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Aniello Dellacroce

Born March 15, 1914(1914-03-15)
Sicily, Italy
Died December 2, 1985 (aged 71)
New York City

Aniello John Dellacroce, also known as Father Neil, The Tall Guy, and The Pollack (March 15, 1914 - December 2, 1985) was an Italian immigrant gangster, and underboss of the Gambino crime family. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States

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Early years

Much of Dellacroce's early life is a mystery. Aniello's father was a mob associate involved in the Gambino crime family and served under Vincent Mangano. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Vincent Mangano (born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano) also known as The Executioner as he was named in a Brooklyn newspaper Growing up in Little Italy, Manhattan, Dellacroce soon became a contract killer for his father's boss Vincent Mangano in his family and earned a reputation as a vicious killer because he demonstrated sadistic behavior. Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians. Contract killing occurs when a private contractor or a government hires someone to kill a specific person or people for a sum of money Vincent Mangano (born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano) also known as The Executioner as he was named in a Brooklyn newspaper Sadistic personality disorder is a Personality disorder which only appeared in the revised third edition of the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic He was a protege of Albert Anastasia, who was Mangano's underboss at the time. Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) ( September 26, 1902 &ndash October 25, 1957) aka the Mad Hatter and He owned the now notorious Ravenite Social Club located at 247 Mulberry Street which included eighteen apartments and a two-room storefront. Aniello was a tall, broad-shouldered man who was usually chomping on a cigar, Dellacroce was said to have a menacing stare. Behind his back, family members called him "Pollack" due to his Polish looks. After the disappearance and assumed murder of Mangano, Anastasia became boss of the family and appointed Dellacroce as a caporegime with his own crew. A caporegime (or Capodecina) (sometimes shortened to capo) is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking member of a crime family who heads

Gambino takeover

On October 25, 1957, Anastasia was murdered in a barbershop in a New York hotel and Carlo Gambino took over the family. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the Gambino, who supposedly ordered Anastasia's murder, took over Anastasia's crews and formed the Gambino family. To placate Dellacroce, who had been a strong Anastasia supporter, Gambino appointed him as underboss. Like most 'old time' Mafiosi, Dellacroce did not attract attention to himself. He sometimes walked around Manhattan dressed as a priest and calling himself 'Father O'Neil', to confuse both the police and rival mobsters. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities He allegedly committed a killing dressed as the priest.

On September 21, 1961, Dellacroce was dining in Luna's Restaurant in Manhattan. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Joey Gallo and members of his crew got into a dispute with Dellacroce and severely beat him. Joseph "Joey" Gallo, also known as "Crazy Joe" and "Joe The Blond" ( April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972 Gallo was gunned down 11 years later in Little Italy, Manhattan. Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians.

Family

Dellacroce is the uncle of Gambino crime family capos Angelo Ruggiero and Salvatore Ruggiero, great uncle ofSalvatore Ruggiero Jr. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States A capo tasto (from Italian capo, "head" and tasto, "tie or fret" or simply capo, is a device Angelo Ruggiero Sr pronounced (roo-JEH-roh (1941 - 1989 was a Capo of the Gambino crime family and close personal friend of John Gotti. and John Ruggiero Jr. and father of Gambino crime family mob associate Armond Dellacroce. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States His son Armond was born on Staten Island in 1951 and died in 1988. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Aniello's grandson, Salvatore Ruggiero Jr. was estranged from Dellacroce, and his father, but built a close relationship with John A. Gotti the son of Gambino crime family mob boss John Gotti, referring to him affectionately as "uncle" acting as a surrogate father figure towards the boy. John Angelo Gotti or Junior Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is a New York City mobster who during much of the 1990s led the Gambino crime SON DNA binding protein, also known as SON, is a human Gene. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The He is also the father of two illegitimate children which were born to a married Irish woman Rosemary Connally, a daughter Shannon Connelly and Sean Connelly.

Affair and fallout

In the late 1960s Aniello had an affair with Ernesto Grillo's wife, Rosemary Connelly Grillo, who bore Dellacroce two illegitimate children, Shannon Connelly and Sean Connelly. In Common law, legitimacy is the status of a Child that is born to parents who are legally married to one another or that is born shortly after the The biological paternity of the children was never disputed until after Dellacroce and Rosemary Grillo's deaths. Under mob protocol Aniello Dellacroce could have been sentenced to death for having had the affair. But as Dellacroce was respected by his associates, the infuriated Ernesto Grillo, who found out about the affair through fellow mobsters, was persuaded to accept an undisclosed cash settlement and the affair promptly ended. He also has another son Giovanni born in 1978 who prsently plays an active role in mob activities

After Albert Anastasia's gangland slaying Carlo Gambino remembered the affair. Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) ( September 26, 1902 &ndash October 25, 1957) aka the Mad Hatter and Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the This would lead to Carlo passing over Dellacroce, selecting his cousin and brother-in-law Paul Castellano as his successor. cousin in Kinship terminology is a relative with whom one shares a common Ancestor, but in modern usage the term is rarely used when referring to a A brother-in-law is one's sister's husband or one's spouse's brother Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Castellano was eventually killed by disgruntled members of the Gambino crime family.

Castellano regime

Gambino avoided a potential inter-family war by getting Castellano to agree to keep Dellacroce as underboss. In addition, Castellano agreed to run white-collar criminal operations like union racketeering and fraud, but leave the more traditional, 'hands-on' Mafia activities, such as robbery, hijacking and extortion, to Dellacroce's supervision.

With Gambino's death, Castellano became boss as planned. Castellano soon banned drug dealing in the family. However, this edict ignored by many family members, including the ambitious mobster John Gotti. John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The Gotti became increasingly eager to depose Castellano and take over the family, but was held back by Dellacroce.

On December 2, 1985, Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce died of lung cancer, aged 71. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) He was buried in St. John's Cemetery in the borough of Queens in New York City. For the cemetery located in South Dakota see Saint John Cemetery. The City of New York

Aftermath

After Dellacroce's death, Gotti no longer felt constrained against attacking Castellano. In addition, Castellano's refusal to visit his dying underboss or attend his funeral reportedly enraged Gotti. On December 16, Castellano and his driver/bodyguard/new underboss Thomas Bilotti were shot down outside Spark's Steak House in Manhattan. Tommaso (Thomas Bilotti ( March 23, 1940 - December 16, 1985) was a New York mobster who served as a driver and then Underboss Gotti then took over as boss of the Gambino family.

In April 1988, Dellacroce's son, Armond "Buddy" Dellacroce, died of a cerebral hemorrhage while hiding in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself The Pocono Mountains region is a mountainous region of about 2400 square miles (6200 km² located in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He had been convicted of racketeering and had failed to appear for sentencing on March 31, 1986. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The cause of death was listed as cirrhosis and an overdose of cocaine. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant

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