Vito Giacalone

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Vito William "Billy Jack" Giacalone (c.1924 – February 19, 2012) was an American organized crime figure in Detroit, serving as a capo in the Detroit Partnership. He was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone, also a capo in the Detroit Partnership.^[1]

Vito Giacalone was described in a 1992 court document as "the most important figure in the Detroit 'Family' after its 'boss' Jack Tocco". Furthermore, a 1992 IRS document cited Giacalone as "one of the prime suspects in the 1975 disappearance of former Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa".^[2]

References

↑ Reported Detroit Mob Capo Dies, May Take Hoffa Secret With Him CBS Detroit, 21 February 2012
↑ Detroit mobster, tied to Hoffa case, dies Detroit News, 22 February 2012

Detroit Partnership

Boss(s)

Current members

Anthony Joseph Zerilli

Past members

Relation to other groups

Allies	Genovese family Chicago Outfit Kansas City family St. Louis family

Rivals	The Purple Gang The Flathead gang

See also: American Mafia Template

Persondata
Name	Giacalone, Vito
Alternative names
Short description	American mobster
Date of birth	ca. 1924
Place of birth
Date of death	February 19, 2012
Place of death

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