In the turbulent backdrop of New York City's Castellammarese War, a bloody chapter unfolded with the demise of Bonaventura 'Joseph' Pinzolo. A man known as 'Fat Joe,' Pinzolo, age 43, met his end on September 5, 1930, the victim of a power struggle that reverberated through the city's criminal underworld. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated move in the chess game of Mafia dominance.
The story of Pinzolo's fall begins with the murder of Gaetano Reina, the head of a
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