All of the available evidence and research that I've seen suggests that Accardo was direct boss or at very least shared power with Ricca after Ricca's release from prison. Then in 1957, Accardo, like Ricca before him, turned over direct day to day responsibility to Giancana. Accardo, whatever you wanted to call him at this point, still had authority over Giancana-however remote or indirect. Ultimately Accardo could tell Giancana what to do-not the other way around. This remained the case after Ricca's death and Giancana's "forcible retirement" . Accardo, semi-retired or not, still was first among equals in the Outfit hierarchy.
What evidence do you have to suggest that this wasn't the case? That Accardo was never boss? I would be very interested in reading it. Thanks.
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
. Accardo, semi-retired or not, still was first among equals in the Outfit hierarchy.