JUST ADDED

7/16/01
Anthony Lapiana bio added to the Partnership page.
7/7/01
Dean Parker and Tank Black ring added to the ethnic section. New Outfit news feature added to the front page. Click the newspaper photo for access.
6/26/01
Ray Akrawi and Basil Mezy bios active in the Kalsho/Akrawi section. Peter "Horseface" Licavoli cousin of Yonnie and Pete Licavoli added to the Rivergang section.
5/15/01
Milton David Jones and Carey Goins bio's added to Young Boys Inc,. section.
4/09/01
Tony Ruggirello Sr bio and photo added to the Eastside Mob.
4/01/01
Partininco Faction updated in partners link. Frank Coppola bio added.
3/19/01
Tony Mirabile bio redone with new information in the San Diego section of the Partnership link. Dominic Cavataio bio added to the deceased partners section of the Partnership link. The death of Anthony Giacalone added to the timeline section. Jack Tocco and Chester LaMare homes added to the where they live section.
3/13/01
Toledo gambler Gerald James Hayes added to the Toledo link. Jones Organization and Harry Kalasho links added to the ethnic link.
2/09/01
While it has been slow on the Detroit site up to this point, expect many new updates in the coming week starting with blackhanders Vito {available now in the leaders section) and Salvatore Adamo, Tony Mirabile's bio update, new information for Vincent Meli as well as the latest on the current investigation of the Teamsters Union and it's connection to the Detroit outfit. This will include information on Meli's son-in-law Anthony LaPiana Jr.
1/30/01
Pony Down and the Kalasho/Akrawi Chaldean Syndicate added to the ethnic section. Photo's and summary of both groups are available.
1/26/01
Photo previews for Spencer Tracey Holloway, Charles Victor Obey and Portia Sturdivant Jones added to the Y.B.I page. Coming later this week to the Ethnic link the Kalasho family. The story of the most prominent Chaldean criminal syndicate in the motor city.
1/15/01
Joe Zerilli home featured in the where they live section. Photo's recirculated in the partnership link.
1/14/01
Michael Santo Polizzi bio redone. Michael D'Angelo photo added to the Toledo section. Tony Zerilli home photo's put back up in the Home section. Information added to the bio of Chester LaMare concerning his early years in New York, Chicago and Sicily.
1/13/01
Chester LaMare home preview added to the where they live section. LaMare home photo preview can be viewed by clicking on the Detroit link in the where they live section. 1/9/01 Photo of the Michgan Alkali Plant added to the bio of Walter Grund. Photo provided courtesy of Mr. Bob Daniels. Thanks again Bob.
1/8/01
Santo Perrone bio rewritten. Perrone bio appears on the partnership page in the deceased partners photo links. Perrone is the photo in the third row down first section.
1/7/01
New bio for Wyandotte bootlegger Walter Grund added to the downriver section.
12/27/00
Links added for two brand new mafia sites. One hosted by Scott D, highlighting the Tampa Mob, and the latest creation from yours truely dealing with the history of Organzied crime in Los Angeles. Be sure and check out both of these sites available on the links page. Enjoy.
12/24/00
Black Bill Tocco's bio rewritten with new photo's and information added. Merry Christmas to all.
12/21/00
Angelo Livecchi photo & bio added to the River Gang Section.
12/20/00
Chester LaMare bio expanded. This bio can be found in the Westside link under the heading LaMare gang. Joe Amico bio and photo also added to this link. Salvatore (Sam) Lucido also added to the Rivergang section. Gaspare Milazzo bio rewritten with expanded information. This link is in the Unione section.
12/17/00
Detailed bio of Michael "The Enforcer" Rubino was rewritten in the partnership link. Rockn Reggie Brown leader of the Wrecking Crew the enforcement arm of Best Friends was added to the Ethnic Section
12/15/00
Terrance "Boogaloo" Brown bio added to the Best Friends link in the ethnic section.
12/14/00
Seal Murray bio added to Young Boys Inc., in the Ethnic section.
12/13/00
Bio's and photo's for Paul and Peter "Bozzi" Vitale added to the Partnership link.
12/11/00
Bio's for Nick Cicchini and Sam Caruso updated in the Canadian section. Joe Vitale added to the Westside Mob.
12/8/00
Butch Stramaglia photo restored to his bio, bio of Margie Mansell suspect in the plot against Jerry Buckley and Pete Licavoli's girlfriend was added to the Rivergang, Joe Locano bio added to the Catalanotte gang. The Catalanotte gang link can be found in the Westside Mob bio.
12/2/00
Photo's of Maserati Rick Carter in his $16,000 coffin designed with tires and a Mercedes Benz grill was added to his bio, while a photo of the Edgewater Hotel and Casino in Laughlin Nevada was added as the backdrop to the Nevada Operations page. A rare photo of Joseph Zerilli was added to the Eastside gang page.
12/1/00
An actual photo of Sam Catalanotte has been found and the one inwhich I thought was Catalanotte has been replaced with the real thing. This photo can be found on the index page and in the Catalanotte bio. Sorry for the mixup enjoy.
11/15/00
Sicilian fuedist Sam Gianolla's bio is complete with new information and a complete listing of his arrests. This bio can be acessed by clicking on the second photo on the top row of photo's in the box listing the partnership leaders 1908-2000 on the index page.
11/2/00
I have removed the preview bio for Anthony Soave, In no way is Tony Soave influenced, financed or associated with members or associates of organized crime. His inclusion on this page was meant to show that their are successful Italian Americains who have made it legitimately in areas where organized crime has been historically prevalent. Allow me to clarify any misconception or implication which may have arisen from his appearance on this site.
10/30/00
Bio of Joe Massei rewritten in the Licavoli/River gang section
10/27/00
Photo previews for Reginald and Terrance Brown added to Best Friends bio, several death dates from the Gianolla/Vitale war added to the Detroit Crimeline.
10/25/00
Bio for the Best Friends completed in the independent section.
10/22/00
Bio for the Eastside '80s drug gang Young Boys Inc., added to the independent section.
10/16/00
Bio's completed for Maserati Rick Carter and Big Ed Hanserd, both heads of two feuding multi-million dollar crack gangs in the '80s. These bio's are in the in the independent link.
10/11/00
Bio for John Vitale rewritten, photo added to Vitale, Tony Gianolla bios and a photo and preview bio have been added for Detroit drug lord Maserati Rick Carter. The Gianolla bio page is linked in the Westside Mob section.
10/6/00
Bio's for Purple Gang member Sam Davis active along with Oakland Sugarhouse founders Charlie Leiter and Henry Shorr.
10/3/00
Death dates added for Tony Mirabile and Joe Marino. Birth dates added for Gaspari Milazzo and Tony Mirabile.
10/2/00
Joe Manzello added to the Gianolla gang.
10/1/00
Gianolla Gang with bio's for Tony and Sam Gianolla complete. As we enter the month of October two notable dates in the history of the Detoirt underworld are October 2 which will mark the 81st aniversary of the death of Sam Gianolla and October 24th, marks the 73rd birthday of Anthony Joseph Zerilli, while on the 29th Partnership leader Jack Tocco will celebrate his 74th.
Click here for the Gianolla gang.

9/28/00
LaMare Gang added to the Westside Mob Link.
9/27/00
Westside Mob page redone, Westside Mob story rewritten. Catalonotte Gang page added. To see this page click on the photo of Sam Catalanotte on the Westside page. LaMare and Tocco Gangs will be added as well.
9/20/00
Louis Vito "Butch" Stramaglia added to the Business and legal section in the partnership section. Appologizes are in order for the delay in updating the site.
9/11/00
White Boy Rick Wershe added to the independent section. Timeline updated, Jack and Anthony Tocco as well as Tony Zerilli birthdates amoung those added.
9/10/00
Toledo bosses rearranged to accurately reflect the reign of Peter Corrado as operations overseer.
9/4/00
Demetrius Holloway bio completed in the independent organizations section.
9/3/00
Jack Tocco birthdate added to the timeline, Bio's for two gun excecutioner Dayton Dean and Major General Arthur Lupp completed for the Black Legion section.
9/1/00
Joseph L. Matranga bio completed in the San Diego section
8/31/00
Tony Mirabile bio added to the San Diego section.
8/27/00
Southern California bio link active with preview profiles of Joseph Matranga and Tony Mirabile added. Michigan's notorious Black Legion added in it's own section. The link can be found on the main page. Bio's for each of those named on the bio page will be added at a later date.
8/26/00
Sam Gianolla bio added to the Westside Mob. Westside/Gianolla Mob redesigned with photo links. Early photo's of Tony D'Anna, Chester LaMare and Angelo Meli added to the Westside and Eastside Links.
8/22/00
Photo of Sam Gianolla added to the Westside Mob page. Photo obtained courtesy of Dave Critchley.
8/20/00
Due to a mistake on my part, the new Wyandotte section was mistakenly identified as being in the River Gang section when it is in the East Side Mob Link. I appologize for the mix up. Once again special thanks to Bob Daniels for his contribution to this section.
8/19/00
The Downriver communities profiled in a new section. The Down River link can be found in the River gang section. Joe Tocco The notorious down river beer baron added to the down river section.
8/17/00
The Partnership page has been redesigned, Coming this weekend a bio of the Notorious down river beer baron Joe Tocco will be added with brilliant color photo's of his gravesite provided by Wyandotte's own Bob Daniels.
8/13/00
I would like to wish my younger brother a happy 21st birthday happy. New Photo's added for Carlo Bommarito, Joseph Giacalone and Anthony Giacalone Jr. Joe Tocco "the Downriver Beer Baron's home added to the underworld homes section. Demetrius Holloway preview bio added to the independents section along with the Chambers Family Drug Ring. Bio's on the brothers will be completed soon.
8/10/00
Joseph Zerilli bio rewritten with new information added.
8/9/00
New bio of Antonio Cimini added to the deceased partners section
8/8/00
The long worked on expanded bio of Jack Tocco is complete. The bio can be accessed by clicking on the photo of Tocco on the introduction page to the site or by clicking on his bio in the the partnership or photo leniage section.
8/5/00
Bio for convicted loanshark Bernard Marchesani updated, Marchesani birth and death dates added to the timeline. Death dates for Nick Ditta, Frank Randazzo, Joseph Siragusa, Tony and Sam Gianolla as well as John and Joseph Vitale were added to the timeline. Birthdates for Ditta and Randazzo were also added.
8/3/00
Bio of William Pompili active in the Vegas section.
8/1/00
Bio's of Sam and Joe Catalontte updated with birthdate added for Sam in the timeline.
7/31/00
Cockeyed Joe Catalonotte added to the Windsor faction completing the Windsor section.
7/30/00
Onofrio Minaudo bio complete and activated in the Windsor section. Photo's of the Aladdin and the Frontier Hotel and Casino property added to the bio's of James Tamer and Michael Polizzi. The photo of the Frontier in Polizzi's bio is also a link to the Vegas section.
7/29/00
The Canadian section links for Sam Caruso, James Galici and Vincent Finazzo are active. Bio for Black Leo Cellura of the River Gang expanded.
7/28/00
The Windsor Ontario Canada section has been redesigned with Sam Caruso, Jimmy Galici, Jimmy Finazzo, Onofrio Minaudo and Joe Catalonotte in the works, Nick Cicchini link is active.
7/24/00
Las Vegas section reorganized, Vegas bio's for Michael Santo Polizzi and James Tamer added. Preview bio for Maurice Friedman added. Preview for the complete bio on Tamer done. To preview this link, click on the photo of Tamer in the Las Vegas bio.
7/22/00
New Photo's for Anthony and Paul Tocco added to their bio's, Preview bio for Nove Tocco added available through the family link in the news link section. Isadore Bernstein preview added to the Purple gang section.
7/20/00
New preview bio's for Sam Kert and Irving Shapiro added to the Purple Gang section. The Priziola and Vitale/Barbara families added to the new family photo link section. New Ricco Priziola also added in this section. Good News the Partnership will become a featured link in the organized crime section on Yahoo's search page for the mafia.
7/19/00
New Feature added in the News and Special Features Section. Photo activated Links to Profiles for the Bommarito, Corrado, Giacalone, Meli, Tocco and Zerilli families. More will be added to this section. Timeline updated with death dates for John Vitale, Sam Cantalonotte and others.
7/16/00
Nicolas "Nick" Cicchini added to the deceased partners section.
7/15/00
Joseph Giacalone active in the Partnership soldiers section.
7/14/00
Preview links added to the Purple gang for the following figures, Charles Leiter and Henry Shorr of the Oakland Sugarhouse gang. Mike Selik, Ziggie Selbin, Sam "Gorilla" Davis and Abie Zussman added to the Purple gang section.
7/11/00
Dominic "Sparky" Corrado, Frances Lucido added to the deaceased partners and associates sections respectively, new photo's of Sammy "Purple" Cohen, Louis Fleisher, Abe, Ray and Joe Bernstein added to the Purple gang section. detroit timeline also updated with several new death and birthdates added.
7/8/00
Rafaelle Quasarano and Dominick Allevato bio added to the deceased partners section.
7/7/00
Frank Meli added to the deceased partners list, Black Leo Cellura added to the Rivergang, Youngstown preview link active.
7/5/00
New photo's added to the bio's of Pete Cavataio, Anthony Tocco and Jack Tocco's photo spread in the Tocco Zerilli photo page. For a preview click on link below.
7/4/00
Pietro and Paul Corrado links are active. Pietro is the father of imprisoned lieutenant Anthony "Bull" and Dominic "Fats" (deceased 1985) Corrado.
7/3/00
New photo feature added on the Tocco's "Jack,Anthony and Black bill" and Zerilli's "Anthony and Joseph," added. The link is accessable throught the current photo section that can be found in the news and special features section. Once in the photo section click on the photo of Black Bill to access the latest feature or click in the box below.
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Vincent H. Meli was misidentified as Vincent A. Meli the son of Frank Meli and nephew of Angelo Meli. Little Vince Meli is the son of Angelo one of the founding fathers of the partnership. The correction was made in the bio to reflect his true identity and family connections.
7/2/00
Sam Parino added to the Unione Sicilione section. Preview of Pietro Corrado added to the Partnership section.
7/1/00
Photo's added to the bio's of Bernard Marchesani, Anthony Giacalone Jr, Carlo Bommarito and Gaspar Milazzo. Photo of Milazzo provided courtesy of Dave Critchley's research services. To order information photo's or other materials click on the contact link available in the book stop section.
6/28/00
Photo identified at the Cleveland Mafia summitt as being Calogero Sanfillipi whom through exhaustive research I believe to be Sam Cantalonotte added to the Cantalonotte bio.
6/27/00
New Photo of the Licavoli gang added to the Rivergang section, a photo of Toledo added to the Toledo link.
6/26/00
Anthony DelSanter bio completed
6/22/00
Jack Tocco bio updated, new more detailed version of the Jack Tocco bio in the works.
6/21/00
New Spotlight feature on the developement of the Royal View Estates an upscale housing community developed by the Tocco brothers.
6/20/00
Preview link added for Vegas and Anthony Soave accessible in the outpost and associates section
6/19/00
Partinico and Toledo factions added to the Outpost section. Bio's on Canadian leaders expanded.
6/18/00
Detroit Satelite link added to the Partnership section. This link includes 3 bio's for Louis Ciccini, Onofrio Minauado and Joe Cantalonotte.
6/17/00
Peter J. Bellanca link active within the business and law section.
6/14/00
Paul Tocco bio active.
6/13/00
James "Blackie" Licavoli link active in the River Gang section.
6/12/00
New book stop added. The book stop will provide reviews of the latest mafia books. A link to the search services of Dave Critchley added. To preview the book stop go to links page and scroll to the bottom. Soon you will be able to purchase your new release books from this site courtesy of Barnes & Noble.
6/11/00
Michael Rubino link active.
6/10/00
Salvatore "Sam Jacobs" Finazzo, Peter Cavataio the last member of the Detroit Outfit to be murdered added to the deceased members section.
6/9/00
Harry Bennett preview link added to business and law section.
6/8/00
a glitch which made the Tony Jack bio unavailable has been repaired.Lawyers section with preview links for Peter J. Bellanca, Morris Shenker, N.C. Larene, preview links for Harry Mo Dalitz and Harry Bennett added to new business asociates section acessable through the Lawyers section. Preview links for Peter and Paul Vitale added to the Partnership section.
6/7/00
Santo Perrone, Anthony and Vito Giacalone bio's added to the Partnership section.
6/6/00
Harry Bowman link active in the Independent gangs section. Preview Photo links for Michael "Mikey the Enforcer" Rubino added to the inactive partners section, Santo Perrone added to the deceased partners section, Photo replacement has begun with the first installments covering Black Bill, Angelo Meli, Vince Meli, Joe Massei, Papa John Priziola, Raffaele Quasarano and many others. Vince Meli bio rewritten to include new information and a correction of his family ties.
6/5/00
Black Bill Tocco home added to the Where they live section.
6/4/00
New photo's added soon, a special thanks to Nelson for making this possible. Link added for the Grosse Pointe News in the Newspaper link section.
6/3/00
Where they live section added to the Special Features section.
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Sterling Heights Link active with a glimpse of the home of Anthony Zerilli, Preview Link of Grosse Pointe Shores active also. Preview links for other townships will be added this weekend.
6/2/00
Sincerest Appologizes for the inactivity over the past couple of days, New bio's and sections coming this weekend. A new where they live section is in the works as well as bio's for James Licavoli and Taco Bowman and the Clifford Jones organization which will be added tommorrow. Anthony and Vito Giacalone will also be completed this weekend. Thanks for your patience.
5/30/00
Clifford Jones Organization bio added in the independent gangs section, preview links for Jones, Tim Crawford and Emmanuel Adams added to the Jones section. Harry Taco Bowman preview link added under independent gangs. Click on photos of Jones and Bowman to proceed to links.
5/29/00
New Weekly feature added, Leo Moceri link activated in the River Gang section. Don Fragile added to the Partnership section associates link.
5/25/00
Dominic "Fats" Corrado added to a new section "deceased members and associates," located in the Partnership link.The Purple gang section reorganized with photos of Abe and Joe Bernstein added to their preview links.Irving Milberg added to the Purple Gang section.
5/24/00
Raymond Bernstein, Harry and Louis Fleisher, Sammy Cohen Links active in the Purple gang section. Photo of Carlo Bommarito coming soon.
5/23/00
Walter Stevens,Jack Anthony and Jack Christopher Lucido added to a new associates box located in the partnership section.
5/22/00
New feature on the Outfit controlled Wolverine Golf Club added in the News and Special features section. 5/21/00 New Weekly Story feature added to the News and Special Features link. The first installment is on the strange and tragic story Joe Moceri. New photos added to the preview links for Tony DelSanter and Blackie Licavoli in the River Gang section.
5/20/00
Purple gang preview links active for the following members Harry Keywell, Ray Bernstein and in the Purple gang section
5/19/00
Anthony Giacalone Jr., link active in the soldiers section of the Partnership page. Peter Joseph Licavoli link active in the Rivergang section. Michael Santo Polizzi link active in the leaders section. James Licavoli preview link added to the Rivergang section. The Purple Gang Coming soon. Preview links active for Fleisher, Lewis, Fletcher, Burke and Axler in the Purple Gang section.
5/18/00
All links in the Partnership section have been upgraded to preview links. Most of the preview links have a photo to go along with them.
5/17/00
Preview Photo links added for inactive links in the lieutenants section of the partnership page. Preview link also added for Paul Tocco in the soldiers section.
5/16/00
Thomas "Yonnie" Licavoli link active in the River Gang Section.
5/15/00
Salvatore Tocco bio expanded.
5/14/00
New Spotlight feature on the family relations of the Detroit Outfit to other families across the country.
5/13/00
Jack Vito "Jackie the Kid" Giacalone and Salvatore Tocco links active in the Partnersip section.
5/12/00
New Photo's added for the following Jack Tocco, Vince Meli, Dominic Licavoli and Frank Bommarito. All added photo's can be seen on each Partners bio page.
5/11/00
Frank Cammarata link active in the River Gang section.
5/10/00
Anthony D'Anna added to the Westside Mob section.
5/9/00
Francesco Bommarito and Joseph Barbara Jr.,links are active.
5/8/00
The first addition of the interview of the month an exclusive interview with author Scott Deitche is now available in the News and special features section. I want to personally thank Scott for his participation and cooperation.
5/7/00
Carlo Bommarito link active in the Detroit Partners section.
5/1/00
Bernard Marchesani added to the Partnership section.
4/29/00
Detroit Crimeline added to the special news section. This provides important dates in the history of the Detroit Outfit.
4/25/00
The Pascuzzi Combine section added.
4/23/00
Joe Moceri added to the Unione section.
4/18/00
Partnership link active with a list of current members of the Partnership. Ronald Morelli link is active.
4/17/00
Dominic Licavoli link active in the River Gang section.
4/16/00
New Spotlight feature added in the news and special features section. Joe Sonken of Hollywood Florida's Gold Coast Restaurant fame is the subject. Unione Siciliana Section added all links are active. Joe Catalonotte photo added.
4/14/00
Angelo Meli and Joe Catalonotte links are now active.
4/13/00
Jack W. Tocco and Giovanni Priziola links are now active.
4/12/00
Joseph Massei and Vincent A. Meli links are now active.
4/1/00
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