Sam Giancana

Sam Giancana
Giancana in 1965
Born
Gilormo Giangana[nb 1]

(1908-05-24)May 24, 1908[nb 2]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1975(1975-06-19) (aged 67)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of deathMultiple gunshot wounds
Resting placeMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
Other names"Mooney"
"Momo"
Salvatore Giancana
OccupationCrime boss
Spouse
Angeline DeTolve
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(m. 1933; died 1954)​
[1][2][3][4]
Children3
AllegianceChicago Outfit
Conviction(s)Burglary, larceny (1929)
Bootlegging (1939)
Contempt of court (1965)
Criminal penalty1 to 5 years' imprisonment; 3 years served (1929)
4 years' imprisonment; 3 years served (1939)
1 year imprisonment (1965)

Salvatore "Mooney" Giancana[5] (/dʒiɑːnˈkɑːnə/; born Gilormo Giangana;[nb 1] Italian: [dʒiˈlɔrmo dʒaŋˈɡaːna]; May 24, 1908[nb 2] – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966.

Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 Gang as a teenager, developing a reputation in organized crime, which gained him the notice of the leaders of the Chicago Outfit, which he joined during the late 1930s. From the 1940s through the 1950s, he controlled illegal gambling, illegal liquor distribution, and political rackets in Louisiana. In the early 1940s, Giancana was involved in a takeover of Chicago's black American lottery payout system for the Outfit. In 1957, he became the boss of the Chicago Outfit.

According to some sources, Giancana and the Mafia were involved in John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election. During the 1960s, he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a plot to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Conspiracy theorists consider Giancana, along with Mafia leaders Santo Trafficante Jr. and Carlos Marcello, to be associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In 1965, Giancana was convicted of contempt of court, serving one year in prison. After his release from prison, Giancana fled to Cuernavaca, Mexico. In 1974, he was deported to the United States, returning to Chicago. Giancana was murdered on June 19, 1975, in Oak Park, Illinois, shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the Church Committee.


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  1. ^ "docid-32584816.pdf" (PDF). › files › research › jfk › releases › docid-32584816. www.archives.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2024. reflect that he married ANGELINE DE TOLVE on September. 23, 1934. In these records he listed his home address as. 1048 South Monitor Street, Chicago, Illinois ...
  2. ^ "docid-124-10198-10132.pdf" (PDF). › files › research › jfk › releases › docid-124-10198-10132. www.archives.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2024. His wife was shown as ANGELINE DE TOLVE GIANCANA, born 1909, at. Chicago, Illinois, deceased. He indicated that he was married on 9/23/33 ...
  3. ^ "Sam Giancana Signed Christmas Card to His Wife". www.rrauction.com | RR Auction. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024. Angeline DeTolve, 8 x 10.25, signed and inscribed inside in blue ballpoint using his nickname, 'To my Dearest Wife, Love, Mooney'
  4. ^ "Giancana, Salvatore ("Sam")". www.encyclopedia.com | Encyclopedia.com. On 26 September 1933 he married Angeline DeTolve; they had three daughters. His eldest daughter, Antoinette, wrote a New York Times best-seller, Mafia ...
  5. ^ Giancana, Sam; Giancana, Chuck; Giancana, Bettina (March 20, 1992). Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America. Grand Central. p. 242. ISBN 9780446516242. We want name our son after you... Samuel Mooney Giancana.
  6. ^ a b c "Sam Giancana" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. September 12, 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. ^ Giancana, Antoinette; Renner, Thomas C. (1984). Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana's Family. Morrow. p. 30. ISBN 0-380-69849-8.
  8. ^ Giancana, Antoinette; Renner, Thomas C. (1984). Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana's Family. Morrow. p. 30. ISBN 0-380-69849-8.
  9. ^ Giancana, Antoinette; Renner, Thomas C. (1984). Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana's Family. Morrow. ISBN 0-380-69849-8.