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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Page 103
Valachi rushed to the window just in time to see Baker's companion and said , "
Jeez , that's his wife . ” Then he left the apartment to make sure that their car ,
parked around the block , was ready to go . A few minutes later he heard shots ,
and ...
Valachi rushed to the window just in time to see Baker's companion and said , "
Jeez , that's his wife . ” Then he left the apartment to make sure that their car ,
parked around the block , was ready to go . A few minutes later he heard shots ,
and ...
Page 180
... sole function was to determine the winning policy number each day . Then he
took his wife , Mildred , to Miami for a winter vacation , and in the company of The
Gap and various other Cosa Nostra members he began frequenting the track .
... sole function was to determine the winning policy number each day . Then he
took his wife , Mildred , to Miami for a winter vacation , and in the company of The
Gap and various other Cosa Nostra members he began frequenting the track .
Page 231
Mrs. Genovese , to say the least , was not the typical gangster's wife . In asking for
separate maintenance , she wasted few words in court portraying her husband as
a savage mob leader with a huge underworld income . Not only did she ...
Mrs. Genovese , to say the least , was not the typical gangster's wife . In asking for
separate maintenance , she wasted few words in court portraying her husband as
a savage mob leader with a huge underworld income . Not only did she ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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