Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri
Male, Deceased Person
1891 – 1970
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Who was Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri?
Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri, was a New York gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American "Black-Hand" gang, one of the most powerful criminal organizations in 1920's New York City. He got his nickname after his preferred method of dispatching a victim. Willie had killed dozens of rival gangsters during the 1920s and was considered an important figure in the "Black-Hand" gang.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1891
- Also known as
- Willie \"Two-Knife\" Altierri
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 1, 1970
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on July 23, 2013
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