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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 ...

  2. Jan 6, 2021 · Phyllis McGuire, a singing star and the last of the McGuire Sisters trio, was 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 and led to Giancana's murder in 1975.

  3. May 20, 2021 · Sam Giancana was born Gilormo Giancana, on June 15 (some sources say May 24), 1908, in Chicago, Illinois. Baptized Momo Salvatore Giancana and known as Sam, he grew up in a rough neighborhood on ...

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  4. Nov 18, 2021 · Sam Giancana, boss of the 'Chicago Outfit', leaving the Federal Building at Foley Square in New York City in 1965. Nicknamed ‘Momo’ from the slang term ‘Mooney’, meaning crazy, Sam Giancana was the boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. He had joined the mob as a young man, working under Al Capone, before eventually ...

  5. May 16, 2024 · Learn about the life and crimes of Sam Giancana, a notorious gangster who rose from the 42 Gang to become a powerful leader of the Chicago Outfit. Discover how he allegedly helped the CIA kill Castro, plotted with JFK, and had affairs with Marilyn Monroe and Judith Exner.

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  6. Apr 6, 2019 · The book "Mafia Spies" reveals how Sam Giancana, a mob boss involved in the CIA's Castro assassination scheme, was killed before he could testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 1975. Read the excerpt from the book by Thomas Maier, a former Sun-Times reporter.

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  8. Jun 15, 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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