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The St. Louis crime family, [1] [2] also known as the Giordano crime family or the St. Louis Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in St. Louis, Missouri. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] History
When family boss John Vitale retired in 1960, Giordano took over the St. Louis crime family. [5] By the 1960s, Giordano had assumed a lower profile as a blue-collar worker. He and his wife lived in a conservative home in southwest St. Louis. Giordano was often seen in work clothes at his rental properties performing carpentry or plumbing chores.
Matthew Trupiano was born on November 8, 1938, in Detroit to a Sicilian-American family. [1] [2] His father immigrated from Messina and met his future wife in Detroit.Trupiano eventually ran into gambling problems with the Detroit Partnership, the local Cosa Nostra organization, and was forced to leave the city.
The St. Louis crime family held financial interests in the career of Sonny Liston, a professional boxer.According to both FBI and newspaper reports, Vitale, in addition to other underworld crime figures, "reportedly controlled Liston's contract," [18] by owning approximately twelve percent of the boxer's contract. [19]
St. Louis crime family. Anthony Giordano – boss (1960–1980) Giovanni Vitale Jr. – acting boss (1975–1980) Matthew Trupiano – boss (1982 ...
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The son of a St. Louis police captain, Hogan was a local saloon keeper who had gone into state politics in the 1910s. Known by the unwanted nickname of "Jelly Roll" due to his hefty build, Hogan served in the Missouri State Legislature, where he was known as an effective, garrulous lawmaker.
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