Anthony Mirra

Male, Deceased Person

1927 – 1982

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Who was Anthony Mirra?

Anthony "Tony" Mirra was an Italian-American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for being the individual to introduce FBI Special Agent Joseph "Donnie Brasco" Pistone into the Bonanno family.

It is estimated that Mirra murdered 30-40 people, although he was never convicted of any. By age 50, Mirra had spent more than half of his life in prisons. Mirra had a reputation of being a ruthless killer with unpredictable mood swings and was a feared man because of the ease with which he committed murder.

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Born
Jul 18, 1927
Lower East Side
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Feb 18, 1982
Lower Manhattan

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on July 23, 2013

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