1976 In Organized Crime

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Joseph "The Amimal" Barboza , an enforcer for the Patriarca Crime Family , is beaten to death in San Francisco, California . Barboza, who had been imprisoned for murder, had agreed to become a government informant and had entered the Federal Witness Protection Program after testifing against Raymond Patriarca .

October 15 - Carlo Gambino , founder of the Gambino Crime Family , dies of a heart attack. Following his death, Paul Castellano assumes leadership of the criminal organization upsetting members favored longtime Underboss Aniello Dellacroce . Despite the support displayed by his supporters, Dellacroce is able to convince them to remain loyal to Castellano. However, anger for the aging mobster being passed over for leadership of the Gambino crime family, resentment towards the increasinly unpopular Castellano continues for several years.

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