Q. Who's nickname is "Jack The Dropper"?

A: Nathan Kaplan aka "KID DROPPER"

Q: Who had the nickname "The Prime Minister of Crime ?"

Frank Costello.
Q. Who was John Gotti's first consigliere after he assassinated Paul Castellano?

sam gravano

Don Pope, start asking questions after you answer them. :rolleyes: :p

No, Gotti's first consigliere wasn't Gravano. Who was he?

Was it Frank Loco?

I remember that name from a book...

No, it was Frankie DiCicco.
Q. Where was Crazy Joe Gallo gunned down?

in some parade in the middle of town, by an afican american assasin

You may be thinking of Joe Colombo. "Crazy" Joe Gallo was shot in the old Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy, a short distance away from the location used to film the scene of Vito Corleone being shot in the street (a year earlier).

Joey Gallo's last meal was here:


Q. What did Albert Anastasia, Vito Genovese and Joe Adonis have in common on April 15, 1931?

A. They allegedly assassinated Joe (the Boss) Masseria in a restaurant in Coney Island, Brooklyn. (Others say that the shooters were Adonis, Bugsy Siegel and Abraham "Bo" Weinberg.)
Q. Who led the hit squad that assassinated Salvatore Maranzano five months later? (I mean the shooters, not the guy who ordered it.)

Well, since more than 24 hours went by: Samuel (Red) Levine led the Maranzano shooters.
Q. Who took over Maranzano's family after he was killed?

frank costello

Charles Luciano.

If I'm correct.

Q. Of the 7 men killed in the St Valentines day massacre, how many of them were George "Bugs" Morans men?

Iceman: Joe Bonanno took over Maranzano's family. But to give credit to you where due: Charlie Luciano, who had taken over Masseria's family, became the de facto capo di tutti capi (the position Maranzano presumed) by forming the Commission.
A. to Moran question: Six of the seven men killed in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre were Moran's men. The seventh, Reinhardt H. Schwimmer, was an optomotrist who liked hanging out with criminals.
Q. Where was Capone at the time of the massacre?

enjoying the luxury of his mansion in miami florida

Duh that's right. I got Maranzano, and Masseria mixed up.


To be even more precise. Al Capone was in a meeting with the DA of Dade County Florida at the time. Thus establishing an air tight alibi.

I'm not sure how Turnbull wanted that question answered. so anyone can feel free to pose a new question.

Both Don Pope and Iceman were right about Capone.
Q. What is Sammy Da Bull's real first name?

A. Salvatore.

Q. How did John Gotti come to aquire the nickname "The Teflon Don"?

Easy one, the first thing that came to mind.

Because charges against him never stuck.

Q, Which notorious New York gang was John Torrio, Al Capone and Lucky Luciano et al. all a part of in their youth?

the black hand

I'm afraid not Don Pope, but keep trying.

The Five Pointers.
Q. Who was Torrio's uncle who brought him to Chicago?

Big Jim and I can't remember how to spell his last name Collosimo

Q, Who were the three Capos whacked that opposed Sonny Black in the Bonanno Family?

A. Anthony (Sonny Red) Indelicato, Dominick (Big Trin) Trinchera and Philip (Philly Lucky) Giaccone.
Q. Who did Salvatore Maranzano hire to whack Charlie Luciano?

Mad Dog Coll, lucky Luciano anticipated the hit and struck first.

Q - Who was the acting star of the high profile case of extortion that emerged last year?

A. Steven Segall.
Q. Which mob guy was killed by a movie star's daughter in the Fifties?

A.Johnny Stompanato.

Q. Who was known as the "Clay Pigeon of the Underworld"

A. Jack "Legs" Diamond.
Q. Name the Puerto Rican drug dealer whose testimony put Vito Genovese in prison for good.

Since no one has answered in more than 24 hours:
The Puerto Rican drug dealer who set up Vito Genovese was Nelson Cantellops.
Q. Where did Genovese die?