On September 25,
1959, mobster Anthony Carfano, known as Little Augie Pisano is shot to death in
Queens, New York City on the orders of Meyer Lansky. Carfano was a Captain the Luciano Organized
Crime Family. His was murdered because he refused to meet with Vito Genovese
after Genovese took control of the Family in 1957. He was shot to death in his
car on a street in Queens, New York, along with Janice Drake, a former Miss New
Jersey and wife of comedian Alan Drake. During dinner at Marino’s restaurant
in New York City, Carfano allegedly received a phone call. After hanging up, he
told his group that he and Drake had to leave; he had been called away "on
urgent business". Carfano and Drake left and drove away in his Cadillac.
Police later theorized that this phone call was from Frank Costello warning
Carfano about a possible hit. When Carfano and Drake left the restaurant, they
were allegedly heading to La Guardia Airport to board a flight to Miami.
However, according to this theory, assassins had anticipated such a move and
had hidden in the back seat of Cafano’s Cadillac. Once on the road, the gunmen
forced Carfano to drive to a quiet location near the airport. At 10:30 that
evening, 45 minutes after Carfano and Drake left Marino's, their bodies were
found in Carfano's car near the airport. Both had been shot in the head.
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