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Jimmy Giammanco
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Vincenzo "Jimmy" Giammanco (1930 - June 2, 1992) was a caporegime in the St. Louis crime family and a nephew of boss Anthony Giordano. Born in St Louis, Missouri in 1930 to Sicilian immigrants Angelo and Marie Giammanco, Giammanco soon earned a reputation as a thief and a killer. He allegedly killed an African-American man who made the mistake of entering the "Sicilian section" of St Louis by throwing him off a rooftop. Giordano soon noticed potential in Giammanco and brought him into the crime family. In 1948 Giammanco robbed a Hollywood, California insurance office and served 15 months in prison. Giammanco was soon promoted to capo and continued to work in both California and St Louis. Giammanco also established strong ties with the Detroit Licavoli crime family, especially with underboss Angelo Licavoli. Giammanco eventually married Antonia Moceri and had five children. On June 7, 1992 Giammanco died of natural causes in Detroit, Michigan. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit. Further reading *Devico, Peter J. The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra. Mustang, Oklahoma: Tate Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-6024725-4-8 
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