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Gangland Wire

Angelo “The Gentle Don” Bruno

Gangland Wire

Gary Jenkins: Mafia Detective

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6645 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins brings you the best in mob history with his unique perception of the mafia. In this segment, we delve into the life and influence of Angelo Bruno, the Philadelphia boss of the Mafia. We aim to fill in knowledge gaps and increase our understanding of the Mafia in the United States. Angelo Bruno, also known as the Gentle Don, stood out from others in the mob due to his preference for peace over violence. He was born in Italy and migrated to the United States as a child. One of his significant associations was with Carlo Gambino, the boss of the New York Gambino crime family. Bruno’s cousin, John Simone, connected him to the mob. To establish himself in the Philadelphia Mafia, Bruno changed his name from Antoloro to Bruno and was sponsored by Michael Maggio. Bruno married in 1931 and had two children. He owned various businesses, including an extermination company in New Jersey and an aluminum products company in Florida. Additionally, he had a share in the Plaza Hotel in Havana, Cuba. Throughout his life, Bruno faced several arrests for offenses such as illegal alcohol sales and gambling. In 1959, there was a plot to assassinate him, but he emerged as the boss of the family after the conspiracy was revealed. Bruno successfully evaded media attention and lengthy prison sentences for the next two decades. He prohibited his family’s involvement in narcotics trafficking and focused on traditional Costa Nostra operations like bookmaking and loan sharking. Some family members were discontent with this decision and suspected Bruno of profiting from the narcotics business secretly. This will ultimately lead to his murder. Support the podcast and subscribe to get a new episode every week. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here.  To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary, click here To buy my Kindle book, Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How FBI Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos. To subscribe on iTunes click here. Please give me a review and help others find the podcast. Donate to the podcast. Click here! Transcript   [0:00] Well, hey, guys, welcome back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. Gary Jenkins here, retired Kansas City Police intelligence detective with one more of my little short bios, not a real in-depth bio, but a bio of the Philadelphia boss, Angelo Bruno. You know, I’m doing these bios to kind of fill in any knowledge gaps because, you know, when you talk about to interview an author, for example, from a book and he’ll say something about, of course, Angelo Bruno was killed. Well, you know, sometimes we go, well, who is Angelo Bruno? Well, I know he’s from Philadelphia. Well, you know, what else about him? So I’m trying to help you all fill in your knowledge gaps and fill in my own too...

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studio of Gangland Wire. Gary Jenkins here, retired Kent City Police Intelligence Detective

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with one more of my little short bios, not a real in-depth bio, but a bio of the Philadelphia boss,

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Angelo Bruno. You know, I'm doing these bios to kind of fill in any knowledge gaps because,

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you know, when you talk about to interview an author, for example, from a book, and he'll say

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something about a course, Angela Bruno was killed. Well, you know, sometimes we go, well, who is Angela Bruno?

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Well, I know he's from Philadelphia.

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Well, you know, what else about him?

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So I'm trying to help you all fill in your knowledge gaps and fill in my own too.

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