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8. Nothing is as it was
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:42 PM
Dec 2015



Philip Carlo Testa (April 21, 1924 – March 15, 1981), also known as "The Chicken Man" or "The Julius Caesar of the Philadelphia Mob" or "Philly", was a Sicilian-American Mafia figure known for his brief leadership of the Scarfo crime family. Testa became boss after popular former boss Angelo Bruno was murdered by his own consiglieri Antonio Caponigro who, in turn, was ordered killed by The Commission for acting without permission. About a year after Bruno's death, Testa was killed by the blast of a nail bomb allegedly ordered by his underboss Pete Casella. According to the Philadelphia press that event marked the beginning of the four-year Philadelphia Mafia War that led to 30 mobsters being killed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Testa

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Slain Man's Son Points Finger at 'Shrimp Boy' [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 OP
Can you explain what you mean? Human101948 Dec 2015 #1
Former Senator Yee was an enthusiastic supporter of gun-control discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #3
Well, being a crook does set you up for some ethical dilemmas... Human101948 Dec 2015 #4
Of course not discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #5
So sorry.... Human101948 Dec 2015 #6
No need to apologize; no offense taken discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #7
Gangs. JonathanRackham Dec 2015 #2
Nothing is as it was discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #8
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