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The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Bruno–Scarfo crime family, [19] the Philadelphia–Atlantic City crime family, [20] the Philadelphia Mafia, [21][22] the Philly Mafia, [23][24][25] or the Philadelphia–South Jersey Mafia, [26][27][28] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Angelo Bruno (born Angelo Annaloro, Italian: [ˈandʒelo annaˈlɔːro]; May 21, 1910 – March 21, 1980) [2] was a Sicilian-American mobster who was boss of the Philadelphia crime family for two decades until his assassination. Bruno was known as "the Gentle Don" due to his preference for conciliation over violence, in stark contrast to his ...
The Patriarca crime family (/ ˌpætriˈɑːrkə /, Italian pronunciation: [patriˈarka]), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia or the Office, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family operating in New England. The family consists of two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the ...
Viewing: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. September 18 at John F. Givinish Funeral Home A public viewing for Officer Roman will be held Thursday, Sept. 19 at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul from ...
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) The murder of Dolores Della Penna is an unsolved murder case dating from July 1972 in which a 17-year-old high school graduate was abducted, tortured, murdered and dismembered by an unknown number of individuals in Kensington, Philadelphia. Her dismembered torso, arms and legs were later discovered in New Jersey, although her ...
William Grasso. William "Wild Guy" Grasso was a powerful Italian-American mobster from East Haven, Connecticut who rose to the position of underboss in the Patriarca crime family, also known as the New England crime family, the Providence crime family or the Boston crime family. The Patriarca family is a Mafia crime family based in New England.
Baldi Funeral Home year 1908 located at 1011–1017 S. 8th St Philadelphia, PA – Photo of Baldi Brothers. The Baldi Brothers of Philadelphia is a story considered to be one of the most remarkable families of brothers prominent in business affairs in the early 1900s in the United States working in a harmonious combination.
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was an airstrike and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive ...