Originally Posted By: mikeyballs211
Originally Posted By: Alfa Romeo
Originally Posted By: Moe_Tilden
Did Galante really die with a cigar in his mouth or did Joe Coffey put it there?

Cos I gotta say. If someone put it there it kinda takes away from the impact of that famous picture.

It is probably the most iconic mafia related picture ever taken.


I'm reading the Coffey Files right now. He didn't put it there.

Joe Coffey addressed the cigar in his book. He says it was proven that Galante had the cigar in his mouth at the moment the killers started shooting. When Joe Coffey arrived on the scene, Galante was already removed from Joe and Mary's.


Alfa- how do u like Coffeys book? I got it for my 30th and read it over the summer I really liked it..good info in there about That Lucchese chop shop bust, but im blanking wasnt that Paul or Babe Vario involved?


Hi Mikey, I'm enjoying Joe's book a great deal. The book is an easy read, unlike Sixth Family which reads like a word puzzle.

This book hits the right spot. If you really really enjoy reading, this is your book. It's down to earth and has many strange surprises that are better than fiction.

I was fascinated to learn that Joe Coffey preferred tea.

While him and The Coffey Gang were staking out gangsters, everybody would be plunking down cup after cup of coffee. Joe had tea instead.

The Vatican stuff is mind boggling!

"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."