Giuseppe and Salvatore DiMarco

In underworld legend, the DiMarcos were two unfortunate New York Mafiosi who attempted to secure the title of boss of all bosses without the approval of Ciro Terranova and were killed for it.

Whether the DiMarcos actually sought the Mafia top spot or whether they committed some other offense against the underworld establishment is not known. However, it appears unlikely that Terranova would have defended the boss of bosses title. At the time of the DiMarcos' deaths, the boss of bosses position was held by Salvatore D'Aquila of Brooklyn, no friend of Terranova.

Terranova reportedly had Joe DiMarco gunned down in his gambling establishment July 25, 1916. Police discovered the corpse of Salvatore DiMarco under the Queensboro Bridge a few months later.

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