[quote=Crash]They were able to kill informants back then because they owned cops and judges, they were on their payroll. Thats really what gave the mafia so much strength.
Thats completely over and one of the main reasons informants are relatively safe from harm.
Why do informants get killed in mexico? The cartels own both the cops and politicians. [/quote

Apart giannini from the Lucchese and abe twist in the 30s who are the informants that was killed when cops and judges was on the payroll ?