Giuseppe Dovi
Feb. 11, 1889, to Oct. 22, 1946.
"Joe Bruno"
Dovi was a key man in the Philadelphia organization of Salvatore Sabella. Sabella stepped down at the conclusion of the Castellammarese War in 1931.
Dovi's role in the Philly mob is unclear between 1931 and 1936. Some sources believe he competed with John Avena for dominance in the regional Mafia.
When Avena was killed in 1936 - the result of a feud with the Lanzetti brothers that began during Salvatore Sabella's reign - Dovi became the undisputed authority in the Philly Mob.
"Joe Bruno" would rule the Philadelphia underworld for a decade until his death of natural causes.
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