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Tommaso Buscetta
How do mobsters get their nicknames?
Salvatore Riina
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How do mobsters get their nicknames?
Mafia nicknames like “Scarface” and “Mickey the Nose” actually have a purpose.
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Tommaso Buscetta
Police escorting Tommaso Buscetta upon his arrival in Rome after being deported from...
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Salvatore Riina
Salvatore Riina sitting in a jail cell during his trial in Italy, 1994.
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