Vincent Mangano
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| Born |
Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano March 28, 1888 Palermo, Sicily |
| Died | April 19, 1951 (aged 63) New York, U.S. |
| Other names | "The Executioner" |
| Relatives | Philip Mangano (brother) |
Vincent Mangano (pronounced MAHN-ga-noh) (March 28, 1888 – April 19, 1951), born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano, also known as "The Executioner" as he was named in a Brooklyn newspaper, was the head of what would come to be known as the Gambino crime family from 1931 to 1951. His brother Philip Mangano was his right-hand man and de facto, or substituto, underboss. He is also a distant paternal relative of current Genovese crime family underboss Venero Mangano and a suspected relative of Lawrence Mangano.
Mangano was named head of what was then the Mineo family in 1931, following the Castellammarese War. He was one of the original bosses of the modern Five Families, the others being Joe Bonanno, Lucky Luciano, Joe Profaci and Tommy Gagliano.
Mangano was an older mafioso who was very much steeped in the Old World ideals of honor, tradition, respect, and dignity. While he was still in many ways a Mustache Pete, he was more forward-looking than Salvatore Maranzano and Joe Masseria, and was thus allowed to stay in power after Luciano and the other "Young Turks" eliminated Maranzano.
Mangano and Camarda established the City Democratic Club, which promoted bedrock American values in the front room, while illegal activities were planned in the backroom. It became a regular meeting place for the members of Murder, Inc., the infamous gang of assassins who, for a price, did the bidding of syndicate mobsters. Vincent's underboss, Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia, was also operating head of Murder, Inc. and was a frequent patron of the club, as was Phillip Mangano.
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