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Frank Scalice

Case from New-york, NY dated Jun 17, 1957

Victim Details

Frank Scalice

Male

White / Caucasian

New-york

NY

1957-06-17

64

Frank

Scalice

07/21/2026

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On a summer afternoon in the Bronx, Frank Scalice, a 64-year-old Italian-American man, found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was June 17, 1957, and the powerful mobster had just made a small purchase of peaches and lettuce at a bustling vegetable market on Arthur Avenue. As he was putting the change back into his pocket, two men with rolled-up sleeves brushed past the shop owner, raised their weapons, and opened fire. The sudden eruption of violence left Scalice dead on the side ...
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  • New York Daily News: PHOTOS: In Plain Sight: Mob brutality on the streets of New York
  • Frank Scalice (1893-1957) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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