I am reading Last Testament of Bill Bonanno and he's not much help either.

The guy uses the name Tommasso Gagliano. One time. I saw that and thought, hot damn there it is. The name of the old Gagliano Boss was Tommasso. Then he uses the name Gaetano Gagliano twice after that, with no explanation. I wondered right there maybe he was influenced by some of the esteemed writers on this very board because even he, Bill Bonanno, seemed unsure.

Also, I notice on the impressive chart posted on this thread that the Camorra are not mentioned, neither is the Mafia Camorra War of 1916ish, or the subsequent merger between the Camorristi and Morellos that happened directly before and preceding the advent of Guiseppe Masseria. That's a huge omission. This thread is about who Joe the Boss' caporegimes were. No doubt some of them had to be former Camorristi. You give them positions of power to keep the peace.


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