The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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... Terranova had placed his hand on his nephew's coffin at the funeral parlor and swore he would avenge his death ... Ciro Terranova and other close associates : it was thirteen feet high , made up of red and white roses , and featured the ...
... Terranova had placed his hand on his nephew's coffin at the funeral parlor and swore he would avenge his death ... Ciro Terranova and other close associates : it was thirteen feet high , made up of red and white roses , and featured the ...
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... Ciro Terranova and the boys on 116th Street . Now all he knows about me and Bobby Doyle is that we used to be with Maranzano against Ciro and Charley Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose ...
... Ciro Terranova and the boys on 116th Street . Now all he knows about me and Bobby Doyle is that we used to be with Maranzano against Ciro and Charley Lucky and Vito . So when he hears about us being in the numbers right under his nose ...
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... Ciro Terranova , who is supposed to be such a big shot , ain't in on it . I am right . Right after this Vito Genovese tells me and Bobby Doyle that The Dutchman has got to go . Vito says the Jews have agreed . He says not to go out ...
... Ciro Terranova , who is supposed to be such a big shot , ain't in on it . I am right . Right after this Vito Genovese tells me and Bobby Doyle that The Dutchman has got to go . Vito says the Jews have agreed . He says not to go out ...
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