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January 1, 1934 - Victor Amuso

As boss of the Lucchese crime family, he presided over a period of particular internal violence, ordering the murders of family members and associates on a scale that drew sustained federal attention and earned him the designation "The Deadly Don" from federal prosecutors. His tenure illustrates how organized crime leadership could turn inward, with loyalty becoming a liability as much as an asset.

Source: "Vittorio 'Little Vic' Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as 'The Deadly Don' by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose." — Wikipedia: Victor Amuso (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Victor Amuso

Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as "The Deadly Don" by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose. Amuso's reign is considered one of the bloodiest periods in American Mafia history during the late 1980s and early 1990s, alongside his former underboss and close protégé Anthony Casso, who turned informer against him in 1994. Since the death of Colombo crime family boss Carmine Persico in March 2019, Amuso is currently the longest-serving crime family boss of the Five Families, dating back to 1987. Amuso has been serving a life sentence on murder and racketeering charges since 1992, and is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner in North Carolina.

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