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- While working under Kelly, Torrio oversaw several illegal operations, including loan sharking, prostitution, and opium trafficking. It was around this time that a teenage Al Capone also joined the Five Points Gang. Seeing Capone’s potential, Torrio took him under his wing, teaching him everything he knew about the world of organized crime.
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Aug 30, 2024 · Johnny Torrio, Italian-born American gangster who was the rackets boss in Brooklyn before becoming a top crime boss in Chicago during the Prohibition era. Mentor of Al Capone and rival of Dion O’Bannion, Bugs Moran, and Hymie Weiss, Torrio was one of the founders of modern organized crime in America.
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Aug 26, 2024 · Torrio was considered a mastermind in the world of organized crime, a mentor to Al Capone and one of the mobsters responsible for building the Chicago Outfit. In the 1910s, when the Chicago Outfit was in its earliest stages, Torrio became underboss to “Big Jim” Colosimo.
- Austin Harvey
John Donato Torrio [1] (born Donato Torrio, Italian: [doˈnaːto ˈtɔrrjo]; January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone. [2]
Eventually, a local kid by the name of Al Capone began working in Torrio’s crew. Capone showed signs of greatness and Torrio gave him small jobs and became his mentor. Torrio soon moved his operations to Chicago because his aunt’s husband, Jim Colosimo, was being blackmailed by the “Black Hand.”
Torrio, having undergone emergency surgery, recovered slowly from the assassination attempt. Capone had men guarding Torrio around the clock to make sure his beloved mentor was safe. Throughout this entire ordeal, Torrio, observing the gangland principle of "omertà" (total silence), never mentioned the names of his assailants.
May 26, 2024 · In 1920, Capone moved to Chicago at the invitation of his mentor, gangster Johnny Torrio. It was the start of Prohibition and Torrio saw huge profit potential in illegal alcohol. Working as Torrio‘s right hand man, Capone helped grow the bootlegging business through intimidation and violence against rival gangs.
Oct 14, 2009 · Torrio recognized Capone’s skills and quickly promoted him to partner. But unlike the low-profile Torrio, Capone began to develop a reputation as a drinker and rabble-rouser.
