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. Caudera was blindfolded, shot 6 times, and his body was found in the trunk of his Cadillac on a south St Louis street on 2 October 1971 he had disappeared since 30 September 1971 when he left his home. The day before the murders, Alfred Selvaggi, along with Marvel Paul Michaels, and Joseph Costello, three young men in the middle of a depression with no jobs and no money, purchased a new car and were joyriding in it. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. A final mystery added to the murder is that there were substantial rumors that John Doyle was in Ohio prison at the time of the Egan murder. Genevieve County, Mo) his father's estate at Weingarten, Mo., twelve miles from Ste. 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. St Louis: Hogan Gang at war with Egan's rats In April 1923 with Philip Brockman, president of the Board of police Commissioners and Father Timothy Dempsey acting as mediators, Colbeck and Hogan agreed to peace terms. Michaels Michaels goes to prison in 1929 for 10 years to life. // ]]>, Report an Issue | It was the same tavern where Wortman man Joseph Callahan had been wounded the week before. EAST ST. LOUIS Seven members of the Gangster Disciples, including gang leaders from Missouri and Illinois, have been accused of murder and drug trafficking in federal court in East St. Louis . 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. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - One person is in custody after attempting to bring a gun into East St. Louis High School on Tuesday morning. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 10 July 1925 Vito Giannola scares Peter Cusamano who runs from the city and divorced his wife Augustina Dattilo after which Vito Giannola starts to live with her and beats her up all the time. Anthony F Russo was the leader of the brothers William Russo, James Russo, Thomas Russo and Lawrence Russo. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. Afro American farmer and witness John Johnson killed 12 May 1934 was Afro American farmer John Johnson shot and killed. It started when a car with white gangsters opened fire on a group of African American bystanders. Young purchased the farm for Vito Giannola and protected his name when questioned by authorities three years later. Open full screen to view more. The other 2 killed were union miners Jordie Henderson and Joe Pitkewicius. Louis Colono, who owned several rival speakeasies, may have been involved in silencing the Grays to prevent them fron testifying against his nephews, or to eliminate his rival, Dominick Dan Maddalino (proprietor of the Collinsville Park Ballroom) brother Martin Maddalino was murdered 22 January 1928 in a saloon (their own saloon??). A stark example of white resistance to growing African American influence on the city of the East St. Louis was the start of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917. lawlessness these gangs bring to our cities is terribly destructive and oftentimes difficult to Jim Bauer/flickr. Previously he had been a committeeman in the fifth ward. Over a two year period, twenty-three men were killed in bloody gang wars. In 1923 Benjamin Stapleton was elected mayor with the support of the Ku Klux Klan. St Louis mayor Mayor Henry Kiel served till 21 April 1925. The history is based facts and people, along with photos obtained from the local police and FBI files. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn East St. Louis Annual Crimes Violent Crime Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) 20 15 10 5 0 10.55 3.95 National Median: 4 East St. Louis Illinois My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime 1 in 95 in East St. Louis 1 in 253 in Illinois East St. Louis VIOLENT CRIMES Population: 18,195 United States VIOLENT CRIMES While once home to numerous famous musicians, athletes, entertainers and activist, people like Tina Turner and the founder of rock music Chuck Berry, the Ville has changed from the early days. 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. In a shoot out police kill 2 Cuckoo members and soon after, 26 October the police want to arrest Joseph "Scarface Joe" Bommarito (his sister Grace is the wife of Pete licavoli) but he resists and get killed and James Licavoli wounded, both belong to the Green ones mafiosi. 10 March 1925 exploded a bomb at the shop and house of H. T. Fowler the father of former Young bodyguard Young, Birger gang 12 April 1926 on election Day Birgers gang opened fire and 6 people killed among whom Harland Ford (40 and brother of onetime Klan leader John Ford), brothers Mack Sizemore (54 and an alderman) and Ben Sizemore (52 and his son is Albert Gebo Sizemore), they were all clansmen. Lyle shag Worsham Lyle shag Worsham was machinegunned to death by Steve George and Ward Casey Jones according to Eural Gowan. Its longtime rival, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, is renovating a vacant commercial building in an industrial area just south of downtown Alton. A cavalcade of at least four touring cars full of gunmen slowly drove past the Hogan residence and poured a fusillade into the house. When arrested in connection with the murders, the new car, which they had owned only two days, had 700 miles on it, the bumbers and runners were filled with weeds and mud, and found tucked in the seat cushion were strips of paper that had been cut from John Gray's old bank account and were used as scratch paper - matching strips were found in the Grays' apartment. St Louis mafia faction leader Carmelo Fresina In 1922 Carmelo Fresina arrives in St Louis and joined the faction headed by Pasquale Santino. Frank "one ear" Fratto from Chicago's Des Moines murders St Louis green ones leader "Greenie" Frank Agrusa in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The cuckoos shoot up 23 September the Submarine Bar and kill the owner Anthony dattalo (who died 26 September 1926??) He named Bommarito as the man who engaged him. Springfield boss Zito Zito went to prison in March 1933 and was released in September 1934 with him were 15 of his men convicted under whom Vincent Salvo. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 19 August 1926 the Cuckoos shoot at Frank Agrusa and Alphonse Palazzola in front of the club Santa Fara at Eight and Biddle streets and wound Adamo Girolamo and Frank Agrusa. Paulie Leisure. The Grays had a bar and when Giannola wanted them to sell his liquor they turned to the Cuckoos. The article also revealed that influences in Colorado by the St. Louis mob went back to the mid-1960s when St. Louis gangster Sam Shanks went there to help the Smaldones re-establish control of the gambling interests after they were released from a . He had been questioned about the murder of two watchmen on the McKinley Bridge, Louis Mulconry killed 19 December 1930 was Louis Mulconry shot and killed, he was an enemy of the killed gunmen Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel. 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. Today many sections of the Ville are vacant, especially below St. Louis Avenue, but there are still hoods like Lexingtons 41LEX and 44LEX, Ashlands 44Ashland and 39Ashland (3940), 4200 Maffit, 442 Ville, the largest section from the 4200 to the 4400 blocks, and more. St Louis mafia boss Members are Joe Panneri, Fernando Bartolotta, Dominic Biondo, Joe Crimi and Willie Orlando. 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). Mrs. The most likely perpetrators were members of the Shelton Gang. Among the crimes alleged in the indictment are two gang-related murders. 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. Roy Tony Armes killed 24 September 1950 was Roy Tony Armes shot and killed. East St. Louis is its own city in IL, to the east and over the river from the city of St. Louis in MO. Never seen before look inside the streets of the St Louis hoods with a full breakdown through a St Louis gangs map. Fred Yellow kid Mohrle Samuel Young was a member of the Rats, and he was also a Constable in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Santino was against the hit on Tony Russo and V Spicuzza and this caused Giannola to turn on him. He would have been part of a prostitution ring from St Louis. Soon after the Baden Bank heist were Max Greenberg, Ben Milner and Edward Big Red Powers sentenced to Leavenworth prison stemming from the Egan sponsored robbery of some railroad cars in Danville , Illinois. New mayor became Victor J Miller who served till 18 April 1933. The late Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer and Drewers pal Joseph Burnett were named as his killers. St Louis murder case George Faheen 16 October 1981 Jimmy's nephew George Faheen gets killed by a car bomb. wounded was Herman Phemister (he died 29 September 1924), Allison was replaced as deputy sheriff by Ora Thomas. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which has ruled the so-called outlaw biker world for decades, is transforming an old tavern on the west side of Belleville into a headquarters. The Italians gave their names and addresses as follows: Don Bommarito, 22, of 1619 North Sixteenth Street; Andrew Garsano, 20, of 1401 Blair Avenue; Angela Patrillo, 45, of 1219 Pendleton Avenue, and Sam Palazzolo, 42 of 1229 Walton Avenue. St Louis Laborers Local 42 In 1973 union business agent Tommy Callanan loses his legs due to a car bomb. bootlegger Angelo Clementi killed 13 March 1930 was bootlegger Angelo Clementi shot and killed by two men posing as prohibition agents. In 1926 there were close to twenty Egan gangsters incarcerated in Leavenworth. Wounded was Raymond Reask. Mike Kinney managed to hold the senate seat for 6 terms until 1932. St Louis Republican mayor Frederick Kreismann served from 20 april 1909 till 15 april 1913. The Grays were discovered shot to death in their car, which had also been torched by the killer(s) on September 14, 1925. Among the suspects is Herman Tipton the operator of Lemay Distributing Co who was reported to be financed by Bev brown and Gully Owen. The scariest part is that the police force is almost non-existent. These were the men found by the Grand Jury to be the leaders in the riots. 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. 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. in 1925 at the European Hotel Cigar Store, Otis Clark and Ed Forbes, were ambushed and shot and killed by the KKK and Coal Company supported Sheriff (Glenn Young?) Leavenworth prison Egans Rats inmates Colbeck and most of his lieutenants were incarcerated in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in EAST ST. Upon Greenburg's return, Egan retaliated. and strong partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, said Sean Cox, FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge. This map was created by a user. institutions and the public, said Miranda Faust, Administrator of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Branch. Vitale capo and Giordano's nephew Jimmy Giammanco dies Around this time died the important capo Jimmy Giammanco, Giordano's nephew. St Louis gang Egans Rats After the robbery the members wanted to dump a car used in the robbery but were seen by policeman Edward neu who they killed, St Louis gang Egans Rats 12 April 1923 they covered up their tracks in the robbery by killing member William Crowe, St Louis gang Egans Rats 24 hours later they killed cuckoo associate William Tabor (20) who also was connected to the robbery, St Louis gang Egans Rats 15 April 1923 they shot and wounded cuckoo gangster Thomas Mush Sullivan, St Louis gang Egans Rats 19 April 1923 police arrested Egan gangster Whitey Doering and found with him a large part of the stolen bonds. 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