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Carmine Varriale

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Sep 03, 1987

Victim Details

Carmine Varriale

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1987-09-03

30

Carmine

Varriale

07/19/2026

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On a late summer afternoon in Brooklyn, the life of 30-year-old Carmine Varriale was brought to a violent end. On September 3, 1987, Varriale, a male member of the Lucchese crime family, was gunned down in the Bath Beach neighborhood. The brazen attack also claimed the life of 51-year-old Frank Santora, an associate of the Bonanno crime family, who was walking with Varriale at the time.

The shooting was rooted in the violent internal politics of organized crime. Varriale was reportedly se ...
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  • 2 Mob Figures Slain by Gunman in Brooklyn (Published 1987)
  • INQUIRY WIDENS IN THE MURDERS OF 3 IN BROOKLYN (Published 1987)
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