OConnor was certainly well informed about Chicago politics, counting aldermen such as Weber among his sources, and was a contemporary observer of the 1960 election. All Rights Reserved. His wife died in 1954, after which he reportedly had several affairs. Controversial . Sam Giancana, boss of the 'Chicago Outfit', leaving the Federal Building at Foley Square in New York City in 1965. The Outfits efforts for Kennedy were nothing like what they were capable of, as demonstrated by the unusually heavy pluralities for Dan Ward than for John Kennedy. There's a million of 'em. During World War II, he was declared unfit for military service, as the Selective Service psychologist reported him as a constitutional psychopath. Giancana took advantage of the war situation by manufacturing fake ration stamps and selling them at a high price. Giancana's was to appear before a Senate committee investigating CIA and mafia links to plots to kill Fidel Castro. It simply was not interested in doing that for Kennedy. [27][28][29], According to the "Family Jewels", Giancana asked Maheu to wire the room of his then mistress Phyllis McGuire, singer of the McGuire Sisters, whom he suspected of having an affair with comedian Dan Rowan. Later, Giancana and Trafficante made a second attempt using Anthony Verona, the commander of the Cuban Exile Junta, who had, according to Trafficante, become "disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta." While these figures (covering 863 paper ballot precincts), along with the claims about voting machine irregularities, support the contention the Outfit focus on defeating Adamowski resulted in some votes for Kennedy, more direct evidence can be obtained by further examination of the election results. During the 1960s, he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The Godfather: Part III is getting a makeover. Both Jones and Roe were major South Side gambling bosses. He wrote the book, which details the inner workings of organized crime in Chicago, with writer Sam Giancana, nephew of the mob boss of the same name who helped start Mr. Corbitt's criminal career. His father would often get tough while managing his son, as Sam was an uncontrollable youngster. Four of these wards were Outfit controlled. Aiuppa's nephew Sam Aiuppa is a member of the IATSE Projectionists Local 110 union and does not share how he became part of the union. Or at most it indicates that the Outfit had a negligible effect on voting in these districts, as Brashler and Roemer argue. Learn more. [34][35] He was arrested by Mexican authorities on July 19, 1974, and deported to the United States. I particularly like Sam Giancana's remark to his brother, that Americans will do anything provided they have an enemy, and the job of those who would control them is to create an enemy. Giancana was born on the West Side and died not far from where he was born, assassinated 40 years ago Friday night in Oak Park. "A car registered to him or to his family returned there that evening after everyone else had gone home. Accardo joined Ricca in semi-retirement, becoming the Outfit's consigliere. Reportedly, she was Kennedys connection with the organized crime arena. His father immigrated in 1905, while his mother immigrated in 1906;[7] he had seven siblings. Maheu had presented himself as a representative of numerous international businesses in Cuba that Castro was expropriating. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. is the nephew of the late crime boss Sam Momo Giancana and son of Chuck Giancana, who passed away in 2001. , who passed away in 2001, was the brother of the late crime boss Sam Momo Giancana. President Kennedy meets with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley in the White House in 1962. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Tuohy could easily have contacted First Ward Democratic politicians, such as John DArco or Pat Marcy, who were close to Giancana, to more effectively arrange a meeting. After Giancana's return to the United States, police detailed officers to guard his house in Oak Park, Illinois, but on the night of June 19, 1975, shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the Church Committee,[37] which was investigating CIA and Cosa Nostra collusion,[38] a gunman entered the home through the basement and shot Giancana in the head and neck seven times with a .22 caliber pistol. Sam Giancana, byname Momo, original name Salvatore Giancana, (born May 24, 1908, Chicago, Ill., U.S.died June 19, 1975, Oak Park, Ill.), major American gangster, the top syndicate boss in Chicago from 1957 to 1966, who was noted for his friendships with show-business personalities and for his ruthlessness. Please try your request again later. Later, he became the triggerman, or a vicious killer, of the Outfit. By the time he turned 20, the police suspected that he was involved in three murders. Yet McDonnell admits he did not know Giancana. At around 11 p.m., Joseph DiPersio, Giancana's caretaker, found his body on the floor of the basement kitchen where he was said to be frying sausage and peppers. The Machine may well have gotten living and dead humans and a variety of fictitious individuals (by making up identities for fraudulent voters) to vote for JFK. Obviously, there is considerable disagreement about the Outfits role in the 1960 election. As a show of gratitude Mayor Daley and his family were the first people invited by the new president to stay at the White House. Seymour Hersh, in a chapter of his book The Dark Side of Camelot titled The Stolen Election, also maintains the Kennedys struck a deal with the Outfit. [citation needed] In 1939 Giancana was convicted of bootlegging, and sentenced to four years in Leavenworth Prison and Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex. He soon graduated to "triggerman" and by the age of 20 had been the prime subject of three murder investigations, but never tried for any of them. Furthermore, it is difficult to find informed, unbiased individuals who place any faith in statements by Robert McDonnell. Carl's son and Nick's nephew, was put in . Bettina Giancana is a recognized expert in the organized crime genre who has authored two nonfiction New York Times bestsellers, Double Cross and Double Deal, as . His father, Antonino Giangana, had a pushcart and later owned a shop selling Italian ice. Although he quotes Mrs. Humphreys Teamsters-focused account, Russo asserts that non-Teamsters union members nationally were influenced to vote for Kennedy and places particular emphasis on four states: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Nevada. "[26], According to the declassified CIA "Family Jewels" documents, Giancana and Trafficante were contacted in September 1960 about the possibility of an assassination attempt by Maheu after Maheu had contacted Roselli, a Mafia member in Las Vegas and Giancana's number-two man. The regular election for Cook County States Attorney also took place in November 1960. Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. In several versions of the story, the Outfit retaliated by assassinating John and Robert Kennedy. In a book by his nephew and godson, also named Sam Giancana, Mooney is quoted as claiming credit for the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy (in part, Money said, because they weren't going a long with the deals made with the mob by their bootlegger father - deals that helped get John elected president), the murder of Marilyn Monroe at the Yeah, he was fuckin' crazy about him. After his release, he took Tony Accardos help to capture Chicagos lottery rackets, also known as the Policy Rackets. He used ruthless means and did not hesitate to murder his rivals. Chicago mobologist John Binder said Giancana was killed by his longtime driver and close confidante Butch Blasi, who had attended a small party at the Oak Park home, left and then returned. Statistical analysis of voting by the Outfit-influenced wards/suburbs in the States Attorney election versus the presidential election finds evidence in all four tests that these political districts voted much more strongly for Dan Ward than they did for John Kennedy when general voting patterns are controlled for. However, analysis of the 1960 presidential voting in isolation ignores important local political issues that may cause the preceding results, as weak as they are, to be biased in favor of assertions the Outfit worked for Kennedy. $22.95. Something went wrong. I'm an avid readerof 20th century Mafia activity in the US, and was looking for the best account of Sam Giancana and how his Outfit fit into the big picture. According to some sources, Giancana and the Mafia were involved in John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election. Murray Humphreys second wife, Jeanne, is more specific. He is also a member of The Mob Museums Advisory Council and a consultant to the Chicago History Museum. There is no evidence that union members around the country or in states where the Outfit at least partially controlled organized crime activities, such as labor racketeering, voted unusually heavily Democratic in the 1960 presidential election. . The average soldier (lowest rung, full member) of the Outfit would not have known the information the Giancanas claim to have known, much less Chuck Giancana, who was at best a lowly Mob associate. Thus, he had to serve a 1-year term. If some of this effort involved straight ticket voting, legal or fraudulent, as the Cook County Republican Party chairman claimed occurred with Democratic precincts captains pulling the voting machine levers for illegal voters, then the efforts against Adamowski contributed votes to Kennedy as a side effect. But with Aiuppa, Accardo and everyone else who had a hand in the hit also dead, the likelihood of justice ever coming in the case of Sam Giancana seems slim. Baptized Momo Salvatore Giancana and known as Sam, he grew up in a rough neighborhood on . To effectively intimidate voters at a polling place, it would have taken at least four or five hoods. Do I believe everything in the book is 100% accurate? In each case the percentage of voters casting a Democratic ballot in 1960 is compared not only to the percentage voting Democratic in the previous (1956) or the next (1964) presidential election, but also to how the other wards in Chicago voted in 1960 versus the comparison election. Now we just want to do this, get the truth out, make it a little softer., Celozzi tells his cousins, Francine and Bonnie, If you believe in your faith, you believe that he [their father] is hearing you., Stitching together friends and foes, family memories and government allegiancesGiancana was tied to John F. Kennedys election and Fidel Castros attempted assassinationsLogothetis and Celozzi are creating a tapestry of a prominent man, a businessman but, perhaps above all, a family man. Very well written and interesting to read. : Reportedly, Giancana was asked to help in J.F. Having them around 24/7 made the neighborhood feel safer. Their oldest sister, Antoinette, published a book in 1984 called Mafia Princess about her life as a mobsters daughter, which she wrote without input from her family. The guests of honor, however, are two ladies named Francine and Bonnie, here to set the record straight. According to the documents, Robert F. Kennedy prohibited the prosecution of the agent and of Maheu, who was soon linked to the wire attempt, at CIA's request. By Sam and Chuck Giancana. Courtesy of Las Vegas Review-Journal Archive. It's very blunt and too the point ( frightening really ) excellent reading. When Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. They aim to reveal the man behind the stories and the reality behind the rumors, allowing different perspectives to shape the audiences perception of Giancana the man, not just the mob boss. Giancana's crew was also responsible for the August 4, 1952 murder of African-American gambling boss Theodore Roe. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Kennedys 1960 presidential campaign, which he did successfully. According to 'Double Cross', the biography of Giancana written by his brother Chuck and nephew Sam, the paterfamilias of one of the 20 th century's most famous political dynasties was the Cosa Nostra-approved boss of Boston's illicit liquor network during Prohibition, a protg of mafioso Frank Costello. But on this night in 1975, he was cut down like the street thug that his enemies believed he was. Although documents suggest Maheu acquiesced, the device was not planted because the agent who had been tasked with planting it was arrested. I help get Jack elected and, in return, he calls off the heat, Sam Giancana is reputed to have said. How much work was performed for the second attempt is unknown, as the entire program was canceled soon thereafter due to the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961. Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. Yet as soon as the parties were introduced, Tuohy and McDonnell left the building. When he was unable to pay his debts, DeStefano put McDonnell to work for him, including allegedly (see the account in Captive City by Ovid Demaris) having him carry two dead bodies from his basement. On the other hand, Len OConnor, the dean of Chicagos political commentators, remarks in his book Clout: The power of the Daley Machine was evident throughout the city, only the two crime syndicate wards, the First and the Twenty-eighth, delivering a low count, fewer votes for Kennedy in 1960, in fact, than they had delivered for Daley in 1955. Individual Cosa Nostra crime families generally controlled local chapters of unions rather than the national union. But did this really happen? The Machine interpreted this disappointing performance as a mild rebuke by the syndicate people who had been mercilessly pounded by the presidential candidates brother, Robert [at the McClellan Committee hearings].. Sam's daughter, Bonnie Giancana, will also serve as a . There were 279 precincts/polling places in those wards. Born and reared in Chicago's "Little Italy" on the near southwest side . They never told me anything. Certainly, union leaders would have refused to conduct business with Humphreys if a woman or non-Outfit member were present. [10] In 1929, Giancana was convicted of burglary and larceny, and sentenced to one to five years in the Joliet Correctional Center. Copyright Newcity Communications, Inc. 2023. Various individuals, especially Art Bilek, Bill Brashler, Mars Eghigian, Mickey Lombardo, Matt and Christine Luzi, Tim Perri, Vince Sacco, and Jeff Thurston, provided comments and suggestions that improved this article. He lived right by there. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran. Powerful mobsters proliferated in 20th century America, but their influence didn't remain in the underground world. This shocking, inside-the-syndicate tell-all reveals Giancana's first-person testimony regarding his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among other shocking secrets. After his release from prison, Giancana fled to Cuernavaca, Mexico. Only those who absolutely need to know are informed at the time about particular operations. In fact, there is evidence that union members in states where the Outfit operated voted less heavily Democratic than usual and therefore against JFK, as Len OConnor suggests. Even a hint of this, leaked to the press by someone involved, would have been damaging. It is also hard to believe that Joseph Kennedy met with a notorious mobster who was investigated by a Senate committee his two sons were associated with. Between takes, the sisters politely answer a few questions, but it feels almost meddlesome to probe them further. : The first debate between Kennedy and Republican Party nominee Richard Nixon debated occurred on September 26, 1960, in Chicago. Courtesy of Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The Outfit's South Side "policy"-game takeover was not complete until another Outfit member, Jackie "the Lackey" Cerone, scared "Big Jim" Martin to Mexico with two bullets to the head that did not kill him. 1965)", "Crime boss' death linked to his discomfiture to mob", "Sam Giancana's daughter aims to cash in on gangster's memorabilia", "Giancana, Gangster, Slain; Tied to C.I.A. A recount of about 490,000 paper ballots, in which Adamowski gained 6,186 votes but Nixon gained only 943 votes, showed that the vote fraud was principally directed at Adamowski. In 1974, he was deported to the United States, returning to Chicago. Sam put Tony on the fuckin' map, thought he was gonna be a big fuckin' man someday. She claims the Outfit delivered Teamsters Union votes at the national level. Outfit investigators suspect the order to kill Sam Giancana 40 years ago would have come from the bosses at the time, Joey "Doves" Aiuppa or Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo, and probably both of them. With Kay Francis, Walter Huston, George Raft, John F. Kennedy. This book was very eye opening as to what people would do to each other if you crossed them. The IATSE Projectionists Local 110 in Chicago was once widely believed to be one of the most mobbed up locals in America. Giancana was now ordered to appear before Church's committee. Before the meat was done, that man would become Giancana's killer. Antonino Giangana and Antonia DiSimonna are the names according to the Chicago Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Certificate Number 5915, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFGiancana2004 (, Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America, Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana's Family, "Sinatra was 'go-between for Mafia and JFK', "The Exner File. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, "One of the most enjoyable WWII books to date." Author Sam Giancana is the nephew and godson of Sam "Momo" Giancana, an organized crime leader who died in 1975. The harsh punishments of childhood were probably responsible for Giancanas ruthless nature. Sam Giancana is the nephew of the late crime boss Sam "Momo" Giancana and son of Chuck Giancana, who passed away in 2001. However, the Outfits efforts were secondary to those of the Chicago Democratic Party political machine, which went all out for an Irish-Catholic strongly supported by Mayor Richard Daley. Daleys efforts, more so than those of the Mob, boosted the turnout for Kennedy in Chicago in 1960. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! More recently, these claims are prominent in the blockbuster movie The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese. Useful in knowing what went on 50 years ago, and for inferring what still goes on. "[41] When Corbitt asked for the reason for the murder, Bastone quipped, "There's never just one reason for shit like what happened to Sam. Therefore, much of what has been written about the Outfit, the 1960 presidential election, and other events involving the Kennedy family appears to be historical myth. Thus, the case against him was dropped. . He walked into a room and everybody turned their head. She is, as Celozzi later explains, becoming vulnerable, taking time, reliving moments. It creates a genuine rawness that might be impossible to capture any other way, without the input and blessing of family. Because of straight ticket voting, some of this effort spilled over to Kennedy, causing the weak pro-Kennedy results in the tests that analyze presidential election results. Please try again. Venerable old stuff: The Music Box alternative Christmas roster includes "Eyes Wide Shut," "Batman Returns" and "Edward Scissorhands;" and Siskel's Christmas cracker? [33], After his release from prison in 1966, Giancana fled to Cuernavaca, Mexico in order to avoid further grand jury questioning. The mistake I made was that I didn't pay very good attention to the writers of the book, which was told mostly from the perspective of his little brother. NY woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner, Boy dies from injuries following fight at trampoline park, Witness recalls moments of E-40's ejection from Kings-Warriors game. Former Chicago lawyer Robert McDonnell claims he helped arrange the meeting between Joseph Kennedy and Sam Giancana in Chicago, which curiously McDonnell saw take place but did not attend. In 1974, he was deported to the United States, returning to Chicago. "That's another conspiracy theory. He offered $150,000 for the "removal" of Castro through this operation, though the documents suggest that neither Roselli, Giancana, nor Trafficante accepted any payment for the job. Giancana went to Reese Elementary School but was expelled at 10. [25] Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post explained: "After Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled the government of Fulgencio Batista in 1959, CIA was desperate to eliminate Castro. [23], Documents released during 1997 revealed that some Mafiosi worked with CIA on assassination attempts against Castro. It certainly is not consistent with an all-out effort by the Outfit to elect Kennedy, because in that case increased Democratic voting should be evident in more than just 12.5 percent (one of eight) of the tests. Not long thereafter they found Giancana dead on the floor of his basement.". Warner Books. Giancana was required to consult Accardo and Ricca on all important Outfit affairs. If Giancana made sure that Kennedy was elected, Kennedy in return would lay off organized crime when he was president. He was first arrested in 1925, for auto theft. We want to fill the back story of where he came from, his home life, his personality, what made him tick. Celozzi and Logothetis will incorporate anecdotes from FBI transcripts with hours of home movies, interviews and letters with family, friends and associates. Geraldo Rivera. [11], During the late 1930s, Giancana became the first 42er to join the Chicago Outfit. If McDonnells presence was not required at the meeting itself, why was it necessary that he be there at all? (Judith Campbell Exner, John F. Kennedy's mistress)", "CIA offered mafia $150,000 to kill Castro", "MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence; SUBJECT: ROSELLI, Johnny", "CIA opens the book on a shady past Declassified 'family jewels' detail assassination plots, break-ins, wiretaps", "In Re Grand Jury Investigation of Sam Giancana, Appellant.in the Matter of the Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Sam Giancana, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 352 F.2d 921 (7th Cir. A book on his life, Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America, was published by his half-brother and nephew. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. "He knew how to get into Sam's house without people seeing him, only a few people knew how to do that and he was one of them. After his prison term, he moved to Mexico (Cuernavaca). Kennedy. Usually, it takes me at least a couple of weeks to read a book, but I read this one in a week. "Sam Gold" was Giancana; "Joe" was Santo Trafficante Jr., the Tampa syndicate boss and one of the most powerful mobsters in prerevolution Cuba. Thus they soon became part of the Chicago Outfit.. In 1965, Giancana was convicted of contempt of court, serving one year in prison. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires, Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro, I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa, The Irishman, Gotti, and Mafia Hitmen: The Organized Crime Bundle, Blood Covenant: The Story of the "Mafia Prince" Who Publicly Quit the Mob and Lived. Logothetis rests a foot above the floor on a wheeled platform, eyes behind the camera, gently pushed and pulled by the stagehand to alter the frame ever so slightly, one long moment to the next. Kennedy was assassinated, and many suspected the involvement of the Outfit. However, nothing was proved. Various people knew which horse would win and they all bet accordingly. Giancana was born on May 24, 1908, in the West side of Chicago, to Sicilian immigrant parents. So much that many people now treat it as an established fact that the Outfit elected Kennedy. [39][40] A week before his death, Giancana had gall bladder surgery in Houston. Like many conspiracy theories, these stories are tantalizing to many people because they suggest a world in which the rich and powerful are pulling strings behind the scenes to make things happen. If John Kennedy had been linked publicly to Giancana, the damage to his campaign would have been immeasurable. 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