AlbertAnastasia
The infamous Mad Hatter
Corey Patulea
Backstory
Born September 26, 1902 in Tropea, Italy
His original name was Umberto Anastasio, he changed it later while in the USA
Dad died when he was a young boy
Rough upbringing after passing of father
With no parental guidance, he became a hit man at a very young age
Immigrated from Italy to New York in 1919, by stowing away on a ship
Had 11 siblings, and was the eldest of them all
Tropea, Italy
Gang Beginnings
Major American Gangster
Started in Italy with the ILA
Leader of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) while still in his 20’s
Youngest leader of the ILA in their history
First mob in the US was with Giuseppe Masseria’s gang
Giuseppe was a big time mob boss, so being in his gang benefited who ever was in it
Rose through the ranks of Masseria’s gang, earning the trust of other members
Befriended Lucky Luciano and Frank Costello, using them as role models for his future as a mob boss
Joe “Giuseppe” Masseria
Lucky Luciano Frank Costello
First Step to
Becoming Mob Boss One of Giuseppe Masseria’s
executioners
Concocted a plan with Lucky Luciano, to get Lucky to the top of the gang families on the east coast
Was appointed head of Murder, Inc. by Luciano himself
Murder, Inc. committed upward toward 400-800 murders under Anastasias control
The Party Begins
Enlisted in the US army in 1942
Used military ties to get the government off of Lucky Luciano’s back
Was also apart of the Gambino Crime Family
Didn’t get along really well with Vincenzo "Vincent" Mangano (leader of family at that time)
In the year 1951, Anastasia had Vincent killed, and became the new Gambino Crime Family Leader
US government had worked hard to get Albert deported and his citizenship revoked
They succeeded in 1954 and had him deported
Anastasia’s reign didn’t last long, 1951-1954
Vincenzo “Vincent” Mangano
1951-1954
Followers
The main people who followed Albert were mob members
His mob members liked him very much since he worked very hard to get to where he was
His rival and acquaintance (Vito Genovese) soon became his rival
Became very close with Luciano and followed his lead in many ways
But he didn’t try to take over all 5 of the major families in New York like Luciano
Vito Genovese
The “Bad Hair Day”
Murder October 25, 1957 Park Sheraton Hotel at 870 7th
Avenue The barber chair is currently in the
mob museum Manhattan, New York Went into barber shop at the Park
Sheraton Hotel and sat down for a hair cut
Multiple men walked in and gunned him down right then and there
Men were believed to have been hired by none other than Vito Genovese
The identity of these men are still unknown today……..
The barber chair in which the “executioner” was executed
R.I.P Mad Hatter
1902-1957 Very modest funeral Family and friends where the only
attendees Buried at the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Brooklyn Currently in Green-Wood Cemetery Will remain there for all
eternity……….
From the movie tombstone
The legacy lives
on…….
The “Nicknames”
The infamous Albert Anastasia had many nicknames…. As they were very fitting
They include- Lord High Executioner The Executioner Mad Hatter
Citations
http://www.lacndb.com/php/Info.php?name=Joe%20-%20The%20Boss%20-%20Masseria http://www.biography.com/people/albert-anastasia-17139028 http://www.paperlessarchives.com/anastasia.html vault.fbi.gov/Albert%20Anastasia www.imdb.com/name/nm1374388/