Johnny Torrio
Male, Deceased Person
1882 – 1957
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Who was Johnny Torrio?
John "Papa Johnny" Torrio, born Giovanni Torrio, also known as "The Fox" and as "The Immune", was an Italian-American mobster who helped build the criminal empire known as the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s that was later inherited by his protégé, Al Capone. He also put forth the idea of the National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and later became an unofficial adviser to the Genovese crime family.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1882
Irsina - Also known as
- 強尼·托里奧
- Торрио, Джон
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Apr 16, 1957
Brooklyn
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on July 23, 2013
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