Rosario Borgio

Rosario Borgio
Born1893
Sant'Agata del Bianco, Calabria, Italy
DiedFebruary 21, 1919(1919-02-21) (aged 25)
Ohio State Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by electrocution
Other namesRussell Berg, Russell Burch, Mike Burga, Joe Filastocco, Joe Philostopo, Pippino Napolitano, Joe Neapolitan, Rosario Borge, Rosario Borgi, and Rosario Borgia
Years active1910s–1919
OrganizationBlack Hand
Known for1917–1919 Akron police murders
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal chargeMurder in the first degree
PenaltyDeath
Details
Target(s)Italians, policemen

Rosario Borgio (1893 – February 21, 1919) was an early Italian mobster establishing one of the first organized crime operations in the America Midwest during the early 20th century.[1] In 1917, as the leader of Akron's Black Hand, he offered gang members $250 for each police officer they killed.[2] He died by electric chair in 1919.[3] Borgio's many aliases included: Russell Berg, Russell Burch, Mike Burga, Joe Filastocco, Joe Philostopo, Pippino Napolitano, Joe Neapolitan, Rosario Borge, Rosario Borgi, and Rosario Borgia.[1][4]

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