Organized Crime: The Hit On Anthony "Little Augie Pisano" Carfano (9/16/24)

Beyond The Horizon

Anthony "Little Augie" Carfano was a powerful figure in New York’s mafia, rising through the ranks during Prohibition and establishing himself as a key player in the Luciano crime family, running lucrative gambling operations in New York and Miami. His loyalty to Frank Costello and refusal to align with Vito Genovese during a power struggle in the late 1950s marked him as a threat. On September 25, 1959, Carfano and socialite Janet Palermo were executed in a mafia hit likely orchestrated by Genovese. Carfano’s murder symbolized the end of the old guard in the mafia and the rise of a more ruthless generation of mobsters. Despite being a significant mafia hit, the case remains unsolved, and Carfano’s death is remembered as a turning point in the violent evolution of organized crime.
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