The Most Iconic American Mafia Photos

#7. The Death of A Legend

The casket pictured above contains the body of the legendary gangster Joey Gallo as it exists Guido’s Funeral Home in his old neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Gallo was shot and gunned down at Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy on April 7, 1972 after going out with actor Jerry Orbach and his wife. Gallo’s death came 10 years after he ignited the internal war within the Colombo family.

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