Vito Genovese
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Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mafioso and the boss of the Genovese crime family of New York City. A childhood friend and criminal associate of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Cas
Genovese, c. 1959
Genovese with Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano, in 1940
Genovese at the time of his arrest August 2, 1958, in New York City
Genovese mugshot taken at Springfield, Missouri in 1969
Frank Costello
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Frank Costello was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family.
Vito Genovese
…of capo di tutti capi (boss of bosses) by ordering the murder of Albert Anastasia, boss of the modern-day Gambino crime family, and the botched hit of Frank Costello. Immediately following this, he called a Mafia summit to consolidate his power, but the meeting was raided by police. In 1959, Genovese's reign was cut…
Frank Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano's mugshot
Costello, 1964