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Page 88
Then Pinzolo told Valachi to drive him to a midtown hotel . It was the last time Valachi ever saw him . ( According to New York police records , at about 9 P.M. on September 9 , 1930 , the body of Joseph ...
Then Pinzolo told Valachi to drive him to a midtown hotel . It was the last time Valachi ever saw him . ( According to New York police records , at about 9 P.M. on September 9 , 1930 , the body of Joseph ...
Page 104
In the weeks following the Baker killing , according to Valachi , the tide of battle swelled in Maranzano's favor . There had been so many defections to him , like that of Carlo Gambino , that his forces actually outnumbered the enemy .
In the weeks following the Baker killing , according to Valachi , the tide of battle swelled in Maranzano's favor . There had been so many defections to him , like that of Carlo Gambino , that his forces actually outnumbered the enemy .
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Once , according to Valachi , a patrolman walking his beat in a Manhattan neighborhood dumped , for whatever reason , a bottle of catsup down a “ protected " machine and was promptly transferred to the far reaches of Queens .
Once , according to Valachi , a patrolman walking his beat in a Manhattan neighborhood dumped , for whatever reason , a bottle of catsup down a “ protected " machine and was promptly transferred to the far reaches of Queens .
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0399108327, 9780399108327 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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