Which "boss of bosses" Mafia member was behind the murder of New York City police sergeant Joseph Petrosino?
Enrico Alfano Enrico Alfano (born 1869 or 1870; date of death unknown), also known as "Erricone", was considered to be one of the chiefs of the Camorra, a Mafia-type organisation in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy, at the turn of the 20th century. He was described as "a kind of president of the confederation." According to some sources, Alfano was the man behind the murder of New York City police sergeant Joseph Petrosino in Palermo in 1909. However, the murder has since been attributed to the Sicilian Mafia, and to Vito Cascioferro in particular.
Rosario DeSimone Rosario DeSimone (December 11, 1873 – July 15, 1946), was the head of an Italian crime family during the 1920s to 1940s that was the predecessor to the Los Angeles crime family of the American Mafia. Rosario was the father of the future California mob boss, Frank DeSimone. Not to be confused with the Chicago Italian Timothy Rosario DeSimone.