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Silvio Tagliagamba

Case from Manhattan, NY dated May 08, 1922

Victim Details

Silvio Silva Tagliagamba

Male

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

1922-05-08

28

Silvio

Tagliagamba

07/05/2026

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In the violent and turbulent world of early New York mobsters, Silvio Tagliagamba, a 28-year-old male of Sicilian descent, found his life cut short in a maelstrom of bullets and betrayal. A member of the Morello crime family, he served as a bodyguard for the notorious mob boss Umberto Valenti. The chain of events leading to his demise began on the fateful day of May 8, 1922, when Valenti was implicated in the murder of rival mobster Vincent Morello. This act of aggression set the stage for a swi ...
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