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Gaetano Reina ( Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno reˈiːna]; September 27, 1889 – February 26, 1930) was an Italian-American gangster. He was an early American Mafia boss who was the founder of what has for many years been called the Lucchese crime family in New York City. [ 1]
Gaetano Reina. Organized Crime Figure. He was boss of the New York Mafia Family that today is called the Luchese Family from the 1920s until he was shot to death on a Bronx Street on Feb. 26,1930.
The family originated in the early 1920s; Gaetano Reina served as its boss until his murder in 1930. [ 10] It was taken over by Tommy Gagliano during the Castellammarese War, and led by him until his death in 1951.
During this time, Gaetano Reina, a captain within the family, took advantage of its weakened status and broke off, forming his own separate mafia famiglia based mostly in the Bronx. Nick Terranova made an effort to unify much of the Italian underworld in the face of these problems.
Mar 14, 2024 · On February 22 1930, Gaetano Reina who controlled his own mob in The Bronx, went to spend some time with his comare, Marie Ennis at her apartment at 1521 Sheridan Avenue.
Gaetano Reina was an Italian-American gangster. He was an early American Mafia boss who was the founder of what has for many years been called the Lucchese crime family in New York City. He led the family until his murder on February 26, 1930, on the orders of Joe Masseria.
Sep 16, 2022 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Gaetano Reina born 1889 Corleone, Palermo, Italy died 1930 Bronx, New York, United States including ancestors + children + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
Jan 20, 2021 · The opening salvo in the war was fired within the Masseria faction when on February 26, 1930, Masseria ordered the murder of an ally, Gaetano Reina. Masseria gave the job to a young Genovese, who killed Reina with a shotgun.
Jan 31, 2021 · Goodfellas: The Real Lucchese Crime Family Explained. The Lucchese crime family originated in the early 1920s with Gaetano Reina, and after his murder, Tommy Gagliano took over, and the crew became known as the Gagliano crime family.
Feb 21, 2020 · He ordered the death of a former ally — Gaetano Reina, head of the Lucchese crime family — and tainted his reputation with other allies in the process. In August of 1930, a Castallammerese ambush killed Giuseppe Morello in his office and deprived Masseria of much-needed advice.
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