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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.
Jun 2, 2022 · While the case remains unsolved to date, there are several accounts of Gallo’s death that hint at different potential killers. According to Joseph Luparelli, a member of the Colombo crime family, he, Philip Gambino, Carmine “Sonny Pinto” DiBiase, and two other men shot Gallo.
Feb 5, 2024 · By Wyatt Redd | Edited By Cara Johnson. 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.
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...
Dec 1, 2019 · The Irishman's Joe Gallo Was One of New York's Most Famous Reputed Mobsters 'Crazy Joe' inspired a Bob Dylan song and was rumored to have kept a pet lion. By Gabrielle Bruney Published: Dec 1,...
Sep 14, 2015 · Crazy Joe Gallo was one of the most feared members of the Colombo crime family. He was eventually murdered in front of his family at Umberto's Clam House. American Mafia History
The History of organized crime in America isn’t complete without including Joseph Gallo, a man who authored not one but two bloody mafia gang wars. But Joey wasn’t always ‘Crazy.’ So what happened to Crazy Joe Gallo, and how did he rise to prominence from obscurity at the peak of organized crime in America? A 1961 mugshot of Joe Gallo
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