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John Donato Torrio (born Donato Torrio, Italian: [doˈnaːto ˈtɔrrjo]; January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957) was an Italian-born American mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone.
- 2 years' imprisonment (1939)
- Crime boss
- The Fox, The Brain, Papa Johnny, Terrible Johnny, The Immune
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, U.S.
Apr 12, 2024 · Johnny Torrio (born February 1882, Orsara, Italy—died April 16, 1957, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American gangster who became a top crime boss in Chicago and one of the founders of modern organized crime in America.
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Johnny Torrio, an Italian-American gangster who rose to power in the 1920s, would survive both arrests and multiple gunshot wounds to retire. All while keeping his reputation as one of the founding fathers of organized crime.
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Johnny Torrio died April 16, 1957 from a heart attack while in New York. Back to Crime Library. Giovanni Torrio was born in Italy on January 20, 1882. At the age of two his father passed away and he moved to New York with his mother. His name was switched.
John "Papa Johnny" Torrio, born Giovanni Torrio (January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957), also known as "The Fox" and as "The Immune", was an Italian-American mobster who helped build the criminal empire known as the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s that was later inherited by his protégé, Al Capone.
Giovanni “Johnny” Torrio, aka: “The Fox,” was An Italian-American mobster who helped build the criminal empire known as the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s. Torrio was born in Italy in February 1882, and when his father died when he was two years old, he immigrated with his mother to New York City.
Oct 14, 2009 · Presiding over this meeting, at which Messick claims that the national crime syndicate was established, was Johnny Torrio. As early as 1928, Torrio had warned the mob bosses of New York about watching their tax returns.
