Vincent Gigante, also known as “The Chin” or “The Oddfather,” was arguably one of the most powerful crime bosses in American crime history. His reign was highlighted by guile and ruthlessness.
By day he appeared to be an unassuming and unkempt elderly man shuffling around the streets of New York’s Little Italy in a bathrobe and slippers. In reality, he was a powerful mob boss, the head of one of the city’s most notorious crime families. He was a master of deception, using his disheveled appearance and eccentric behavior to obscure his true identity as the head of the Genovese crime family.
Vincent Gigante’s journey is unforgettable, from his humble beginnings in the Lower East Side of New York to his rise to power in the mafia.
as I recall, Gigante was reputed to have murdered Albert Anastasia while Al was getting a shave in a Manhattan hotel. Never indicted or proven.
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