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Alfred Salerno

Case from Bronx, NY dated Aug 03, 1980

Victim Details

Alfred Salerno

Male

White / Caucasian

Bronx

NY

1980

64

Alfred

Salerno

07/14/2026

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In the spring of 1980, the life of Alfred Salerno, a male associate of the Philadelphia crime family, came to a brutal and violent end in the Bronx, New York. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution rooted in the strict and unforgiving laws of the American Mafia. Salerno, along with his brother-in-law Antonio "Tony Bananas" Caponigro, paid the ultimate price for an unsanctioned power grab that sent shockwaves through the organized crime world.

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  • Alfred Salerno - National Gun Violence Memorial
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