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Giuseppe Turano

Death by Force
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On July 12, 1979, Giuseppe Turano, the owner of Joe and Mary Italian-American Restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, was killed in a brutal mob hit. The incident occurred during a lunch gathering at his restaurant, ostensibly to celebrate his upcoming vacation to Sicily. Turano, along with Carmine Galante, a powerful Mafia boss, and Leonardo Coppola, Galante's bodyguard, were gunned down by five ski-masked men who stormed the restaurant's patio. The attackers used shotguns and semi-automatic rifles, leavin ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Giuseppe Turano

    Male

    Brooklyn

    NY

    1979-07-12

    Giuseppe

    Turano

    11/22/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the sheer audacity of the hit at Joe and Mary's. What strike... ...Read More
    01/19/2025
    I’ve been digging into the life of Giuseppe Turano, and I can't help but feel for his family who m... ...Read More
    12/24/2023
    Does anyone else find it eerie that such a violent act took place in a public setting like Joe and M... ...Read More
    10/23/2023
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