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Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian:; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member of what was then the Profaci crime family.
Jun 12, 2024 · Joseph Colombo, major organized crime boss in Brooklyn who founded an Italian-American Civil Rights League to deflect government investigations of his activities. He was shot in 1971 and became almost totally paralyzed, dying seven years later, after declining into a coma.
Jun 28, 2018 · Three rounds from an assassin’s gun all but silenced Joseph Colombo, one of the Mafia’s most publicly vocal bosses. Although he survived the June 28, 1971, attack, the wounds left Colombo almost completely paralyzed, and eventually proved mortal. He died seven years later from heart failure attributed to the lingering effects of his injuries.
2 days ago · Joe Colombo’s Enigmatic Upbringing. Born on June 16, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Colombo Sr. grew up in the world of underground crime. His father, Anthony Colombo, was reportedly a member of the Profaci Crime Family led by Giuseppe “Joe” Profaci. In 1938, Anthony and his girlfriend were found strangled to death in Anthony’s vehicle.
Joseph Colombo was an American gangster, best known as the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the five most prominent mafia families in the U.S. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and hailed from a family of gangsters.
Feb 17, 2016 · On June 28, 1971, Joseph A. Colombo Sr., the Brooklyn Mafia boss, was shot in the head and critically wounded at Columbus Circle as an Italian-American civil rights rally was about to begin.
Jul 23, 2022 · Christopher Colombo was nine years old when his father, Joseph Colombo, Sr., was shot at a rally in Columbus Circle, in 1971. His father was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the...
