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Sam Giancana. Salvatore Mooney Giancana[ 1] ( / dʒiɑːnˈkɑːnə /; born Gilormo Giangana; [ nb 1] Italian: [dʒiˈlɔrmo dʒaŋˈɡaːna]; May 24, 1908 [ nb 2] – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents.
May 20, 2021 · Organized crime boss, Sam Giancana climbed to the top of Chicago's underworld and became a player on the national stage through shadowy ties to the Kennedys.
Jan 6, 2021 · Phyllis McGuire, the last of the popular McGuire Sisters singing trio and onetime girlfriend of Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana, died December 29 at her Las Vegas home. She was 89.
Nov 18, 2021 · Nicknamed ‘Momo’ from the slang term ‘Mooney’, meaning crazy, Sam Giancana was the boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. He had joined the mob as a young man, working under Al Capone, before eventually taking over the criminal enterprise.
Aug 6, 2019 · Sam Giancana made a mark on the 20 th Century. His rise from a common street thug to the head of Chicago Outfit, and his flirtation with the highest levels of American political power are truly unique.
Apr 6, 2019 · ‘Mafia Spies’: Sam Giancana is gunned down before he can be called before Senate. By Thomas Maier. Apr 6, 2019, 6:30am PDT. Florida mobster Santo Trafficante Jr., the last man standing in the mob-CIA conspiracy against Castro. | Library of Congress.
May 16, 2024 · Chicago godfather Sam Giancana allegedly shared mistresses with President Kennedy and amassed a fortune before being shot to death on June 19, 1975. For decades, one prominent theory on JFK's assassination has been that the mob wanted revenge on his family after brother Bobby began prosecuting them.
Sam Giancana was a major American gangster, the top syndicate boss in Chicago from 1957 to 1966, who was noted for his friendships with show-business personalities and for his ruthlessness. Born and reared in Chicago’s “Little Italy” on the near southwest side, Giancana began working for Al Capone.
In the 1950s, Salvatore “Sam” Giancana became the leader of the powerful Chicago-based branch of the American Mob called the Outfit that was created by Al Capone. But his enduring notoriety comes from theories that put the Mob, and specifically Giancana and associates, at the center of conspiracies to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.
Nov 1, 2016 · New York Times Bestseller! “Sam Giancana tells all . . . Controversial . . . ties seven United States presidents to the mob.”—Larry King, CNN. One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone.
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