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Re: Tony Accardo's last years
[Re: Dwalin2011]
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03/30/14 11:08 AM
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Accardo was 86 when he passed in '92. The last time I read anything about him being involved in a hit, or being consulted on a hit, was 1986 and it involved the Spilotros. Art Bilek made the statement that, "there's no way Accardo was not consulted on the Spilotro' murders." Of course a statement from someone doesn't make it true, but FBI officials reported Ferriola and Accardo together in Palm Springs shortly before the Spilotro murders. Accardo also flew into Chicago about four days before the hit. I'm not sure how Accardo functioned the last several years considering his poor health. He had serious heart problems and cancer and had fallen a couple of times. I believe he was living with one of his children when he died. Just take a look at the 1983 video of him testifying before a govt. committee and I believe you'll see what I'm saying. The video is on YouTube. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VTU0lDIax5kInfo is based on Internet research. Listed below is a newspaper article about Accardo. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-06-08/news/8602110026_1_crime-syndicate-joseph-aiuppa-boss
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Re: Tony Accardo's last years
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03/30/14 12:42 PM
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Accardo never made it to his nineties and he did help Carlisi and DiFronzo once Aiuppa and Cerone went away. Pretty much what the literature says. Accardo really wanted to retire in 1957 ! Rica and Giancana talked him into staying. Lots of questions about what occurred in the late fifties. But from what I've been told, his family was pressuring him to retire. But according to all the info I've read, he "tutored" the front bosses, but he spent most of his time in Palm Springs until his health declined to the point where he had to have help. It's really a stretch to think that in the late eighties he was getting involved with all the high- level decisions. He was just too sick.
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Re: Tony Accardo's last years
[Re: IgnocioAntinori]
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03/30/14 02:10 PM
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Do you think they talked him into staying because they wanted him to be a front boss to take the heat, or did they think he might end up snitching? The Outfit was notoriously suspicious of snitches, that was one the only reasons they killed people.
Was the Spilotro brothers hit the last major hit the Outfit did? What do you define as major? I consider the Zizzo and Chiaramonte hits major.
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Re: Tony Accardo's last years
[Re: Dwalin2011]
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He was the oldman until he died his word was law.
From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it's my turn.
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Re: Tony Accardo's last years
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