Milwaukee Mafia

In this episode, Gavin covers the murder of Jack Dentice, and part one of Tony Gennaro snitching from prison. There are two different versions of the motive for Jack's murder, and Frank LaGalbo is included in both of them.

"During dinner, LaGalbo and Jack got into an argument about girls and LaGalbo told Jack that his girl was a prostitute and that she worked for his uncle, Vince Crupi.”

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Gavin walks listeners through stories of bombings and murder in this episode.

Wisconsin’s Sicilian Mafia a was primarily based in Milwaukee, but the suburb of Waukesha had its own Italian community. One cannot fully appreciate the history of the Milwaukee Mafia without including Waukesha.

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In this episode, a listener asks what makes the Milwaukee Mafia different from other mobs, such as New York and Chicago.

The answers:

• Working as city employees while controlling the garbage industry
• Prohibition wasn't as big of a boom for the Milwaukee Mafia as other mobs
• Eric gets Gavin off on a tangent about the Milwaukee Mafia and Las Vegas
• Vending machines (remember when cigarettes were sold in vending machines?)
• And some stories that Gavin has come across he has found surprising
• A bubble gun patent
• A Persian rug dealer

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Note: The audio quality was updated on 01/07/2022. The content is the same, but the listening experience should be an improvement.

The Milwaukee Mafia was primarily Sicilian (by definition). What other ethnic groups participated in Milwaukee crime?

Gavin's Note: I am not always comfortable referring to someone as "Sicilian" or "Irish" when they were born in the United States, but this is the shorthand law enforcement uses when gangs recruit based on a person's heritage, so I'm following their lead.

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In this episode Gavin discusses the Apalachin, New York meeting (November 14th, 1957), and J. Edgar Hoover's Top 10 Hoodlum List.

Notable Milwaukee "Hoodlums" on the list include:

• Frank Balistrieri
• John Alioto
• Walter Brocca
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In this "mini" episode, a listener asks Gavin: "What are some of the common Mafia myths?" He covers some, but far from all of them.

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The prime suspect in the Frank Aiello murder has left town. This time we catch up with him. Will Aiello's killer be brought to justice?

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So many murders in the Third Ward seem to be random. But this time, the victim is the grandson of mob boss Vito Guardalabene and nephew of Angelo and Pete Guardalabene. Who would dare strike the family?

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With the Genna brothers out of the way, Joseph Aiello stands in Capone's way of being the undisputed boss of Chicago.

This episode contains information about:

• Joseph Aiello
• Al Capone
• The Sicilian Union
• Michele Merlo
• Tony Lombardo
• Bugs Moran

Although this episode is not directly related to the Milwaukee Mafia, it is important information for next week's episode.

Information for this episode came primarily from http://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id99.htm.

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Note: Audio modified for better quality on 12/30/2021. No content was changed.