On this date, March 14...
• in 1891, vigilantes murder eleven suspected mafiosi held in a New Orleans prison.
• in 1918, Brooklyn Camorra leader Alessandro Vollero is convicted of murder.
• in 1928, Giuseppe Piraino of Brooklyn is arrested for hit-and-run automobile homicide.
• in 1930, Al Capone, finishing his prison term in Philadelphia, says he intends to return to Chicago when released.
• in 1931, a pistol permit is issued to Salvatore Maranzano in Poughkeepsie NY.
• in 1934, Manhattan racketeer Max Kasoff's body is found in the snow in Oceanside, Long Island.
• in 1952, 'Tony Bender' Strollo meets with Jersey City NJ Mayor John V. Kenny to discuss remedy for corruption at New Jersey piers.
• in 1956, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Sebastian John LaRocca attends a California meeting with Los Angeles Mafia leader Frank DeSimone and Indiana racketeer Anthony Pinelli.
• in 1957, Cleveland resident Dominic Mafrici, leader of a regional burglary ring, is found murdered in a Buffalo driveway.
• in 1960, a large crowd turns out for the funeral of murdered Youngstown OH racketeer 'Sandy' Naples.
• in 1966, without Justice Department approval, writer Peter Maas begins marketing a Joseph Valachi memoir to publishers.
• in 1972, the movie The Godfather premieres in New York City.
• in 1975, in a New York Times article, journalist Nicholas Gage challenges the authenticity of the recently released book, The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano.
Image of Sebastian John LaRocca.
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