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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joe_MasseriaJoe Masseria - Wikipedia

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   Giuseppe " Joe the Boss " Masseria ( Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe masseˈriːa]; January 17, 1886 – April 15, 1931) was an early Italian-American Mafia boss in New York City. He was boss of what is now called the Genovese crime family, one of the New York City Mafia's Five Families, from 1922 to 1931. In 1930, he battled in the Castellammarese War ...

   • Cause of death: Gunshot
   • Other names: "Joe the Boss"

   • Nationality: Italian

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Joe-MasseriaJoe Masseria | Mafia Don, Prohibition Era & New York City

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Joe Masseria was a leading crime boss of New York City from the early 1920s until his murder in 1931. Emigrating from Sicily at age 16, Masseria associated with a band of Italian killers and Black Hand extortionists and committed burglaries and other petty crimes, but in 1920 he began to create the

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4. allthatsinteresting.com › joe-masseriaJoe Masseria And The Hit That Changed The Mafia Forever

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   Apr 27, 2024 · Published April 27, 2024. Updated May 14, 2024. Giuseppe "Joe" Masseria was the preeminent Mafia boss of Prohibition-era New York before his own lieutenant betrayed him and ordered his murder in April 1931. While today we think of “Mafia” as a byword for organized crime, in the early days, the Mafia wasn’t all that organized.

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6. themobmuseum.org › blog › the-afternoon-that-joeThe afternoon that Joe Masseria dined on bullets

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   Apr 14, 2021 · Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria led a large New York Mafia family in the 1920s but battled with a rival, Salvatore Maranzano, who wanted to be the “boss of bosses.”. Born in Menfi, Agrigento Province, Sicily, in 1886, Joe Masseria emigrated to the United States in 1903. He already had a criminal history in Sicily and quickly inserted ...

7. americanmafiahistory.com › joe-masseriaGiuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria - "The Man who could Dodge ...

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   Jun 22, 2015 · Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria was born on January 17, 1886 in Menfi, Sicily although he lived most of his childhood in Marsala. Masseria had no siblings, and his father was a tailor by trade. Masseria immigrated to the United States in 1903 at the age of 17 to avoid a murder indictment in Italy. At the time, the United States and Italy ...

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Joe Masseria (born c. 1887, Italy—died April 15, 1931, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a leading crime boss of New York City from the early 1920s until his murder in 1931.

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   Who was Giuseppe Masseria?

   • Giuseppe Masseria was born on January 17, 1886, in Menfi, Province of Agrigento, Sicily, in a family of tailors. When he was young, he moved to the town of Marsala, in the Province of Trapani. Masseria arrived in the United States in 1902.

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   How did Joe Masseria die?

   • Bettmann/Getty Images Joe Masseria shortly after his murder on April 15, 1931. The gunmen fired 20 rounds at Masseria, and in spite of his reputation for dodging bullets, five of them hit him, including one in the head. As Masseria lay dying, the two men calmly walked outside to a waiting car and drove off.

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   Where did Masseria find a job?

   • With experience as a small time hood in Italy, Masseria looked for similar work in the United States. He quickly found enforcer work for the Morello gang in the Lower East Side of New York.

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9. www.harlemworldmagazine.com › giuseppe-joe-theGiuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria, Mafia Boss From East Harlem ...

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   Feb 19, 2021 · Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria, January 17, 1886 – April 15, 1931, was an early Italian-American Mafia boss in East Harlem, New York. He was boss of what is now called the Genovese crime family, one of the New York City Mafia’s Five Families, from 1922 to 1931. In 1930, he battled in the Castellammarese War to take over the criminal ...

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    Apr 18, 2024 · 🔍 Dive into the gripping saga of Joe Masseria, from his humble beginnings in Sicily to his ruthless reign as the "Boss of Bosses" in New York City's Mafia u...

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