Giuseppe Morello Criminal

Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello (May 2, 1867 – August 15, 1930), also known as "The Old Fox", was the first boss of the Morello crime family and later top adviser to Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. He was known as Piddu (Sicilian diminutive form of Giuseppe) and his rivals the Castellammarese knew him as Peter Morello. He was famous for having a one-fingered deformed right hand that resembled a claw.In the 1890s, Giuseppe founded a gang known as the 107th Street Mob and which would later evolve into the Morello crime family. Today the Morello crime family is known as the Genovese crime family and is the oldest of the Five Families in New York City.

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Giuseppe Morello
Alias (AKA)Joseph Morello Peter Morello The Clutch Hand and The Old Fox
Birth dateMay 02, 1867
Birth place
Italy , Sicily , Corleone
Date of deathAugust 15, 1930
Place of death
United States , New York

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