John T. ``Legs'' Diamond. In his book ``O Albany!'' William Kennedy called Diamond ``the most visible, most maligned and most glamorous criminal in the East throughout the latter years of Prohibition, was Albany's preeminent underworld celebrity.'' The 34-year-old bootlegger, extortionist and international drug dealer died when he took three shots to the head Dec. 18, 1931. It happened in a boardinghouse at 67 Dove St. He had just been acquitted of kidnapping the driver of a rival bootleg truck. His killers were never caught.

Ricardo, if you're from Albany, you might want to check out William Kennedys other books set in Albany . There was a trilogy of Albany books, Legs, Ironweed, Billy Phaelens Greatest Game.[/QB][/quote]Sounds good, we're tlking Albany, Ny right.

I'm actually from Schenectady, next city over, but both citie still have vintage buildings built in the late 1800's, and early 1900's.

There's whole neighborhoods of buildings from the 20's and 30's.

I was cruising through the other, day and got that Robert eNiro Godfather 2, Fanucci feeling. lol.

If New York City is too expensive, theyshould have filmed here!

Wattsa matta, nuna use guys knows dis? I thought everybody would jump on a lesbian question.

Rusty you are 100% correct, it was indeed Don Vito.

A. Don't know much at all about the good guys, the only old time FBI guy I can think of is Roemer the prolific "fiction" writer.

On the slim chance that my above answer is correct, here is a question.

Q. Which mob biggie was personally handed a get out of jail card by Richard M. Nixon?

A. Would this be late IBT president James R. Hoffa?

Not sure about Hoffa, I was thinking of Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo.

In 1972, Richard Nixon arranged an unprecedented presidential pardon for New Jersey mobster, Angelo DeCarlo, a feared killer and capo in the Genovese crime family. It seemed that Nixon was paying back favours for more financial contributions to his re-election campaign.

That Hoffa wife Q will take some research.

A. Rusty, it took a lot of time and research to find this answer but I persevered. Josephine Hoffa died in 1980.

A#2. I know Sam Giancana hung out in Mexico for a while. If I'm correct I'll ask a question later this evening.

Q. Meyer Lansky had a crippled son named Buddy who lived near him in Florida in later years. What was his part time occupation at that time?

I think he managed or clerked at a hotel nearby.
Q. Lansky's other son, Paul, went to West Point. What other mob boss had a son who went to West Point?

Buddy Lansky was the telephone operator at the motel.

A. We covered this topic a few pages back, Tommy Luchese was one and according to Rusty, Junior Gotti was another.

Q. What was the name of Sam Giancana's childhood street gang?

A. The 42 Gang.
Q. What was the name of the Nevada hotel/casino that Sinatra lost his ownership interest in because he wouldn't keep Giancana out?

A. The Calneva SP?

Q. Which NY ganster was called the Beer Baron during prohibition?

Dutch Schultz.
Q. What was his real name?

A Arthur Simon Flegenheimer. Too bad he couldn't be in the legit beer buisness . Either of his names would make a classic name for a beer, Schultz's or Flegenheimer's.

Q. What was Schultz backup plan for the end of prohibition?

A. Numbers ("policy").
Q. How did Richie "The Boot" Boioardo, Newark Mafia bigshot, get his nickname?

It's been five days, so I'll answer my own question:
Richie (the Boot) Boioardo got his name because he did business out of a phone boot'.
Anyone care to post a question?

O.K. I'll pose a question. How's this one.

When did Paul Castellano(sp?) die? I want the exact day, year, month, and time. I also want to know where it took place.

Yeah I know that's probably to easy for some of you, or all of you but it's all I could think off.

A.--12/16/85-AT 5:45pm IN FRONT OF SPARKS STEAK
HOUSE BY 4 HITMEN WEARING IDENTICAL PARKAS AND
HATS.

Q.-HOW MANY TIMES WAS HE AND TOMMY SHOT.

Six times each, with .380 automatics.
Q. Gotti was the target of a car bomb planted by the Genovese family. Who was actually killed by the bomb?

4/13/86-in front of the veterans and friends
club,frankie hearts and frank deccico,deccico
was blown to shit frankie hearts had his toes
blown off.

Q WHAT LUCCHESE SOLDIER ORGANISED THE HIT FOR
GIGANTE?

A. I believe it was Anthony "gaspipe" Casso.

Q. What was the name of the "stunning beauty" that Castellano dumped his wife for and where was she from?

A. She was Gloria Olarte, maid in his Staten Island home, from Colombia.
Q. (Tricky one, sorry:) Which Mafia don was reported by the cops and the press as having been arrested at the famous Apalachin convention but wasn't there--the guy who was arrested was his second in command. Who were they and what was the source of the confusion?

Hmm, dunno, But it FIGURES that having just finished Reading Boss of Bosses and then going on Vacation a week away from the internet that there would be tons of Castellano questiosn asked! lol.

Hmm, i don't know the real name, but was it the guy that was DeNiro's Father in AnalyzeThis, escaped on tractor?

or was it Trafficante?

That'd likely be your most-mentioned Don, Rusty: Anthony (Big Tuna) Accardo.
Q. Which short-tenured Philadelphia Mob boss was blown up by a bomb at his home?

Originally posted by Rusty:
[qbOriginally posted by Turnbull:
Q. What was the name of the social club Carmine (The Snake) Persico frequented during his years as Colombo LCN boss?[/QUOTE]

The Diplomat,in Brooklyn.
Q. What was the name of the flower shop where Capone had Dion O'Bannion assassinated?

Rather than hold this thread up:
The flower shop where O'Bannion was assassinated was Schofield's, where he had an ownership interest.
Anyone care to post a question?

Thanks Turnbull. Here's a Q

There was a convention of bigtime US gangsters in 1929. Where was it held?

Utica, NY?

It was held in Atlantic City.
Q. George (Bugs) Moran survived the St. Valentine's Day massacre by luck and timing. How did he die?

A. Bugs Moran died in 1957 in prison of lung cancer which seems to be the second biggest cause of death for gangsters after lead poisoning.

Q. While in prison in the 40's, Sam Giancana befriended a black inmate who offered to cut Momo in on his buisness in exchange for Outfit protection. Giancana naturally double crossed him. What was his name and his business?

Eddie Jones, numbers.
Q. Who was the Puerto Rican drug dealer whose testimony helped send Vito Genovese to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary?