One more thing I will say is that for many years I never realized just how large a family the Bonanno's had at their peak.
I always thought they hovered around 125-175 members. When in actuality their true strength lay closer to 275-325 back in the 1940s-1960s era. They were definitely one of the largest crews in the U.S.
If the Bonannos had around 300 wiseguys in their roster, then what of the other four? What was their peak strength in the 1950s?
