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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.
Apr 6, 2019 · Giancana was sent back to Houston with a blood clot and other problems. After several days in the hospital, where Houston police monitored him, Giancana bolted out the back door. He secretly made ...
May 20, 2024 · 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 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.
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.
Apr 13, 1976 · When Sam Giancana was shot to death at his home outside Chicago last June 19, there, was wide speculation that his slaying was connected with his role in a 1960 Central Intelligence Agency...
Jun 20, 2020 · Sam Giancana, a reputed leader in the Chicago crime syndicate and recently linked to alleged CIA assassination plots, was found shot to death in his Oak Park, Ill., home June 19, 1975.
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