A biography about the life and times of Cosa Nostra Leader Angelo LaPietra – “The Hook” of Chicago...

“The primary weapon of emotional abusers is the deliberate infliction of guilt. They use guilt the same way a loanshark uses money.
They don’t want the “debt paid off because they live quite happily on the interest.”
– Gavin de Becker in his book, Gift of Fear

https://thenewyorkmafia.com/angelo-lapietra-the-hook-of-chicago/

Impressive article NYM !

It's reall well-documented and well-written. It reads like a movie.

That was super interesting.

A very extensive bio that also explains the true reason for his nickname "The Hook" which I never knew.

Wow just saw this and I love all of the pics. Im going out to buy a bottle of wine and one nice cigar lol

Wow so much to read here my head is spinning! Thank you for releasing this! It is outstanding!!!! Much deserved for Angelo to have this released on his life as it would have made him proud.

Btw dont mean to ruin a good thing here but his fortress was actually located in Bridgeport (Armour Square.)

In 1977, LaPietra celebrated his new position by building a huge, fortress-like house at 30th Street and Princeton Avenue in Cicero. Encircling the home was a 6-foot high brick wall, and, at night, several huge lights covered the whole area. LaPiera’s display of power probably didn’t satisfy everyone in the Outfit, especially his bosses, but he was making a lot of money for them so they kept quiet. Because of that, LaPietra’s influence didn’t just extend around Chinatown, Cicero, and the South Side. He also had many allies and interests from around the Chicago Heights area and some other southern suburbs.

The real location is listed here...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/late-mob-boss-angelo-lapi_n_555597/amp

Thanks. Btw heres where I got the info from...



I also want to apoligize for some of the typos that I made but everything will be cleared in near future.

Its such a small little error that honestly I only was able to pick out due to spending time in that neighborhood. Thank you very much again for all your hard work it is much appreciated!!

You're welcome and thank you for your support.

Not a problem!

Heres the address if you want to get technical its listed as Armour Square. That neighborhood borders Bridgeport.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oq8uK5Qp5ERhJDd79?g_st=ic

Cool and thanks again.

Well, we did promise you guys a new Windy City bio was "coming soon." lol. Glad you enjoyed it Malavita.

TD and Lisa did a great job with it...as usual.

LOL. We're glad it meets with such approval, TD.

It's really a great biography and inside profile about one of Chicago's most important members over the last half-century.

You should be commended for your efforts, and Lisa too. Bravo!

I'm so very grateful and glad that everybody is going to enjoy this wonderful article on Angelo.

Thank you to Lisa and also NYMafia as well!!

[quote=RushStreet]I'm so very grateful and glad that everybody is going to enjoy this wonderful article on Angelo.

Thank you to Lisa and also NYMafia as well!![/quote
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Rush, thank you for the enthusiasm for the story and your kind words for us.

PS: I told you I'd surprise you, right? lol. So here it is. Glad you enjoyed it!

No problem! Much appreciated!!

Since @Rush reminded me about the situation....interesting to note is that when Scalise and Rachel managed to steal the Marlborough Diamond and the rest of the jewels from England, later the whole stash was never recovered. Some reports say that Scalise has mailed the famous diamond to New York, where it was allegedly “welcomed” by Scalise’s sister. Sources say that the robbery mightve been an Outfit-sanctioned job, and that the precious loot has ended up in the hands of the Cicero-Chinatown group but I also believe that both Scalise and Rachel never saw a dime from the stolen loot. So it is possible that was the main reason for which Scalise decided to "invade" the LaPietra home, decades later, believing that the diamond and other jewels were still in some safe somewhere in the house.

TD, That theory of yours, about Scalise burglarizing LaPietra's home in search of the jewelry he was stiffed on, is very plausible to me. Because LaPIetra was known as a very cheap guy, and a chiseler. So that scenario could have very well have been the case, where the original thieves got stiffed for their end of the job.

Thats right and you're spot on everything you said. In fact, during the 90s the Outfit allegedly stopped taxing all of city's burglary crews and so this gave a "green light" to guys like Scalise to steal or to rob any establishment, even the ones who were previously owned by former Outfit guys. According to one convo between Scalise and one of his associates, Scalise knew that former or late bosses like Ferriola and LaPietra had safes in their houses filled with stolen jewelry from the old days.

I think it was Jimmy Inendino who gave Scalise that green light based on what I read - perhaps not to rob LaPietra's home outright, but to rob essentially anyone. Scalise is one of the most interesting guys in the Outfit - all that prison time and never flipped on guys who likely fucked him over.

Thats right @ChiTown since I already mentioned Inendino's name in the whole story and sources say that it was Jimmy I who allegedly gave Scalise info on what was going on in the LaPietra's house on daily basis. Jimmy I received the info from some of his associates regarding that PARTICULAR DAY, something which makes me think on whether the Outfit still took care of the families of fallen members?! I mean if Jimmy I was able to find out if anyone from the LaPietra family was in the house that same day, than it is quite possible that he and his associates from the Cicero-Chinatown group visited the residence quite often...some food for thought

More than likely Joann has had some guys looking out for her over the years since Angelos passing. She lives directly across the street from the Old Neighborhood Italian American Club which her father founded and still has members there that worked in Angelos crew when he was running daily operations. You also have women from the neighborhood who do the same for her. The day they tried to rob the house she was sitting in her kitchen with a few friends having tea.

Thats right and also that was my point, meaning by 2010 some guys still followed protocol or maybe simple tradition....btw, I think the burglary attempt occurred around 8 p.m.

One of the guys that was involved in that robbery was in that house at one time or another. Pretty much guaranteed they knew the layout of the place.

BTW no way those guys attempt that Robbery if Angelo would have been alive. They would have ended up as his last victims which also is a guarantee even if it was 2010.

That Scalise guy, is he a made man ?

I think he was made during the late 1980s.




I completely agree

Robbing the house of a made guy's widow should be a major no no and I am surprised they would make a guy who would do such a thing.

It creates a dangerous precedent for everybody because it means a made guy's widow and kids are no longer off limits.

This was in 2010 and after the Family Secrets trials, meaning the old guys were gone, several crews were completely extinct and the organization was on its knees. So even though he was made during 1980s, Scalise was with the Outfit since the late 1960s, meaning he obviously knew on how the situation looked like during the old days and also on what went down by 2010. On top of that, Scalise was backed by Cicero big shot Jimmy I and they both belonged to the leading Cicero-South Side admin at the time under Sarno, Cataudella and DeLaurentis. So I dont think they cared much about the old rules at the time.

See this is the problem, and Toodoped this was covered in the write up on Angelo. Angelo was a very hated individual and the main reason why people respected him when he was alive was that they knew it was a death sentence if they crossed him the wrong way. None and I mean none of these guys, Scalise or Jimmy I would have ever fuckin thought twice about robbing his house when he was here. Even if he was 90 years old and someone pulled that shit, no questions asked he would have ordered them killed and if anyone refused the job when he told them to do it, they would have ended up fucking dead also. He wouldn't have given a fuck if it was 2010!!!!!!!!!

If the feds wouldn't have stepped in that day and busted them before they could get inside, and something would have happened to Joann and whoever else was in that home that day, well we may have seen something happen to these 3 fucking idiots who thought it was a good idea.

I for one have faith that someone would have stepped up to the plate and atleast found them and gave them a good old school beating. May have not been murder like the old days but an old school ass whipping would have been warranted as a message that you don't fuck with a bosses daughter no matter the circumstances, no matter if he's deceased you just don't do it!

I am sure they could have found a few neighborhood guys who would have been willing to take the job that are still capable of violence. It may not be like the old days of guys like Frank Calabrese Sr, but let me tell you theres some tough motherfuckers from that crew under the radar right now not on any FBI Chart that are young enough to break your legs and would gladly do it if necessary. I think this situation warrants it.

Great profile Toodoped, another Neapolitan who became one of America's most notorious gangsters.