On November 6, 1995, a violent outburst shattered the lunchtime calm at the 99 Restaurant in the Charlestown section of Boston, leaving 53-year-old Anthony "Sonny" Pelosi Jr. and three other men dead. The brutal event was the culmination of a bitter, long-standing feud between the Clemente and Luisi families. The dispute, reportedly rooted in the drug trade, had simmered for about a year, creating an atmosphere of fear and animosity between the two factions.
The deadly encounter began whe
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