1897 in organized crime
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Events
- January 23 – Sum Yop Tong leader Fung Jing Toy, known as "Little Pete", is killed by Le-Lum Jung and Chew Tin Gop in San Francisco, California.
Births
- Jack Diamond "Legs", New York Prohibition gangster [1]
- John Lazia, Kansas City gang leader and enforcer for political boss Tom Pendergast
- Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia) "The Waiter", Chicago Outfit leader
- Joseph Zerilli, Detroit crime family leader and former Eastside Gang and Pascuzzi Combine member
- February 6 – Louis Buchalter "Lepke", National Crime Syndicate member[2]
- February 20 – Nick Licata, Boss of the Los Angeles crime family
- April 7 – Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist
- October 2 – Joseph Profaci "Olive Oil King", Profaci crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader[3]
- November 24, Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don
- November 27 – Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader.
Deaths
- January 23 – Little Pete (Fung Jing Toy), Sum Yop Tong leader
References
- Levine, David (22 October 2021). "Legs Diamond: A History of Kingston's Most Notorious Gangster". Hudson Valley Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Berger, Meyer (5 March 1940). "Lepke's Reign of Crime Lasted Over 12 Murder-Strewn Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- "Profaci Dies of Cancer". The New York Times. 8 June 1962. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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