Samuel Lagattuta was born in Italy on April 7, 1899, and resides at 555 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y. Lagattuta gas a police record showing 32 arrests for such crimes as carrying concealed weapons, arson, suspicion of murder, and gambling.
Lagattuta has been considered a hoodlum of low organization status until be was found at the home of Joseph Barbara at Apalachin, N.Y. This skyrocketed him to underworld fame, which he seemed to enjoy.
Lagattuta lists his occupation as a house painter, however our records reveal no basis for this claim. He was closely associated with the older hoodlum element Sam LoVullo, S. Lumentto and Angelo Perna. LoVullo, deceased was considered an enforcer for the organization. Lumentto and Perna, along with LoVullo and Lagattuta, were all arrested in 1937 for suspicion of murder when they were found with a .38 caliber revolver in the glove compartment of their car.