Barrel murder

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Barrel Murder (am: barrel or barrel murder) denotes a modus operandi in the murder of people; especially in the early phase of the formation of La Cosa Nostra in the USA from 1870; in which the corpse is disposed of using a barrel or barrel.

history

First cases

The first known case was in New Orleans registered and apparently of later than Provenzano family classified Mobstern perpetrated Sicilian origin. The earliest murder in New York City was recorded in 1895, and another followed in 1900.

The victims of this method were Italian emigrants who had been shot, strangled or stabbed and then parked on the side of the road with a barrel or barrel. Alternatively, the barrels were even given up as freight and sent to non-existent addresses in other cities.

Benedetto Madonia

On April 14, 1903, Benedetto Madonia was found dead at 743 East 11th Street , not far from the corner of D Avenue . The corpse had been put in a barrel, which is why this case became known as the "Barrel Murder" due to its unsavory circumstances (Benedetto was stabbed and his genitals were in his mouth).

It became the most notorious barrel case as it was related to the distribution of counterfeit money by Peter Morello and his brother-in-law Ignazio Saietta with his Black Hand Gang , which apparently had disputed over the distribution of profits.

The case quickly became known and infamous as the "Barrel Murder". New York police arrested nine suspects: Giuseppe Morello , Ignazio Saietta , Giuseppe Fontano , Tony Genoa , Giuseppe Favarro , Giovanni Pecoraro , Vito Lo Baido , Vito Cascio Ferro and Tomasso Petto .

Incidentally, it was discovered by the Italian-American police officer Joe Petrosino that Vito Cascio Ferro and another suspect Paulo Marchese , who had pretended to be Paul Di Cristina , had entered the United States illegally. Before they could be deported, however, both fled to New Jersey .

Eventually Joe Petrosino also managed to identify the body. Petrosino asked Giuseppe De Primo , who was incarcerated in Sing Sing, who recognized his brother-in-law Benedetto Madonia in a photo . He also admitted that he and his brother-in-law had been involved in a counterfeit money distribution and that his brother-in-law had been commissioned to retrieve his property from Peter Morello .

Madonia, who was killed with 18 stab wounds, was last seen alive when he entered Peter Morello's shop . In addition, the sugar barrel used could be assigned to the company Wallace & Thompson , which only had one Sicilian customer: Peter Inzerillo , who was a member of the group around Peter Morello . In addition, cigar stubs corresponding to the preferred brand of Peter Morello had been found in the sawdust at the bottom of the barrel .

When the dead man's wristwatch could also be secured in a pawn shop , which had been handed in there by Tomasso Petto , who also belonged to Peter Morello's environment , the content of the case was in principle cleared up. However, there was no conviction. In court, all witnesses adhered to the Omertà and De Primo no longer made any useful testimony.

More cases

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Sifakis: The Mafia Encyclopedia: Second Edition , New York, Checkmark Books, 1999. p. 33
  2. ^ Hunt, Thomas: Mafia Chronology: Section II (1900-1929) . The American "Mafia". 2005. Archived from the original on April 4, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 6, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.onewal.com
  3. ↑ John Dickie: Cosa nostra: The history of the mafia. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2006, ISBN 978-3-596-17106-4
  4. ↑ Deep Six for Johnny (English) . In: Time Magazine , Aug. 23, 1976. 

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