The Most Iconic American Mafia Photos

#16. Nicky Black

The photo, which was taken on January 7, 1992, shows a crime scene detective examining Nicholas “Nicky Black” Grancio. Grancio was a Colombo soldier who was shot behind the wheel of a car at Avenue U and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn.

Grancio was one of the many victims during the internal war between the Colombia crime family, which started because of a dispute between two factions vying for control over the family.

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