapping of St Louis grocer Sam Scorfina arrested Frank Agrusa, Vito Impastato, Soria Mantia, Baptista Bommarito, Mike Lombardo and Carl Fiorita. 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