Philip Mangano

Philip Mangano (born Filippo Mangano; Italian: [fiˈlippo ˈmanɡaːno]; April 13, 1898 – April 19, 1951)[1] was an Italian-born caporegime[2] and second consigliere in the Gambino crime family in New York City and reigned consigliere for 20 years between 1931 and 1951 when his brother, Vincent, was boss.

Philip Mangano
Born	Filippo Mangano (1898-04-13)April 13, 1898 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Disappeared	April 19, 1951 (aged 53)
Died	April 19, 1951(1951-04-19) (aged 53) New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Gun shots
Body discovered	April 19, 1951 Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Mobster
Relatives	Vincent Mangano (brother)
Allegiance	Mangano crime family

Mangano was involved with the International Longshoremen's Association and in New York City politics.

In 1923, Mangano was indicted on murder charges, but was never convicted.[3]

Death

On April 19, 1951, a woman in a fishing boat discovered Philip Mangano's body in a marshland area of Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn while she had been walking through the tall grass.[4] Mangano had been shot three times; once in the neck and twice in the face.[3] He was murdered along with his brother on the orders of family underboss Albert Anastasia in Brooklyn in 1951.[5] No one was ever arrested in the Mangano murders, but it was widely assumed that Anastasia had them killed.[6]

See also

• List of solved missing persons cases
• List of unsolved murders

References

1. Wilson, Scott (2016-08-19). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997.
2. Hunt, Thomas. "Mafia leader's corpse found at Brooklyn marsh". Retrieved 2019-11-17.
3. "Aide of Joe Adonis is Found Shot Dead" (PDF). New York Times. April 20, 1951. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
4. "The Real History". Gambino Crime Family. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
5. New York| Family - Gambino (Mangano)
6. Gage, Nicholas (October 16, 1976). "Carlo Gambino, a Mafia Leader, Dies in His Long Island Home at 74" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

External links

• Philip Mangano at Find a Grave

American Mafia
Preceded by Unknown	Gambino crime family Consigliere 1931-1951	Succeeded by Joseph Biondo