Joseph Giunta
American organized crime figure

Joseph Giunta

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American organized crime figure
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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MobsterCriminalGangster
Work field:
Crime
Birth:
1886(Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
Death:
8 May 1929(Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
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Joseph "Hop Toad" Giunta (1887 – May 7, 1929), was an American mobster with the Chicago Outfit. He was born in Cicero, Illinois. He was of Italian descent.

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Joseph Giunta
Giunta's grave at Mount Carmel Cemetery

After the murder of Unione Siciliana president Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo, Giunta became the new president of the Siciliana in 1929. He unsuccessfully tried to organize a revolt against Al Capone's gang. As a result, according to legend, Giunta and his co-conspirators (Albert Anselmi and John Scalise) were beaten and shot to death by Capone at a party. Their bodies were found the next day in Hammond, Indiana.

Giunta was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.