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Testa's home at 2117 Porter Street in Philadelphia, where he was assassinated on March 15, 1981. One month before Testa was murdered, he, Frank Narducci Sr., Harold and Mario Riccobene, Pasquale Spirito, Joseph Ciancaglini, and several associates were indicted in a federal racketeering case that centered on gambling and loansharking operations run by the mob.
Testa was inducted as a "made man" in the Philadelphia branch of Cosa Nostra in June 1980 in an initiation ceremony conducted by Phil Testa and his underboss, Peter Cassella. [1] On March 15, 1981, Testa's father returned to his home in South Philadelphia, which was across the street from the scenic Stephen Girard Park.
Philip C. Testa, crime boss of the Philadelphia mob and nicknamed "The Chicken Man", was murdered by a car bomb as he attempted to walk into his home at 2117 Porter Street. [35] Francis Hughes became the second inmate at Maze Prison to begin a hunger strike, joining fellow Provisional IRA member Bobby Sands in refusing food. Hughes would also ...
The work features an ensemble cast, including Kevin Hart as Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams, Samuel L. Jackson as crime boss Frank Moten and Don Cheadle as J.D. Hudson, one of Atlanta's first ...
Phil "The Chicken Man" Testa: March 15, 1981: Testa succeeded Angelo Bruno as boss of the Philadelphia crime family. [243] Testa was killed by a nail bomb as he walked onto the porch of his house. [244] Harry Peetros: May 26, 1981: Peetros was a senior member of the Philadelphia Greek Mob.
A 91-year-old man, whose longtime home burned down in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, is grieving the loss — but looking forward.. Dale Short got emotional as he reacted to the news that his ...
April 15 marks the one-year anniversary of one of the most heartbreaking terrorist attacks on American soil, but the Boston Marathon bombing survivors have spent the year recovering and trying to ...
Harry "The Hunchback" Riccobene (July 27, 1909 – June 19, 2000) was a high-ranking member of the Philadelphia crime family who became a major figure in the Scarfo-Riccobene gang war that followed the 1981 death of boss Philip Testa. He was born in Enna, Sicily, to Mario Riccobene, Sr. and Anna Cimmari.