Thanks for politely disagreeing, Giacomo.
I believe number one. Genovese and Luciano would have had easy access, but Maranzano made sure his men patted everyone down that were about to enter the front office.
How do we know this is what happened at that meeting? What I mean is, who is the source?
Salvatore had a strict no weapons policy. LE was not subjected to this. It makes sense that non Italians were used on the Maranzano hit. Bugsy was well know to members of the Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese crime families at the time, but not that well know to the Bonanno and Profaci families till later on. Tommy Lucchese pointed Maranzano out to the killers so by doing that, it shows Maranzano and the killers did not know each other.
Would it matter if he knew them or not? His guards were held up at gunpoint.
As for Luciano being at the Masseria hit. He was not, but at a different meeting that day with some of Masseria strong supporters and waited till the deed was done before he informed them of what took place.
So Luciano was not at the Nuova Villa Tammarro restaurant at all? Interesting. Someone who was present must have said Luciano was not there. Yes?
