Hollander is right, that was Marcello's territory. If you done anything big down here you paid Marcello something. It doesn't mean they were under his thumb per say and paid everything in tribute, but if you scored big you was going to pay Marcello.

Just like Kirksey Nix Jr. didn't plan on that Corso heist knowing he had to pay a tribute to Marcello as it was in New Orleans.

Black, I think you mean the Sherry murders and not "Shirley". I would also suggest Mississippi Mud as well. Probably the best book on the Sherry murders, comes from an author with the Sherry daughter's help. Talks from the moment he was hit to the end of Mr. Mike's trial (whom I can remember hearing about in the mid 90's as my Dad lived in Gulfport for a year or two)