Buffalo NY "Super burglar" Frank D'Angelo once described by the NY State Police as the "Best" burglar in NY State. He was a HS acquaintance of mine. I was told by a buddy of his that he had been approached about becoming associated with the Buffalo mob but declined because he didn't want to share. He successfully pulled off some major burglaries. He did a robbery of a downtown jewelry store netting some $350,000 at least. The story goes that the mob demanded half and D'Angelo told them to fuck off. In 1973 while leaving a popular night club early in the AM with his hen girlfriend, as he approached his car, 3 masked men jumped out of the bushes and opened fire on him. He ran out to the middle of Hertel Ave but was dropped my multiple rounds. A noted homicide detective told me they know who did it (Mob) but hadn't gotten enough proof at that time but were still working with informants.