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10 September 1962 - “Genovese wants to kill me”

Joe Valachi's statement after the wrong man murder in prison. Valachi explain the reason of the murder, he killed the wrong man: the fear after the “kiss of death” by Vito Genovese

Valachi prison statement from Luca Rinaldi

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This is the chart that show some legitimate business owned, infiltrated or influenced by the mafia in the Detroit area in 50's and 60's.

From hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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From hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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News On The Hour Report on The Valachi Crime Hearings - NBC Radio Sept. 25, 1963 - Gordon Skene Sound Collection

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From hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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Total arrests in families named by the first supergrass in mafia's history Joseph Valachi. Arrests in Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Profaci, Bonanno Family (The five families of New York) and other associates.

From hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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Joe Valachi, Vito Genovese and the “kiss of death”. from hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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This is the map of the United States which contains a chart of distribution of the narcotic traffic in the United States in 50’s and 60’s, with the main drug trafficker, family and areas connection. Here's a detail of East Coast heroin routes from Europe

The map is prepared by three agent of Narcotics Bureau: Charles G. Ward, George M. Belk and Daniel P. Casey. They explained the map before the McClellan Committee on July 30, 1964

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This is the map of the United States which contains a chart of distribution of the narcotic traffic in the United States in 50's and 60's, with the principal drug trafficker, family and areas connection.

The map is prepared by three agent of Narcotics Bureau: Charles G. Ward, George M. Belk and Daniel P. Casey. They explained the map before the McClellan Committee on July 30, 1964

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This is the heroin, morphine and opium routes explain by Mr. Martin Pera of ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) before the McClellan committee on July 30, 1964. In this paper we see the routes of the drug traffic in 50's and 60's from Europe, Lebanon and Turkey to the USA and the drug trafficker involved

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The Gaetano Lucchese Family - from hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

Note: This is the fourth organizational chart of the five New York “families”: Genovese, Gambino, Bonanno, Lucchese and Magliocco. You can find the Genovese’s chart family here, the Gambino’s chart Family, the Magliocco’s chart family and the Bonanno's family

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The Joseph Bonanno Family - from hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

Note: This is the fourth organizational chart of the five New York “families”: Genovese, Gambino, Bonanno, Lucchese and Magliocco. You can find the Genovese’s chart family here, the Gambino’s chart Family and the Magliocco's chart family

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The Stefano Magaddino “Empire” - from hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

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The Giuseppe Magliocco Family - from hearings before the permanent subcommittee on investigantions of the committee on government operations - United States Senate. September 25, 27, October 1,2,8 and 9 1963

Note: This is the third organizational chart of the five New York “families”: Genovese, Gambino, Bonanno, Lucchese and Magliocco. You can find the Genovese’s chart family here and the Gambino's chart Family

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1963 - Frontispiece of the report by Attorney General Robert Kennedy addressed to the Permanent subcommittee on investigations of the senate government operations committee

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United States Government refuses an interview on the Valachi's case in 1972 (Nixon era). Federal Bureau of Investigations suspect that a RAI (italian public broadcasting company) journalist is a pro-communist, and “a similiar request for such interviews have not been approved by the director in the past”. (Omissis are into the original documents)