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Joseph Valachi: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Joseph Michael Valachi
Born September 22, 1903 • New York City • New York
Died April 3, 1971 (aged 67) • Texas
Paul Castellano
Paul Castellano
American organized-crime boss
Kuklinski, Richard
Richard Kuklinski
American criminal
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
American crime boss
Abe Reles
American gangster
Albert Anastasia
American gangster
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss
Richard A. Loeb
American murderer
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr.
American murderer
Erik Menendez
American convicted killer
Lyle Menendez
American convicted killer
In court
Menendez brothers
American convicted killers
Steven Avery
American laborer
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
American boxer
Gaston Means
American confidence man
O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
American football player
Robert Durst
Robert Durst
American real-estate heir
Al Capone
Al Capone
American gangster
Frank, Leo
Leo Frank
American factory superintendent
Gary Gilmore
American murderer
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby
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