#OTD in 1926: Shotgun blasts ended the underworld career of fearsome and well-connected #Chicago mafioso Orazio #Tropea. A former member of mobs in #NewYork and #Buffalo, Tropea had recently served as a lieutenant in the Windy City's #Genna gang.

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Shotgun takes out Chicago's 'Scourge'

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