Giuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria (1879–April 15, 1931) was an early Mafia don in the United States.
Masseria controlled all organized crime in New York City from 1920 until his assassination by Lucky Luciano in 1931 during the Castellammarese War.
Masseria was killed on April 15, 1931 by hitmen (Joe Adonis, Albert Anastasia, Vito Genovese, and Bugsy Siegel) acting on the orders of his top lieutenant, Lucky Luciano, ending the Castellemmarese War and briefly establishing Maranzano as capo di tutti capi, or "boss of all bosses".
Giuseppe "Joe The Boss" Masseria (1879 - 1931) was an early Mafia don in the United States.
Masseria controlled all organized crime in New York City from 1920 until his assassination by Lucky Luciano in 1931 during the Castellemmarese War.
Masseria was killed in 1931 by hitmen acting on the orders of his top lieutenant, Lucky Luciano, ending the Castellemmarese War and briefly establishing Maranzano as capo di tutti capi, or "boss of all bosses".