MCC’s Main Mobsters Presented By A. Spero M. Kohout M. Kokesova H. Guertinditmilette

Our Goals To find out who are the most widely known mobsters among MCC’s students and faculty. To see if MCC’s students and faculty know where those mobsters are now. To find out if MCC’s students and faculty think that any mobsters still exist.

Our Survey

Who Was Surveyed? 23 MCC students and faculty 8 men and 15 women Aged from 18 to 57 Average age of 32.7

The 4 th Most Widely Known Mobster Joseph “Joe Bananas” Bonanno

General Information Listed on 3 surveys (13.0 %) Born on January 18, 1905 in Sicily, Italy Mob Boss in New York from 1931 to 1968 Wrote his autobiography, A Man of Honor, in 1983 Currently 97 years old and living in Tuscon, Arizona

The 3 rd Most Widely Known Mobster Jimmy Hoffa

General Information Listed on 4 surveys (17.4 %) Born on February 14, 1913 in Brazil, Indiana Most powerful Teamster Boss of all time Disappeared on July 30, 1975 Presumed dead

The 2 nd Most Widely Known Mobster John Gotti

General Information Listed on 8 surveys (34.8 %) Born on October 27, 1940 in Bronx, New York Capo of Gambino Crime Family from 1971 to 1985 Boss of Gambino Crime Family from 1985 to 1992 Convicted on RICO charges on April 1, 1992 Serving “life without parole” in a Marion, Illinois prison

The Most Widely Known Mobster “Scarface” Al Capone

General Information Listed on 13 surveys (56.5 %) Born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York Mob Boss in Chicago from 1925 until 1931 Responsible for the Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929 Convicted of tax evasion on October 18, 1931 Died on January 25, 1947 of complications from syphilis

Where is Bonanno? Three people listed Bonanno as a mobster they knew All three thought that Bonanno was dead All three were wrong Bonanno is alive and well He is 97 years old and he lives in Tuscon, Arizona

Where is Hoffa? Four people listed Hoffa as a mobster they knew Three thought that Hoffa was dead One thought that Hoffa was missing All four were correct Hoffa has been declared legally dead Hoffa’s body has been missing since he disappeared on 7/30/75

Where is Gotti? Eight people listed Gotti as a mobster they knew Five thought that Gotti was in prison One thought that Gotti was in Chicago One thought that Gotti was dead One did not answer The five that thought that Gotti was in prison were correct Gotti has been serving a “life without parole” sentence in a Marion, Illinois prison since April 1, 1992

Where is Capone? Thirteen people listed Capone as a mobster they knew Eleven thought that Capone was dead One thought that Capone was in New York One did not answer The eleven that thought that Capone was dead were correct Capone died on January 25, 1947 of complications from syphilis

Do Mobsters Still Exist? Twenty-three people were surveyed All twenty-three gave the same answer Yes, mobsters do still exist

Conclusion MCC’s Main Mobsters are Bonanno, Hoffa, Gotti, and Capone On average, MCC’s students and faculty correctly knew the location of these mobsters 71.4% of the time According to 100% of the MCC’s students and faculty who were surveyed, mobsters do still exist

The following sources were used to prepare this presentation: The Crime Library ( Chicago Historical Society ( Gang Land ( Gangsters Incorporated ( The Mafia Encyclopedia, Second Edition by Carl Sifakis MurderInc.com (