They were divided equally among the three underworld factions. They were associated with Harvey Miller, Richard Hannon and Lon Florence in disporing of stolen jukeboxes and slot machines, robber gang leader Lawrence Drewer killed 4 January 1946 was robber gang leader Lawrence Drewer shot and killed. The St. Louis Family The trek by Italian criminals in New Orleans to St. Louis began shortly after the end of the Civil War. East St. Louis recorded a violent crime rate of 2,752 per 100,000 people in 2017, based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. 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.Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. and strong partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, said Sean Cox, FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge. John Dunn killed 14 July 1937 was twice convicted murderer and union racketeer John Dunn shot and killed, Leo Quick killed 5 March 1938 was Leo Quick shot and killed, he had followed up the in 1932 killed Oliver Alden Moore as business agent of the boilermakers, Thomas Cox killed 28 June 1938 was Thomas Cox (brother of killed WingyCox) shot and killed, Arthur Schading killed 19 September 1938 was Arthur Schading shot and killed. Anthony F Russo was the leader of the brothers William Russo, James Russo, Thomas Russo and Lawrence Russo. The Rats turned their attention again to Greenberg and Colbeck and William "Red" Smith were arrested while waiting outside police headquarters where Greenberg got questioned. Bernie Shelton killed Bernie Shelton (son of Ben Shelton and Agnes and brother of Carl Shelton) was killed 26 July 1948 outside his tavern near Peoria. 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. He had left his home to meet his extortionists who had demanded half of his profits because according to them his Flamingo junkets were cutting in on the Casino Dunes junkets operations. He was spoken free, Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry 7 january 1919 were Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry and John HonusRawie for burglary. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 21 May 1926 Vito Giannola let his men murder Mariano De Luca (59) because he refuses to pay pizzo. Greenberg went to Jacob Mackler (Hogan man). After he testified against Berne and other St. Louis area organized crime figures in federal court, the Chicago Mafia allegedly put out a $100,000 contract on his life. St Louis based brothers Birger Louis Birger (died 10 December 1921) and his sons Charlie Birger (hanged 1928) and James Birger???? This investigation demonstrates ATFs commitment and the commitment of our law enforcement partners to ensure that Missouri and Illinois communities remain a safe place to live, work and raise families. But there are a lot of poor people and gang members. On May 18, 2018, Griffin and Kansas City Field Division. Anthony Dobbins, 53, of Troy, Illinois, an alleged national Board Member, is charged with RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and related firearms crimes. Stevensons widow Carrie was married to Bernie Shelton for a while, Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox 7 November 1930 was Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox wounded by machinegun fire. The Grays had a bar and when Giannola wanted them to sell his liquor they turned to the Cuckoos. When the five prisoners were brought to St. Louis the Italians told very innocent stories of how they happened to be on the farm. 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 RICO conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. Out of almost 500 applicants, Briana Morales was selected for this honor because of the positive impact she makes with vulnerable students, her . St Louis boss Vito Giannola Anthony F Russo and Vincent Spicuzza get into an ambush and are shot to death in their car at 9 august 1927, both have a dime in their hand. Other acts of violence alleged as part of the conspiracy include a nightclub stabbing in East St. Louis, Illinois, a nonfatal shooting in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and multiple unsuccessful murder plots. St Louis, IATSE union St. Louis lawyer Paul Dillon knew Murray Humpreys, the Chicago outfit's bag man, very well and had defended two IATSE union officers at Humpreys' request, after they were caught beating up a movie theater owner in St. Louis in 1939. The Gangster Report . It was the same tavern where Wortman man Joseph Callahan had been wounded the week before. The following page presents statistics and interpretations on the activity of gangs in East St. Louis in Illinois, including information relating to overall numbers, per capita numbers, approximate gang membership, locations, and any correlations between gang activity and the demographic and socio-economic environment of East St. Louis, Illinois. PrisonChickenWing 1 yr. ago The Gangster Report. It was this woman who saw some of her good clothes on one of her white women neighbors. He was a former associate of the late Cuckoo leader Herman Tipton. In May 1986 Matthew Trupiano got 4 years, he served 16 months. Enjoy! Almost every section of the North Side, other than parts of North Point, Penrose, and Hyde Park, are home to active St Louis gangs. Roy Tony Armes killed 24 September 1950 was Roy Tony Armes shot and killed. Any large population center is going to be a medium risk. Big Earl Shelton 22 May 1950 was Big Earl Shelton shot and wounded, Little Earl Shelton 5 June 1950 was Little Earl Shelton shot and wounded. When questioned, Young stated he represented other parties who hired him to make the purchase anonymously on their behalf. Egan's Rats was an American organized crime group that exercised considerable power in St. Louis, Missouri from 1890 to 1924. St Louis Egans Rats member Ray Renard (later witness) Ray Renard joined the gang in 1920 by being acquainted with Gus Dietmeyer. St Louis mafia boss John Vitale dies John Vitale reigns till 5 June 1982 when he died. Tipton did not believe that the Cuckoos could pull off such a crime by themselves and so Tipton took the information to Colbeck. 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. East St. Louis has a population of 26,000. The warrants were issued after a raid on the Donze farm Friday afternoon by Federal prohibition officers under Chief James Dillon. Vitale Jr. was followed up by Matthew Trupiano. 25 Feb/23. Santino had changed sides to the Cuckoos because he wants to replace Giannola and he gets support from the Aiello brothers in Chicago. Mintz had informed on them on an arson insurance scam they were running. East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer Phayer was in December 1928 arrested for complicity in the 250000 dollar robbery of the Broadmoor Country Club near Indianapolis. Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry 28 October 1918 Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry shot and killed Charles Farrell who worked for his enemy saloon owner Frank Morrissey. By the late 1980s and the early 1990s most St Louis hoods on the West Side would become Bloods, like the Horseshoe, Hodiamont, and Wellston, while a small percentage became Crips, mainly Rollin 60s, in areas along Goodfellow, like on Wabada and on Cates. In the 1950s, the Mafia in St. Louis had little power. The 1920s gang wars in St. Louis were violent. 11 march 1921 one of his gunmen fired at Greenberg while he was standing with a group of men and Greenberg was wounded and political lobbyist and attorney John P Sweeney was severely wounded and died later. St Louis mafia boss Members are Joe Panneri, Fernando Bartolotta, Dominic Biondo, Joe Crimi and Willie Orlando. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 24 August 1927 Benny Giamanco (Benjamin Giamonco??) Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan. 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). Tamera Cantu, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), Chicago Field On April 7, 1909 Sam Young and another accomplice confronted the Yellow Kid in a wagon corral, only to be shot to death. Genevieve, without the Sheriff's knowledge and connivance. Sheriff Donze said he did not know what went on there after that because he had not been near the place since renting it to Haley. Miss Morrison was in Club Royal the night Hogan was believed to have been killed there. Following further interviews and investigation into the death of Caudera, officers of the St Louis Police Homicide section, on 13 October 1971 arrested Anthony Giardano, John Vitale and James Giammanco (nephew of Anthony Giardano), charging them with the murder of Caudera. Bennie Bethel was a suspect in a Pine Lawn bank robbery. St Louis In 1925 Cuckoo gang member Tommy Hayes gets free and is Hogan member Humbert Costello in prison. Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court? bootlegger Angelo Clementi killed 13 March 1930 was bootlegger Angelo Clementi shot and killed by two men posing as prohibition agents. Genevieve County, Mo) his father's estate at Weingarten, Mo., twelve miles from Ste. St Louis mobster John J Vitale In 1947 John J Vitale was released from prison after serving a narcotics sentence. who they wanted but also the innocents Frank Christian and the reporter Joseph Rubino. The BOP takes seriously our mission to protect the safety and security of our correctional Joe Buselaki killed 3 march 1924 was Joe Buselaki killed after he had run afoul with Giannola. Detroit,. Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial, Drug trafficker Peter Shue on coke vs. heroin, doing 21 years, Suge, Alpo, Keith Sweat, Madonna & Mike Tyson, Inside Italy's biggest Mafia trial in decades. 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". He was soon involved in election fraud and petty racketeering. Given that, I've been there many times and have never had a problem. 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. East St. Louis, Ill. The United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for the St Louis Laborers Local 42 In 1973 union business agent Tommy Callanan loses his legs due to a car bomb. E-mail me when people leave their comments , How The Hells Angels Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider, Bonannos go to war in New York: Shooting in Long Island tied to Mikey Nose and Joe C. beef, Watermelons, submarines & sex toys: The craziest ways cartels traffic drugs, How China Is Fuelling America's Drug Epidemic. St Louis Lawrence N Goldstein (34) was found shot and killed in the trunk of his car 24 August 1976 in Miami (Florida). John puggy Dunn went to prison and his brother Harry was free and frustrated went to St Louis police headquarters in December 1915 and offered to snitch in order to free his brother. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn Harry cherries Dunn his friend Eddie Schoenborn was shot dead 3 weeks later at the old saloon at 1233 Chestnut street. 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 boss Vito Giannola Nick Palazzola paid protection money to the green ones but still worked with their enemy William Russo (the brother of the killed Anthony F Russo) so they kill him also 27 November 1927. Would also have to do with the Valmeyer shooting. Some of the more notorious gang members were Dinty Colbeck, Tom and Willie Eagan, Ray Renard and Willie Heeney - my great-uncle. The North Side has been known to be the most active side with a number of rivalries, from GStreet (5000 Geraldine) and Walnut Park Bloods to the split with the Dub of JMV and DST, or the citys first Rollin 60s and 62 EastCoastCrips war of the OPAC and College N Carter. 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. His gang merged with the Green ones and John Vitale to form one St Louis family under Frank Coppola. They war the Cuckoos. James T Licavoli aka Jack White aka Blackie was born in 1904 he was the cousin of Pete and Thomas Licavoli and Leo "lips" Moceri. St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 12 September 1910 was St Louis Fruit Supply Company stockholder and Mafioso Giuseppe Joseph Cammarata stabbed to death by Antonio Sansone. 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). Birger gang In January 1927 Birgers Shady Rest was destroyed by a fire and in the fire died 4 people one of them being the killer Elmo Thomasson and the others were Mrs. Lena George. St Louis 30 March 1967 was gambler William A Kuna Jr shot and killed in front of Kincannons Lounge at 4123 Chippewa Street. Among the crimes alleged in the indictment are two gang-related murders. EAST ST. LOUIS has an overall crime rate of 14,040 per 100,000 residents. Wyncil Urban killed 16 March 1945 was the body of Wyncil Urban found. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 10 November 1927 were Robert Aiello and Frank Aiello shot and killed in Springfield, Illinois, wounded were Lee Meachum and Vito Lapicola. St Louis boss Viviano deported Gaetano Viviano was deported in 1914. The Gates of Hell open each night. St. Louis is a major metropolitan area with several military locations, including Scott Air Force Base, which is just 20 miles away from East St. Louis. He would have been part of a prostitution ring from St Louis. 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. His brother Angelo Bonvissuto was 1 September 1920 shot and killed. Missouri State senator Thomas snake Kinney In November 1904 was Tom Kinney elected to the Missouri state senate. The gangsters split about $260,000 in cash and awaited Simmonson and other fences to sell the stolen bonds. 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. Puparo has put together a comprehensive text of all the information available on St. Louis gangland, describing wars, hits, murders, and alliances that occurred in the city from the 1900s up until now. Both were killed on orders of Frank Buster Wortman. Salvatore "The Tailor" Bartolotta his sons Leo Bartolotta and Fernando Bartolotta Fernando Bartolotta associates Thomas Consiglio, Timothy Hinton, Robert Trask, Brothers Frank Palozzolo, Philip "Philly" Palozzolo and Michael "Mike" Palozzolo, THE FBI CONSIDERS THE ST LOUIS BORGATA AS NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE, St Louis local mcs Back Doorsmen mc, the Bootleggers mc, the Bush Pilots mc, the Salty Dogs mc, the New Attitudes mc, the Red Knights mc and Blue Knights mc (the last two biker clubs for firefighters and cops). This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. Daito lived above the grocery store where Frank Sicola was killed. Needing better financing he sought out Irving Wexler "Waxey Gordon" in New York who in turn brought him to Arnold Rothstein. 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. Flint, Michigan 6. Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith arrested 12 July 2011 police arrested Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith, St Louis chapter president Dominic Henley Bishop, vice president Allen Dog Hunter, former St Louis vice president Lawrence Pinkston, Norman Vick, Timonthy Balle, Sean Jackson, Anthony Black, Thomas Q ball Bailey, Carlyle Thundercat Fleming, Bryant Dot Palmer, Toney Big T Sims and Maurice Thomas. Manzella probably first worked for Agrusa but then joined Zito. Informants told the raiders that Sheriff Donze (who is administrator of his father's estate), had made frequent trips to the farm recently, driving in an automobile and sometimes in a truck. In a message to parents . St Louis boss John Vitale Jr. becomes FBI informer In October 1980 John J Vitale was stopped and searched by the FBI and they find 36000 dollars and he becomes an informant. Its 35 years of criminal activity included bootlegging, labor slugging, voter intimidation, armed robbery, and murder. Colbeck received fifteen years. Carl Shelton and Tommie Hayes were questioned and it was believed the shooter was Bernie Shelton, Dewey Goebel 10 February 1931 were shot and killed William Goebel (brother killed Dewey Goebel) and the shoplifters Mrs. Bessie Lyman and Mrs. Dorothy Evans. Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) The late Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer and Drewers pal Joseph Burnett were named as his killers. Liquor Commissioner Nelson Hagnauer said he is for revocation of the county liquor license of Donald Maddalino of Collin licensee of the Paddock Tavern on Collinsville where sheriffs deputies arrested Maddalino and three women in a vice Arrested with who was released from the county jail on bail on a charge of keeping a place of were Diane and Juanita who gave a Granite City address and were charged with and Lota of East charged with soliciting for Deputies from the narcotics and vice section raided the place at following a sur of the Maddalino obtained a county liquor license for the Paddock Tavern at 9401 Collinsville near State late in December for the 1974 license The place previously had been operated by Anna records, Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox 10 September 1933 was Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox shot, cuckoo associate Leo Burke 20 September 1933 was cuckoo associate Leo Burke shot and wounded, he formerly owned the bar in which Cox was killed. 19 February 1904 was snake Kinney charged with shooting black lounge singer Walter Sloan. 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