The infamous Mad Hatter

 Backstory  Born September 26, 1902 in Tropea, Italy  His original name was Umberto Anastasio, he changed it later while in the USA  Dad died when he was a young boy  Rough upbringing after passing of father  With no parental guidance, he became a hit man at a very young age  Immigrated from Italy to New York in 1919, by stowing away on a ship  Had 11 siblings, and was the eldest of them all Tropea, Italy

 Gang Beginnings  Major American Gangster  Started in Italy with the ILA  Leader of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) while still in his 20’s  Youngest leader of the ILA in their history  First mob in the US was with Giuseppe Masseria’s gang  Giuseppe was a big time mob boss, so being in his gang benefited who ever was in it  Rose through the ranks of Masseria’s gang, earning the trust of other members  Befriended Lucky Luciano and Frank Costello, using them as role models for his future as a mob boss Joe “Giuseppe” Masseria Lucky LucianoFrank Costello

 First Step to Becoming Mob Boss  One of Giuseppe Masseria’s executioners  Concocted a plan with Lucky Luciano, to get Lucky to the top of the gang families on the east coast  Was appointed head of Murder, Inc. by Luciano himself  Murder, Inc. committed upward toward murders under Anastasias control

 The Party Begins  Enlisted in the US army in 1942  Used military ties to get the government off of Lucky Luciano’s back  Was also apart of the Gambino Crime Family  Didn’t get along really well with Vincenzo "Vincent" Mangano (leader of family at that time)  In the year 1951, Anastasia had Vincent killed, and became the new Gambino Crime Family Leader  US government had worked hard to get Albert deported and his citizenship revoked  They succeeded in 1954 and had him deported  Anastasia’s reign didn’t last long, Vincenzo “Vincent” Mangano

 Followers  The main people who followed Albert were mob members  His mob members liked him very much since he worked very hard to get to where he was  His rival and acquaintance (Vito Genovese) soon became his rival  Became very close with Luciano and followed his lead in many ways  But he didn’t try to take over all 5 of the major families in New York like Luciano Vito Genovese

 The “Bad Hair Day” Murder  October 25, 1957  Park Sheraton Hotel at 870 7th Avenue  The barber chair is currently in the mob museum  Manhattan, New York  Went into barber shop at the Park Sheraton Hotel and sat down for a hair cut  Multiple men walked in and gunned him down right then and there  Men were believed to have been hired by none other than Vito Genovese  The identity of these men are still unknown today…….. The barber chair in which the “executioner” was executed

 R.I.P Mad Hatter  Very modest funeral  Family and friends where the only attendees  Buried at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn  Currently in Green-Wood Cemetery  Will remain there for all eternity………. From the movie tombstone

 The legacy lives on…….

 The “Nicknames”  The infamous Albert Anastasia had many nicknames…. As they were very fitting  They include-  Lord High Executioner  The Executioner  Mad Hatter

 Citations     vault.fbi.gov/Albert%20Anastasia 