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Re: Willie Messino & jackie Cerone
[Re: rickydelta]
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10/21/18 11:58 PM
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Willie lived down the block from Jack on 77th Ave. in Elmwood Park. It’s a one-way street going north and I always wondered if Willie drove around the block to pick-up Jack each day, or did he just back-up his car going the wrong way down the street until he got to Jack’s house?
And, it’s entirely possible that he walked to his boss’s house and drove Jack’s caddy...
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Re: Willie Messino & jackie Cerone
[Re: rickydelta]
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11/10/18 10:32 AM
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Ricky explained the basic stuff but still there are some details which cannot be ignored...
In 1970 when Cerone (Elmwood Park and W Grand Av) and Phil Alderisio (Melrose Park, Lake View and Grand Av) went to jail, that same year Aiuppa (Melrose Park and Cicero) and Nicoletti (Melrose Park, Lake View and Grand Av) had more than several meetings with Ricca and Accardo, probably rgerading the subject on who was going to take over the Outfit, since the prebious boss Cerone was in prison, and on top of that during this same time period, the previous underboss Fiore Buccieri was was supposed to take over the throne, got sick of cancer. So in 1971 the path was clear for aiuppa to take the so-called acting boss position, while Nicoletti took the number two spot, with Accardo and Alex at the top.
In 1973 I think Cerone was out of jail and according to Alex, he asked Accardo if his position as an adviser can be replaced by Cerone since he was already out of jail, and Alex had to take a step back since his wife was ill. This means that Cerone took the advisory role until Alex's return, and one of Cerone's active roles during this period were his numerous meetings with Giancana and Spilotro in 1974. When Alex returned to the scene in 1975, Nicoletti was allegedly shelved and so Cerone allegedly again took the number two spot. Also dont forget that Cerone and Aiuppa previously didnt respected each other so much but still Cerone was a previous boss and so I presonally, together with other several researchers, think that from 1976 until 1983, Aiuppa and Cerone functioned on the same level, besides one being the number two guy or the top guy.
One thing clarifies that during that same period Aiuppa officially held the number one spot since we have one info that he presided over a ceremony during the early 80s but again we believe that in the eyes of some lower level members at the time he and Cerone were almost equal.
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Re: Willie Messino & jackie Cerone
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11/15/18 12:05 PM
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Thats true Ricky but you see, Cerone was always somehow blocked by some certain situation in receiving Accardos or Riccas spot. For example I already explanied one of Cerones situations in my Battaglia article, regarding the situation during the mid 60s when Battaglia took the number one spot, while Cerone got quite mad about it.
So my point is that Cerone was possibly with the Outfit since the 1930s but his time arrived too late such as the late 60s and he went to jail. Then in 73 he was released and 10 years later he was again imprisoned and that was the end. So when you write about Cerone, you also have to constantly mention his relatives, Capezio, Accardo etc. meaning its not that simple. And on top of that the Elmwood Park crew was always the most elusive one of them all. Its not like Battaglia or Alex but ill make it lol
Mongol General: Conan, what is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
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