Originally Posted By: AmericanCrime

I assume you meant Baltimore after the Bruno hit considering he was already in Philly. I wonder who Stanfa was hitting the mattresses with? Maybe a contact down there?


Stanfa was working at Luciano's Pizza Parlor in Landover MD when he was on the run after the hit on Bruno. According to articles in the press it was owned by Emanuel Gambino who is the brother in law of John Gambino. Stanfa was being protected by the sicilian zip faction of the Gambino's. They also arranged for Stanfa to be given a pass on any possible involvement in the Bruno hit. Stanfa was related to several high ranking mafioso's back home in sicily who got Paul Castellano to make sure Stanfa wasn't killed. Later it was John Gotti who asked Nicky Scarfo to let Stanfa return to philly after Stanfa was released from prison where he did time for the perjury charge he had after he testified at a grand jury investigating the murder of Angelo Bruno. Years later it was Gotti again who arranged for Stanfa to become the boss of the Philadelphia LCN family after Scarfo got locked up.