Nick Civella
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- This clip is a special feature from the feature length documentary film, Gangland Wire. This film tells the story of a mob war in Kansas City and how a hidden microphone started the F.B.I. down a path that uncovered a conspiracy between Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Kansas City La Cosa Nostra families to skim money from Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s. The film makes use of actual audio obtained from the gangsters. Go to www.ganglandwire.com for more details.
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He was a "perfect gentleman" GTFOOH!! He ordered an edict to kill not only those associated with the Speros but their FAMILIES as well. It's NOT as glamorous as ppl think.
I truly love your channel, Gary... and Kansas City, or just Nick Civella himself, is a topic that is often overlooked (or underestimated) in the world of Mob Historians!
Speaking of which, I was born and raised in San Jose, CA.. but also spent every summer and a lot of my life in Italy as well.
I do have fairly intimate knowledge of the LCN history here in San Jose, as well overseas, but if you are ever interested in learning more about SJ (or even just the Cheese Company) I would be honored to share!
Email me at ganglandwire@gmail.com and thank you for your comment
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Gladly, Gary, it would be an honor! Thank you*
Nice upload.. Thanks/.
a family member of mine worked for Nick had great times with him in Vegas
Still own the north end
Lmfao
We used to ride our bikes down to the Market. New Cadillacs ALL over....I told my folks I wanted to open a fruit stand so I could get me one too!
Nick was a respected man you didn't cross this guy and get away with it
My mom was in high school in kc when nick was the boss, she said a few places she went to with her friends didn’t pay protection money or something and the buildings blew up and that on the news sometimes you’d see reports of bodies being found in trunks of cars
We did have a few bombings in the 1970s. They did use dynamite as an extortion tool.
Id like to know who did the art work behind the illustrations. They did a very good job. I cant draw a stick man but I admire the ability in others
That was a professional painter and illustrator. His name is Adam Shaw. He did a terrific job. I agree
Great photos and history of the North End mob connections.
My grandfather new Mr Civella and his brothers! I can remember being in elementary back in 1975 and being with my grandfather who played cards with Mr Civella.. I can also remember when I was in HS picking my grandfather up at The Wheel off of front st in KC a mob bar back in 85! Oh the good ol'e days of KC
I remember the Wheel in the East Bottoms.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective I can't remember the year it caught fire!! Late 80s?
I thinks so between 1984 and 1990. I was back in patrol when it burned.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective.. Think your right! I was just about out of HS.. went to pick my grandfather up around 10pm lots of peeps in there,, my grandfather waves me over I'm met Anthony Civella.. He says Kevin you go to with Willy Camasano Jr? I said no he goes to Ray-pec.. I go to school in Belton.. wasn't a few years later me and Willy got in to it at Belton sonic.. great times!!!
A Kansas city size family in its heyday could be the equivalent in size and money to a New York, or Chicago crew, I wonder what status say a Capo like say Tony Anastasios crew boss had power wise compared to a bad running a smaller family like Kansas, or say Decavalcantes?Would this be per arrangements or set in stone?Any ideas anyone who may know?
geoff edwards I have never really heard any experts make that comparisons. Very interesting question. How does a small but insular family like KC or Milwaukee, or Denver compare to any one of the NY 5 Families? Or even any one of the 4 or 5 crews in Chicago. In numbers of made guys, any singular NY family or Chicago crew were slightly larger. Great question to speculate about. Thanks for your curiosity.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective thanks for reply, was thinking cos Chicago's crew capos are in reality Bosses, they even have underbosses etc(or did in hey day)New York families have/had enormous crews with great contributions compared to others and any top soldier or capo Would have unofficial advisors and front men etc.So surely a boss of say San Jose, compared to a capo like erm Joe Lombardo in 1970s who would have the power?I'd say Joe Lombardo, because on top of his own abilities he's got Chicago's bosses behind him and also Families west of Chicago were represented by Chicago.I suppose it would be down to full commission(nationally)Or Up to Boss of Chicago west of Chicago because the outfit superceded and represents everyone else to the west..It Would come down to what's best for the most powerful in positions of influence.I think!!!
geoff edwards from listening to wiretaps and microphones, at least in KC, if our boss Nick Civella talked about dealing with someone in Chicago about high level decisions like how to deal with Lefty Rosenthal, he only mentioned Aiuppa and nobody else. He traveled to Chicago for a meet about Vegas and he only met with Aiuppa.
P.S. bad running like Kansas city, is a typo, I meant a allergy family in their heyday.
Boss running smaller family compared to a big New York style crew.Power and status comparison?
Well he was the biggest thing here.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Yeh if course i get that guys a boss no doubt. So can meet with hisses on that level. Chicago howether was the commisson rep for every cosa west
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Sorry start again. No doubt he had a decent territory , was a boss and could meet with bosses and was heavy as are all Bosses. Espescially back then. Chicago though was said to have everything west of Chicago and was kansas, Millawauke,L.A.and other crews and families reps on the commision and there were ither families and crews,Frisco, SanJose, then bits of vegas, arzona, and other smaller towns with O.C. operations. These were subservient to Chicago to settle disputes unless they had to deal with the east coast families. Then Chicago went to bat for them on the commision Also some of Chicagos Capos (also called territory bosses) had crews larger than some families and had more senior layers than say a New York crew of say the Gambinos. And also had more members than some families west of Chicago. So i was just wondering how in a dispute between Joe Ferriolla Capo in chicago would be seen in oower compared to Civella who was a boss who had less made guys than Ferriolla.Do you see what i mean?
a good friend of mine who from Detroit who passed away in 2003 used to go to k.c and play cards with nick civella . he told me he was a gentleman
My grandfather was a friend of Nick Civella and used to play cards with him in Kansas City. Nick was a regular guest at his home. Strange things at his house I didn't understand as a child. Two-way mirrors, secret doorbell, very classy gents with Cadillacs spending the weekend in the strange basement.
Lots of stories from my mother and uncle. I met Mr. Civella a few times as a young boy. Always kind and gentlemanly.
The basement had an underground passage between two houses. This was the SOUTH K C. Property
Or PROPERTIES
I don't know who owns it now but the main property to the north still flies an Italian flag.
My stepmother was Suzanne Civella. Poppa's niece. RIP
Perhaps would you know the name ... Joseph Agosto (Joseph Pianetti). If so please reply, becuase he is my grandpa.
+Anna Marie If he is the same Joe Agosto who was born in Sicily, worked in Alaska for a while and later worked at the Tropicana Casino, then I know a lot about him. I think this is him. I have an FBI agent friend who can verify if this name, Joseph Pianetti, was a named used by Agosto.
+Gary Jenkins Yes that would be him. Im his granddaughter, but according to my dad most of the information on the internet about him is false. but thank you for responding.
Well, the agents who knew him and guarded him during his last days all liked and respected him.
+Gary Jenkins That's him.
+Anna Marie Yeah, thats what ANYONE involved in OC ever says, that most of the info "known" about them is false, when the truth is, no, it's actually fucking true. How many times did John Gotti say on fucking TV that he had nothing to do with the mafia? There's a REASON that the word "omerta" is synonymous with the mafia, Anna Marie. BTW, no offense to you, but, you're grandfather comes off as an asshole in Casino (the book)
Not. Allergy smaller family.Predictive text strikes again.
I used to work for Nick Jr
Kenneth Johnson got any good stories?
Gary Jenkins No
One thing I will say is this... He was very kind and generous, I'm also proud to be from KC
some cities like Chicago and Boston the Italians don't really embrace black people. But in Kansas City, Mo The Italians always gave black people a fair shake.
@@kingbuck427 kc the ol melting pot
Was it N. Civella that ordered the hit on Leon Jordan?@@kingbuck427