VINCENT AULISI, also known as “The Vet”

GIOVANNI VELLA, also known as “John Vella,” “Mousey” and “Little John”

STEPHEN DEPIRO, also known as “Beach”

ANTHONY CAVEZZA, also known as “Tony Bagels”

JOHN BRANCACCIO, also known as”Johnny Bandana”

ANTHINO RUSSO, also known as “Hootie”

FRANK BELLANTONI, also known as “Meatball”

CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, also known as “Burger”

VINCENZO FROGIERO, also known as “Vinny Carwash”

JOSEPH CARNA, also known as “Junior Lollipops”

DENNIS DELUCIA, also known as “Fat Dennis,” “Little Dennis” and “the Beard”

LUIGI MANOCCHIO, also known as “Baby Shacks,” “The Old Man,” and “the Professor”

ANTHONY DURSO, also known as “Baby Fat Larry” and “BFL”

GIUSEPPE DESTEFANO, also known as “Pooch”

JOHN AZZARELLI, also known as “Johnny Cash”

ANDREW RUSSO, also known as “Mush”

VINCENT FEBBRARO, also known as “Jimmy Gooch”

BENJAMIN CASTELLAZZO, also known as “Benji,” “The Claw” and “the Fang”

ANTHONY LICATA, also known as “Cheeks,” “Anthony Firehawk,” “Anthony Nighthawk,” “Nighthawk” and “Firehawk”

JOHN HARTMANN, also known as “Lumpy,” “Fatty” and “Fats”

VICTOR AMUSO, “Little Vic”, “The Terminator”

ANTHONY SALVATORE, “Gaspipe” Casso

JOHN BARBATO, “Johnny Sausage”

RICHARD BOIARDO, “Richie the Boot”

CHARLES CARROLLO, “Charlie the Wop”

WILLIAM CAMMISANO, “Willie the Rat”

DOMINICK CANTERINO, “Baldy Dom”

LOUIS CONSALVO, “Louie Eggs”

MICHAEL “TRIGGER MIKE” COPPOLA, “Trigger Mike” (died 1965)

GEORGE DECICCO, “Butterass”

JOHN DEROSS, “Jackie”, “Jackie Zambooka”

EDDIE GARAFOLA, “Eddie the Chink”

SALVATORE “SAMMY” GRAVANO, “Sammy the Bull” (1945-)

MATTHEW IANNIELLO, “Matty the Horse”

PHILIP LOMBARDO, “Benny Squint”, “Cockeyed Ben”, “Ben”

GIROLAMO PALERMO, “Jimmy Dumps”

LOUIS PIOGGI, [Poggi], “Louie the Lump”

THOMAS PITERA, “Tommy Karate”

HARRY RICCOBENE, “Harry the Hump”, “The Humpback”

GERLANDO SCIASCIA, “George from Canada”

JOHN ZANCOCCHIO, “Porky”

 

While these nicknames are funny, we must remember these guys were, and are, mean cold-blooded killers.