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Joseph Barboza Jr. (/ b ɑːr ˈ b oʊ z ə /; September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976), nicknamed "the Animal", was an American mobster and notorious mob hitman for the Patriarca crime family of New England during the 1960s.
Feb 13, 2020 · Learn about the life and death of Joe “The Animal” Barboza, a notorious Mob hitman for Raymond Patriarca’s New England crime family and a turncoat who testified against the Mob in court. Find out how he earned his nickname, who killed him and why, and how he became the first person in the federal Witness Protection Program.
Oct 29, 2023 · Joseph Barboza was one of America’s most famous hitmen — and the first stool pigeon to die in witness protection.
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May 15, 2013 · Joe Barboza was a notorious mafia killer who became the first FBI informant in the 1960s. He moved to San Francisco under a new identity, but was murdered by a mob hitman in 1976.
Feb 11, 2017 · Learn about the life and death of Joe Barboza, a notorious mob hitman for the Patriarca Crime Family who turned informant and entered the Witness Protection Programme. Find out how he was killed by a shotgun blast in 1976 and who was the assassin.
Jul 23, 2014 · Learn about the life and crimes of Joseph Barboza, one of the most feared mob enforcers of all time, who killed as many as thirty people for business and pleasure. This excerpt from Marc Songini's book covers Barboza's childhood in New Bedford, his rise in the Boston mob, and his role in the Winter Hill-Charlestown feud.
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Labelled as the Joe Valachi of New England, Barboza turned government witness in 1967 while imprisoned for murder, and eventually testified against Raymond Patriarca who planned to kill Barboza...
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