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Really it's not the same family when you change bosses. So the Anastasia Family is not the same family as the Gambino. From that viewpoint, a better way to phrase the question of this thread is, "which Boss ran the most violent family?"

If you phrase it like that, it might be more quantifiable.

People mostly said the Colombos were/are the most violent of the families, and mostly have been throughout history. Does that take into consideration the Profaci family? Was Joe Profaci the most deadly boss? I don't know about that.

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