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| '''Tom Devaney''' (died July 20, 1976) was a New York mobster and an enforcer to ] during the 1960s and 70s. As Spillane's chief lieutenant, Devaney played a leading role in the growing animosity between Spillane and the ] as well as the gang war against ]. | '''Tom Devaney''' (died July 20, 1976) was a New York mobster and an enforcer to ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Devaney |url=https://lamafiasiciliana.blogspot.com/2013/06/tom-devaney.html |website=La Mafia siciliana |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> during the 1960s and 70s. As Spillane's chief lieutenant, Devaney played a leading role in the growing animosity between Spillane and the ] as well as the gang war against ]. | ||
| Devaney was an exhibition worker on the West Side who was murdered by Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan on the orders of Genovese mobster ] because "he was interfering with us", as Barone told prosecutor in court. Sullivan observed Devaney for eight weeks, then disguised himself with an Afro wig and skin dye, followed Devaney into a bar-and-grill in ], and shot him in the head. | Devaney was an exhibition worker on the West Side who was murdered by Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan on the orders of Genovese mobster ] because "he was interfering with us", as Barone told prosecutor in court. Sullivan observed Devaney for eight weeks, then disguised himself with an Afro wig and skin dye, followed Devaney into a bar-and-grill in ], and shot him in the head. | ||
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American mobster Not to be confused with Tom Devanney or Thomas Devaney.
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Tom Devaney (died July 20, 1976) was a New York mobster and an enforcer to Mickey Spillane during the 1960s and 70s. As Spillane's chief lieutenant, Devaney played a leading role in the growing animosity between Spillane and the Genovese crime family as well as the gang war against James Coonan.
Devaney was an exhibition worker on the West Side who was murdered by Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan on the orders of Genovese mobster George Barone because "he was interfering with us", as Barone told prosecutor in court. Sullivan observed Devaney for eight weeks, then disguised himself with an Afro wig and skin dye, followed Devaney into a bar-and-grill in Midtown Manhattan, and shot him in the head.
Devaney's death marked the beginning of the end for Spillane's operation. Spillane was murdered the following year.
Notes and references
- "Tom Devaney". La Mafia siciliana. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Further reading
- English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5
- English, T.J. The Westies: Inside the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob. St Martin's Paperbacks, 1991. ISBN 0-312-92429-1