Organized Crime Files

Title: Turk Harris Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Turk Harris taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Harris' name and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: [illegible] 6-18-40 3 mo Co Jail Narcotics; [illegible] 1945 pic; 31 arrest; Turk Harris; 4 - 2.
Date: 1945
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Phil Cusumano Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Phil Cusumano taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Cusumano's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Patito
Description: Photograph of Joe Patito kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Patito is standing in a doorway and looking at the photographer.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Mangiaracina's alias, Mag, is written on the reverse side of the image.
Date: 1950-05-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Augustus (Gus) Charles Fasone Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Augustus (Gus) Charles Fasone and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Fasone's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Licausi Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Joe Licausi taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Licausi's name is written on the reverse side of the image
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of John (Johnny Mag) Mangiaracina taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Mangiaracina's alias, Johnny Mag, is written on the reverse side of the image.
Date: 1943-08-20
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Phillip (Phil School) Lascuola Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Phillip (Phil School) Lascuola taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Lascuola's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
Date: 1943-11-18
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charles Forte Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Charles Forte taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Forte's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
Date: 1943-06-28
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kenneth Perry Greathouse Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Kenneth Perry Greathouse taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Greathouse's name and identification details are written on the reverse side of the image: RR - 9-22-72; R. Y.; [illegible]; Greathouse Kenneth Perry 116624; 24 6' 1" 220; Brn. Blue Med.; Unemploy 11-17-47
Date: 1972-04-28
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Michael Angelo Spero Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of Michael Angelo Spero taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Spero's name, identification details, and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Michael Angelo Spero; KC 92-558; WM; DOB 8/15/38; 5' 11"; 155 lbs.; Hair - Black; Eyes - Brown; Residence - 517 Holmes 2nd Fl. Rear Apt; Employment - Gus' Pharmacy (changed to Midtown Pharmacy), 39th & Paseo; & truck driver; FBI No. 156 768 C; 19 previous arrests, 1955-64; Convicted TFIS, Burg. 2nd degree, receiving stolen property.
Date: 1964~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John Anthony Costanza Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of John Anthony Costanza taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Costanza's name and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Bufile 92-6071; KC 92-553; WM; DOB 1/28/40, Kansas City, Mo.; 6'; 175 lbs.; Hair - Black; Eyes - Brown; Residence - 328 Olive, Kansas City, Mo.; Employment - 11 Oak Park, 1027 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.; FBI No. 147 209 C; Arrested 19 times by local auth. for traffic vio, larceny interstate ship., inv. burg., inv. bootlegging; Sentenced 2 yrs. 6 mos. Fed. Reformatory on TFIS 3/16/56.
Date: 1956~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John Carl Caldrone Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view mug shot of John Carl Caldrone taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. Caldrone's name, identification details, and details of his criminal record are written on the reverse side of the image: Bufile 92-7519; KC 92-303; WM; DOB 8/9/28, Kansas City, Mo.; 6' 4"; 200 lbs.; Hair - Brown; Eyes - Blue; Residence - 4904 Norwood, Kansas City, Mo.; Employment - 11 Oak Park, 1027 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.; FBI No. 4 632 504; Arrested 53 times.; Convicted: Burglary, 2 yrs. Reformatory, 11/21/46; Burglary, 4 yrs. MSP, 3/8/54; Burglary, 3 yrs. MSP, 2/26/60.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Missouri Hearings, U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Description: Organizational chart illustrating the extent of organized criminal activity in the Kansas City area under Charles Binaggio kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. The chart displays how criminal activity in the city filtered down from Binaggio, through his subordinates and leading to various businesses across the area.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 3: Hoods Who Spotlight on Organized Crime in the Kansas City Area
Description: Booklet intended to inform the public of the dangers of organized crime in Kansas City. The book contains: a summary of successful prosecution of syndicate members or associates from January 1, 1961 to present (April 1970); the Kefauver Senate Committee underworld charts for Kansas City organized crime activities, Exhibits 1 and 1A; a list of members and associates of the syndicate; the danger signs for the community; and a list of syndicate business connections.
Date: 1970-04
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 1: Mugshots
Description: This series contains miscellaneous Kansas City Police Department mug shots from various dates showing individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Some include a physical description and record of previous arrests on the back side of the photograph. Please note that the individuals in these mug shots do not have a corresponding police file in this collection. Mug shots of those listed in Series 2 and 3 were kept with their corresponding file. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Date: 1934~/1972~
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Joe (Little Joe) Parello Mug Shot
Description: Side and front view full body mug shot of Joe (Little Joe) Parello taken by the Kansas City Police Department and kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files, Parello's identification details are written on the front of the image: 2-19-48; # 4674; KC. MO. P.D.; # 61157 Joe Parello; 53 5' 7" 160. Parello's name is written on the reverse side of the image.
Date: 1948-02-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
Description: This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Date: 1934/1964
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 3: Kansas City Gangsters –Other Nationalities
Description: This series contains information on non-Italian criminals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. The series includes mug shots, photographs, police records and newspaper clippings.
Date: 1944/1970
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 4: Unione Sicilione
Description: This series contains photographs, miscellaneous documents,and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Sicilian-American criminal brotherhood known as the Unione Sicilione, or Unione Siciliana, and individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City.
Date: 1950/1961
Object Type: Archival Material

Organized Crime Files

Pages

Pages

Refine Search

Object Type

Local Subject

TGM Subject

Date

Creator