#OTD in 1931: The reigning U.S. #Mafia boss of bosses, Salvatore #Maranzano was fatally shot and stabbed in his Park Avenue, #Manhattan, office by assassins working for Salvatore "Charlie #Luciano" Lucania. Joe #Valachi wrote in his autobiography about the killing, its background and its aftermath.

Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/09/valachi-recalls-assassination-of-boss.html

#MafiaHistory #Histodons #nyc

#OTD in 1931: As the #CastellammareseWar moved toward conclusion, #BronxNY underworld leader Joseph "Joe Baker" #Catania was fatally shot on Belmont Avenue. Nephew of Ciro "Artichoke King" #Terranova and aide to boss of bosses Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" #Masseria, Catania was a special target of rebel #Mafia leader Salvatore #Maranzano. Catania was wounded in the head, neck and upper body and died the following morning. #MafiaHistory #Histodons
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/02/joe-baker-gunned-down-on-belmont-ave.html