Frank Abbandando
Mugshot of Frank Abbandando taken on March 7, 1940
Born	1910 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	February 19, 1942 New York, USA

Frank "Dasher" Abbandando (1910 – February 19, 1942) was a New York City gangster and Mafia hitman. He was cousins to Lawrence and Rocco Abbandando, both mob associates. In his lifetime he conceived one child, Frank Abbandando Jr. a.k.a. "Frankie Fingers", 1936- 1996 born out of wedlock with a hairdresser only known as "Connie" from Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. His son was murdered by a distant relative of capo Dominick Napolitano. Abbandando Sr. himself an avid sportsman and fan of baseball played with Frank Jr. when he wasn't out murdering, or molesting girls. Frank Sr. was only nine years old when his father was executed on the electric chair. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (780x1132, 126 KB)a police mugshot of New York mobster Frank Abbundando appearing at Find-A-Grave entry (see [1]). I believe the photo falls under fair use as a historically significant photo of a famous individual and used for informational... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... NY redirects here. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Marriage is a relationship and bond, most commonly between a man and a woman, that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... Ocean Hill is a neighborhood on the Northeastern section of Brooklyn in New York City. ... A basic guitar capo A capo (short for capodastra) is a device used for shortening the strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument such as a guitar, mandolin or banjo. ... External links An Archetypal Mob Trial: Its Just Like in the Movies, The New York Times, May 23, 2004. ... Electric chair at the Kentucky State Penitentiary The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being executed is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ...

Abbandando was a hitman for so-called Murder, Inc. and is claimed to have killed 30 people in Brooklyn in the 1920s and 1930s. His nickname came from his running speed; in one case he reputedly ran around a house to shoot his victim from behind. Murder, Inc. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

In his teens Abbandando began to extort money from shop owners by threatening to burn their shops if they did not pay. He spent time in a reform school in Elmira, New York, where he demonstrated skill at baseball. A reform school in the United States was a term used to define, often somewhat euphemistically, what was often essentially a penal institution for boys, generally teenagers. ... Location in Chemung County in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Chemung County Mayor John S. Tonello (D) Area    - City 7. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...

In his twenties, Abbandando worked as a lieutenant for the crime boss Harry Maione in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. He organized gambling and loan shark operations and extortion rackets. In 1932 he took part in the gang war against the rival Shapiro gang in Brownsville to take over their territory. Their gang became Brooklyn, Inc, a forerunner of Murder Inc. Harry Happy Maione (1908 – February 19, 1942) was an Italian-American hitman for Murder, Inc. ... Ocean Hill is a neighborhood on the Northeastern section of Brooklyn in New York City. ... Gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ... A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, or other goods and/or services from another by wrongfully threatening or inflicting harm to this person, reputation, or property. ... Gang warfare is the conflict between differing groups of people identifying themselves as gangs. ... Brownsville is the name of several places in the United States of America: Brownsville, California Brownsville, Florida Brownsville, Kentucky Brownsville, Maryland Brownsville, Minnesota Brownsville, Ohio Brownsville, Oregon Brownsville, Pennsylvania Brownsville, Tennessee Brownsville, Texas (The first two battles of the Mexican-American War were fought neart this city. ...

During his stint as a Murder, Inc assassin, Abbandando fulfilled numerous murder contracts for an average fee of $500. In his "free" time he molested young women. He preferred fine clothes and fancy cars.

In the early 1940s Abbandando was arrested due to testimony of his former boss-turned-informant Abe Reles and later sentenced to death for the murder of a loan shark George Rudnick in New York on May 25, 1937. He was executed in the electric chair on February 19, 1942. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Abe Kid Twist Reles (1906 – 12 November 1941) was an American mobster who was probably the most feared hitman in the stable of Murder, Inc. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Electric chair at the Kentucky State Penitentiary The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being executed is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

His family name is cut to his tombstone with "Abbundando".

In popular culture

• Frank Abbandando may have been the inspiration for Mario Puzo's The Godfather character Genco Abbandando. ^{[citation needed]}

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Further reading

• Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family, New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
• Iannuzzi, Joseph and James Morton. Joe "Dogs" Iannuzzi: The Life and Times of a Real Life Mobster. Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0-671-79752-2

External links

• Frank Abbandando at Find-A-Grave