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Anthony “Tony” Robert Gizzo

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I was asked about former KC Mob boss and Nick Civella mentor, Tony Gizzo. Bill Ouseley reported Nick’s climb to boss included a stint as Gizzo’s driver. Nick’s constant companion and driver was Pete Tamburello. The Kefauver hearings provide much insight into KC mafia persons. An opening paragraph to these hearings: “Coates House enterprise which, […]

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Kefauver hearings

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I am going to explore the Kefauver Hearings in Kansas City in this blog. In April 1950, the body of Kansas City mobsters Charlie Gargotta and Charlie Binnagio were found in the Democratic Club at Truman and Charlotte. These assassinations intensified national concerns about the post-World War II growth of powerful crime syndicates and the

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