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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. He joined the 42 Gang as a teenager ...
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May 20, 2021 · Sam Giancana was a notorious mobster who rose to the top of Chicago's underworld and became a player on the national stage through shadowy ties to the Kennedys. He had many affairs with celebrities, such as Phyllis McGuire and Judith Campbell Exner, and was killed before testifying about Mafia involvement in a CIA plot to assassinate Castro.
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Jan 6, 2021 · Phyllis McGuire, the last of the popular McGuire Sisters singing trio, was also the onetime lover of Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana in the 1960s. Her relationship with Giancana caused a scandal that cost Frank Sinatra his ownership of the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe.
Mar 6, 2024 · Sam Giancana (born May 24, 1908, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died June 19, 1975, Oak Park, Ill.) 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 ...
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Learn about Sam Giancana, the Chicago Mob boss who led the Outfit and was linked to the Kennedy assassination. Explore his life, crimes, associates, and death at The Mob Museum.
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Nov 18, 2021 · Sam Giancana was the boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966, a notorious criminal enterprise that controlled illegal gambling, liquor and political rackets. He had a violent upbringing, a hot temper and a political connection to the Kennedys. He was also rumoured to have been involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
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Aug 15, 2019 · Sam Giancana was also allegedly tied to Marilyn Monroe, with whom she was in love upon her 1962 death. “The night before she died, the last time I saw her, was in Lake Tahoe at the Cal-Neva Lodge. She was there with Sam Giancana, who was the head of the Mafia,” said Monroe’s hair-stylist to his son in a recording upon his death.
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