- 1920 in organized crime
"See also:"
1919 in organized crime ,
other events of 1920,1921 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in organized crime'.----
Events
*Paddy "the Bear" Ryan, successor of
Red Bolton as leader of theValley Gang , is killed by Walter "The Runt" Quinlan.
*February 2 -Chicago laborracketeer Maurice Enright is killed. Timothy D. "Big Tim" Murphy is suspected in hisslay ing, but is released for lack ofevidence . Althoughsuspect ed by authorities to have involved the Torrio-Capone organization, Chicago labor union racketeerJames Vinci is eventually convicted of his murder.
*April 15 - TheSlater and Morrill Shoe Company is robbed of $15,776 as a paymaster and guard are killed, supposedly by theMorelli Gang , howeverNicola Sacco andBartolomeo Vanzetti are convicted of the robbery and are later executed.
*May 11 -Chicago gambling racketeer James "Big Jim" Colosimo is killed outside his restaurant, allegedly by Alphone "Al," "Scarface" Capone.
*August - In a daring daylight robbery, Timothy D. "Big Tim" Murphy and his gang rob a mail train of $400,000. Murphy is indicted in February 1921, and convicted in November 1922.
*December 26 -Monk Eastman is killed by a corruptProhibition agent.
*Giuseppe Masseria assumes control of theMorello Gang .Arts and literature
Births
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Matthew Ianniello "Matty the Horse", loan shark and labor union racketeer for theGenovese crime family
*April 13 -Roberto Calvi ,Banco Ambrosiano chairman andmafia associate
*May 8 -Michele Sindona , Italian mason andmafia associate
*September 27 -Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa , Italiancarabinieri generalDeaths
*Paddy "the Bear" Ryan,
Valley Gang leader
*February 2 -Maurice Enright , Chicago labor racketeer
*May 11 - Jim Colosimo, Chicago prostitution and gambling racketeer
*October 2 - Giovanni "John" Vitale, Detroit mafia leader
*December 26 -Monk Eastman (Edward Osterman),Eastman Gang founder
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