Albert Anastasia

Albert Anastasia was an Italian-American crime boss who led the Mangano crime family, helped direct Murder, Inc., and was assassinated in 1957.

Vincent Mangano: Vincent Mangano was an Italian-American Mafia boss who led the crime family later headed by Albert Anastasia. Anastasia succeeded Mangano after Mangano disappeared in 1951.
Murder, Inc.: Murder, Inc. was a press name for a network of contract killers associated with organized crime in the United States. Anastasia helped direct the network’s operations in the 1930s and 1940s.
Palermo: Palermo is a city in Sicily and the island’s capital. Anastasia was born in Palermo in 1902.
Barber-shop murder of Albert Anastasia: The barber-shop murder of Albert Anastasia was his killing by gunmen in a Manhattan hotel in 1957. The assassination abruptly ended Anastasia’s rule over the family.
Carlo Gambino: Carlo Gambino was an Italian-American Mafia boss who led the crime family now bearing his name. Gambino became Anastasia’s successor after the 1957 murder.
American Mafia: The American Mafia is a network of Italian-American organized-crime families with shared traditions and governing arrangements. Anastasia’s family and alliances operated within this broader organization.
Sicilian diaspora: The Sicilian diaspora is the migration of Sicilians and their descendants across the world. Anastasia’s migration to the United States was part of this broader movement.
Mafia succession: Mafia succession is the transfer of leadership within a Mafia family after a boss’s death, removal, or retirement. Anastasia’s death enabled Carlo Gambino to take control of the family.
Lucky Luciano: Lucky Luciano was an Italian-American Mafia leader who helped reorganize New York’s crime families in the 1930s. Luciano’s influence shaped the alliance that elevated Anastasia.
Mafia Commission: The Mafia Commission is a governing body formed by leaders of major American Mafia families. Commission politics shaped the alliances and succession surrounding Anastasia.

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