20 Facts About Stefano Magaddino

Stefano Magaddino was born on October 10,1891, in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.

In 1902, Stefano Magaddino arrived in New York and became a powerful member of the Castellammarese clan.

Stefano Magaddino's son Peter A Magaddino, born on February 25,1917, became a made member of the Buffalo mafia family and married the niece of Buffalo mobster Charles Montana.

Stefano Magaddino orchestrated the murder of Detroit gangster Felice Buccellato in March 1917.

Stefano Magaddino met Fontana at Grand Central Station to give Fontana $30 to help him flee the city.

New Jersey decided not to pursue conspiracy charges in the Caiozzo murder and the charges against Stefano Magaddino were dropped despite the New York police officers' testimony about the sting linking him to the murder.

Stefano Magaddino fled New York City after his release, ending up in the Buffalo, New York area.

Buffalo crime family boss Joseph DiCarlo died in 1922, and Stefano Magaddino succeeded him as boss.

Stefano Magaddino was welcomed by Willie Moretti and an unidentified man, it was later revealed that Magaddino was responsible for bailing him out as a favour for Giovanni Bonventre, Bonanno's uncle.

Stefano Magaddino led his Buffalo family through its glory years and its most powerful and profitable era.

Stefano Magaddino was an old-style boss who preferred to stay in the background and not draw any attention to himself or his criminal activities if possible.

For fifty years, Stefano Magaddino was a dominant presence in the Buffalo underworld.

Stefano Magaddino was the longest tenured boss in the history of the American Mafia.

Stefano Magaddino was a charter member of Charles "Lucky" Luciano's Mafia Commission and attended important underworld summits such as the 1946 Havana Conference and the 1957 Apalachin Conference.

Stefano Magaddino's empire began to crumble in 1968, when police found $500,000 stashed away in Stefano Magaddino's funeral home and his son's attic.

Stefano Magaddino died of a heart attack on July 19,1974, at age 82, at Mount Saint Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York.

Stefano Magaddino's funeral was held at St Joseph's Catholic Church.

Stefano Magaddino was buried at St Joseph's Cemetery on Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls.

Stefano Magaddino is mentioned in Niagara Falls Confidential, written by Mike Hudson.

Stefano Magaddino gets a passing mention in The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas.