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Re: Chicago, 1920's Shot Gun Man, Billy Raneri
[Re: Dago_From_Chicago]
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02/12/14 10:02 PM
02/12/14 10:02 PM
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Tony_Pro
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In a wide open city
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Who the heck was Shotgun man? As far as I know, nobody knows. It's one of those old mob mysteries that will likely never be solved. The people who did know are long since dead and police had no clue who it was. One thing that had puzzled me is the assumption that "Shotgun Man" was just one hitman.
This life of ours, this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this, hey, thats great. But it's very, very unpredictable. There are so many ways you can screw it up.-Paul Castellano (he would know)
"I'm not talking about Italians, I'm talking about criminals."-Joe Valachi
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Re: Chicago, 1920's Shot Gun Man, Billy Raneri
[Re: Dago_From_Chicago]
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02/13/14 02:11 AM
02/13/14 02:11 AM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,841 OC, CA
Faithful1
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Really? What do you know? You know about Anthony and Andrew Cappellano holding Billy Raneri hostage at Their farm house etc. Who the heck was Shotgun man? Yes, I am familiar with those stories. Mafia boss Tony Lombardo and Ole Scully (grandfather of Richard Cain) intervened in the Ranieri case, but Lombardo was killed before he could do anything to help. As for Shotgun Man, that was the name journalists gave to the shooter or shooters who used a sawed-off shotgun around Death Corner. Since forensics was in its infancy, I put little credence into theories from that time period. It may have been several people sharing the same M.O., but we'll probably never know the true identity of this killer (or killers). For more info on it I suggest the new book by author Robert Lombardo (no relation to Tony).
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