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The Irish Mob Wars refers to incidents of internal warfare that occured within the Irish Mob. These are normally either fought between gangs, for control of a particular territory, or within gangs, for leadership of the gang. The Irish Mob, or Irish Mafia, is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. ...
Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area - City 232. ...
Charlestown Mob v The Winter Hill Gang
The Boston Irish mob wars was a conflict in the 1960s between the two dominant New England Irish-American organized crime gangs in Massachusetts: the Charlestown Mob in Boston, led by brothers Bernard, George and Edward "Punchy" McLaughlin, and the Winter Hill Gang of Somerville (just north of Boston) headed by James "Buddy" McLean. It was widely beleived to be started when Charlestown's George McLaughlin tried to pick up the girlfreind of Winter Hill associate Alex "Bobo" Petricone, also known as actor Alex Rocco. McLaughlin was then beaten and hospitalized by two other Winter Hill members. After this Bernie McLaughlin went to Buddy McLean for an explaination. When McLean refused to give up his associates Bernie swore revenge but was soon killed by Mclean in Charlestown City Square. The war resulted in the eradication of the Charlestown Mob with all its leaders having been either killed or put in prison. The remnants of the Charlestown Mob were then absorbed into the Winter Hill Gang, who were then able to become the dominant Mob in the New England area. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...
Distribution of Irish Americans according to the 2000 Census Irish Americans are residents of the United States who acknowledge Irish ancestry and self-identify with the term. ...
Charlestown Mob refers to any of several Irish Mafia Organized Crime groups in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and has been a dominant part of Bostons history for much of the 20th Century. ...
Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area - City 232. ...
Charlestown Irish mob, leader of The McLaughlin Brothers gang. ...
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Edward McLaughlin (d. ...
The Winter Hill Gang is a loose confederation of Boston, Massachusetts area, mostly Irish-American organized crime figures. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1842 Zip Code(s): 02143 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
James Buddy McLean (1929-October 31, 1965) was the first leader of the Somerville, Massachusetts Irish-American gang known as The Winter Hill Gang in the 1960s. ...
Located roughly north of Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, Winter Hill is home to a number of lovingly restored homes. ...
Alex Rocco (born Alexander Frederico Petricone on February 29, 1936, Somerville, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ...
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Michael Spillane v James Coonan This was a power struggle for control of the Westies gang of New York that lasted from 1966 until 1977. The war was between two factions. Michael Spillane was the boss of the Hells Kitchen area of New York whose position was challenged by James Coonan, an up and coming gangster in the Irish mob. Their was a long history between Spillane and Coonan involving an affair between Spillane and Coonan's mother. The Westies were split with some loyal to Spillane and others loyal to Coonan. It is said that Coonan started the war by shooting up an apartment with Spillane in it. Coonan then started kidnapping associates of Spillane, these associates were either held for ransom or executed. The Westies are a predominantly Irish American organized crime association operating from the Hells Kitchen area of Manhattans West Side in New York City. ...
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NYPD Mugshot of Michael Mickey Spillane. ...
For the album by The Prodigy member Maxim, see Hells Kitchen (album). ...
James Jimmy Coonan James Coonan born c. ...
In the 1970s, with the westies already weakend by years of internal warfare, a war started to brew between the Westies and the Genovese crime family over control of a construction site in Hells Kitchen. The Genovese family moved quickly, murdering Spillane's top three lieutenants in 1976. This prompted Coonan to form an alliance with the Gambino family over fears that he too may become a target. The Westies are a predominantly Irish American organized crime association operating from the Hells Kitchen area of Manhattans West Side in New York City. ...
The Genovese Crime Family is one of the Five Families that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). ...
The Gambino Crime Family is a criminal organization based in New York City, New York, USA within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known familiarly as the Mafia (also known as La Cosa Nostra). ...
The Gambino family then murdered Spillane, in 1977, allowing Coonan to take over the Irish mob in New York. Afterwards, the Westies were left in control of Hells Kitchen (paying 10% of their profits to the Gambino family), and the Genovese family were left to control the construction site they had wanted control over, paying part of their profits from the rackett to the Westies.
References - Teresa, Vincent with Thomas C. Renner. My Life in the Mafia. Doubleday and Company Inc., 1973. ISBN 1-56849-377-0
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