MAFIA IN APALACHIN? (con't.)    
Who's Who in attendance at the 1957 Apalachin Mafia"Convention"

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           The list of the hoods formally identified as being at Barbara's on November 14, 1957.
1.              Dominick Alaimo - member of the Barbara family.
2.              Joseph Barbara - boss of his own family.  Presently called the Bufalino family, (but it's just about extinct).
3.              Joseph Bonanno - boss of his own New York family, deposed in 1964.
4.              John Bonventre -uncle of Bonanno, former underboss to Bonanno.   Retired to Italy prior to Apalachin and probably couldn't resist meeting old friends.
5.              Russell Bufalino - underboss to Barbara.  Became boss when Barbara died in 1959.  A suspect in the Hoffa disappearance in 1975.
6.              Ignatius Cannone - member of the Barbara family.
7.              Roy Carlisi - member of the Magaddino family from Buffalo
8.              Paul Castellano - capo in the Gambino family.   Took over as boss when Gambino died in 1976.  Whacked out by John Gotti in 1985.
9.              Gerardo Catena - underboss to Vito Genovese.  Later helped run the family when Genovese went off to prison.
10.           Charles Chivi - member of the Genovese family.
11.           Joseph Civello - boss of Dallas family.
12.           James Colletti - boss of the Colorado family.  Partner of Joe Bonanno in the cheese business.
13.           Frank Cucchiara - member of the New England Family.  Most commonly called the Patriarca family.
14.           Dominick D'Agostino - member of the Magaddino family.
15.           John DeMarco - capo or perhaps underboss in the Cleveland family then run by John Scalish.
16.           Frank DeSimmone - boss of the Los Angeles family, he was a lawyer.
17.           Natale Evola - capo in the Bonanno family, later became boss of the family circa 1970.
18.           Joseph Falcone - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
19.           Salvatore Falcone - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
20.           Carlo Gambino - had just ascended to the head of the Gambino family after Albert Anastasia was whacked out in October 1957.
21.           Michael Genovese - probably underboss of the Pittsburgh family.
22.           Vito Genovese - had just recently ascended to the head of the Genovese family after previous boss, Frank Costello, had been wounded in a murder attempt and then retired.
23.           Anthony Guarnieri - capo in the Barbara family.
24.           Guccia, Bartolo - probable member of the Barbara family or at the least an associate of the family.
25.           Joseph Ida - boss of Philly.  He retired shortly after the mess of Apalachin.
26.           James LaDuca - capo in the Magaddino family, related by marriage to Magaddino.
27.           Samuel Laguttuta - member of the Magaddino family.
28.           Louis Larasso - capo in the New Jersey family then lead by Phil Amari. Became underboss to Nick Delmore when he took over for Amari in 1957.  He was whacked out in the 1990s.
29.           Carmine Lombardozzi - capo in the Gambino family.
30.           Antonio Magaddino - capo in the Magaddino family and brother of boss Stefano Magaddino.
31.           Joseph Magliocco - underboss of the Joseph Profaci family which is now the Colombo family.
32.            Frank Majuri - underboss in the New Jersey family of Phil Amari.  Slid down to capo when Amari retired later in 1957 and was replaced by Nick Delmore.  Bumped up later to underboss in the regime of Sam DeCavalcante in the 60’s after Delmore died.
33.           Rosario Mancuso - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
34.           Gabriel Mannarino - capo in the Barbara family.
35.           Michael Miranda - capo in the Genovese family.
36.           Patsy Monachino - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
37.           Sam Monachino- member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
38.           John Montana - underboss in the Magaddino family, demoted after Apalachin.
39.           Dominick Olivetto – may have been a member of the New Jersey family.
40.           John Ormento - capo in the Luchese family.  Not too long after Apalachin, he got yet another narcotics conviction and spent the rest of his life in prison.
41.           James Osticco - capo in the Barbara family.
42.           Joseph Profaci - long time boss of his own family until his death in 1962.  Family is now called the Colombo family.
43.           Vincent Rao - consigliere in the Luchese family.
44.           Armand Rava - member of the Gambino family.  Was whacked out not too long afterwards because he was an ally of the slain Albert Anastasia.
45.           Joseph Riccobono - consigliere in the Gambino family.
46.           Anthony Riela - capo in the Bonanno family, active even in the "Donnie Brasco" era.
47.           Joseph Rosato - member of the Gambino family.
48.           Louis Santos (Santos Trafficante) - boss of the Tampa family.
49.           John Scalish - boss of the Cleveland family.
50.           Angelo Sciandra - capo in the Barbara family.
51.           Patsy Sciortino - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
52.           Simone Scozzari - underboss in the LA family.
53.           Salvatore Tornabe - member of the Profaci (now Colombo) family, died December 30, 1957.
54.           Patsy Turrigiano - member of Barbara or Magaddino family.
55.           Costenze Valente - probable member of the Buffalo family.  The debate is whether Rochester was an independent family or simply a part of the larger Buffalo family. 
56.           Frank Valente - probable member of the Buffalo family. 
57.           Emanuel Zicari - member of the Barbara family.
58.           Frank Zito - Boss of the Springfield, Illinois family.

       Probable attendees / participants:
59.           Joe Barbara, Jr. was not at the meeting although he was probably going to be.  He arrived from the family bottling works after the troopers were set up and is not listed as an attendee.
60.           Some clothes of Buffalo boss Stefano Magaddino were found in a car "stashed" in a barn at Barbara's a day or two after November 14, 1957.
61.           Detroit boss Joe Zerilli used his license to rent a car in Binghamton shortly after the fiasco.
62.           Pittsburgh boss John LaRocca was registered in an area motel but he was never caught.
63.           San Francisco boss James Lanza was registered in a motel in the area but he was not caught.
64.           Kansas City boss Nick Civella and…
65.           …soldier J Filardo were tentatively identified as the two men who placed a phone call in a local business to call a cab.
66.           Neil Migliore, then a soldier in the Luchese family, was allegedly involved in a traffic accident in Binghamton the day after the fiasco. The speculation was that he came to pick up…
67.           …Tommy Luchese, the boss, who was never caught (logic says he would have attended).
68.           One of Barbara's housekeepers tentatively identified Carmine Galante, Bonanno's new underboss, as being one of several men who were still at Barbara's a day after the fiasco.
Many other  mob powers, including the Chicago delegation, were on their way to Barbara's and lucked out by arriving late and were able to avoid the fiasco.

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