Crazy Joe Gallo
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Crazy Joe Gallo was a notorious New York City mobster and hitman associated with the Colombo crime family during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crazy Joe | 1 |
| Crazy Joe Gallo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4977780 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crazy Joe Gallo Context triple: [Frank Sheeran, allegedVictim, Crazy Joe Gallo]
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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E.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crazy Joe Gallo Target entity description: Crazy Joe Gallo was a notorious New York City mobster and hitman associated with the Colombo crime family during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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E.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American gangster
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hitman ⓘ human ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carmine Persico
NERFINISHED
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Joe Profaci NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-04-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by gunshot ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy
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extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| crimeOrganization |
Colombo crime family
NERFINISHED
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Profaci crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1972-04-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | New York State prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedAt | Umbertos Clam House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn | Mulberry Street, Little Italy, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging the leadership of boss Joe Profaci
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forming the Gallo crew within the Profaci/Colombo family ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | subject of books and films about the American Mafia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Colombo crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Crazy Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
involvement in the kidnapping of Joe Profaci’s lieutenants in the early 1960s
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release from prison in 1971 and subsequent renewed conflict within the Colombo family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in internal war within the Profaci-Colombo crime family
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reputation for unpredictable and violent behavior ⓘ |
| occupation |
hitman
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mobster ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sebastian Maniscalco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Irishman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedPrisonTimeAt | Green Haven Correctional Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Albert Gallo
NERFINISHED
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Larry Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sina Essary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepchild | Lisa Essary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crazy Joe Gallo Description of subject: Crazy Joe Gallo was a notorious New York City mobster and hitman associated with the Colombo crime family during the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Crazy Joe