Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila, an influential figure in the early 20th-century New York Mafia, met a violent end on October 10, 1928, at the age of 54. D'Aquila, originally from Palermo, Sicily, had established himself as a formidable crime boss in New York City, leading what would later become known as the Gambino crime family. His rise to power began after he emigrated to the United States in 1906, initially aligning himself with the Morello crime family in East Harlem. Over time, D'Aquila distanc
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