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    Joe Gallo. Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as " Crazy Joe ", was an Italian-American mobster and Caporegime of the Colombo crime family of New York City . In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest. He soon became an enforcer in the Profaci crime family, later forming his own crew which ...

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  2. Feb 5, 2024 · Published February 5, 2024. Updated April 2, 2024. Joe Gallo paraded his pet lion around New York, kidnapped his own bosses, and sparked two gang wars before he was finally gunned down in Little Italy in 1972. New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images “Crazy” Joe Gallo kidnapped the bosses of his own family in a bid to gain a higher cut of ...

  3. Jun 2, 2022 · Joe Gallo was an Italian-American mobster who died in 1972 at the age of 43. He was a leader of the Colombo crime family and a rival of Joe Colombo. The case of his death is unsolved, but several accounts suggest different potential killers, such as Joseph Luparelli, Frank Sheeran, and Carmine DiBiase.

  4. TIL New York mobster, Joe Gallo was a diagnosed schizophrenic, watercolor painter, and avid reader of classic literature, who paraded his pet lion around the city. He kidnapped his own bosses ...

  5. Dec 1, 2019 · Joe Gallo, on the right, in an undated photo from The New York Post’s archive. Gallo himself was also reportedly unpopular among his crime lord peers for bringing too much attention to the mob ...

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  7. Sep 14, 2015 · Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo was a notorious mobster who rose to power in the Profaci and Colombo families. He was involved in the Murder Inc. hit crew, the kidnap of Gambino boss Anastasia, and the Colombo war with his brother Larry. He was assassinated by Colombo's hitman in 1972.

  8. Learn about the life and crimes of Joseph Gallo, a blue-eyed gangster who rose to prominence in the Colombo criminal family and author of two bloody mafia wars. From his early years as an enforcer and hitman to his rise to power and fall, discover how he became a legend in the underworld and a target of the law.

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