Chicago The Terrible Genna Brothers The Ncs Rivals. north side gang. the genna crime family ( italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛnna] ), was a crime family that operated in prohibition era chicago. from 1921 to 1925, the family was headed by the six genna brothers, known as the terrible gennas. [ 1] the brothers were sicilians from the town of marsala and operated from chicago's little italy. Peter genna (1880 – may 13, 1948) – fled with sam and james after the deaths of the other 3 brothers but returned to chicago later down the line to run a legitimate olive oil importing firm. sam genna (unknown – dec 20, 1951) – was the political fixer for the genna’s and the final brother to die, some 26 years after losing his other.
The Genna Brothers Genna crime family, chicago outfit, unione siciliana. antonio "the gentleman" genna ( italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo ˈdʒɛnna]; july 12, 1890 – july 8, 1925) was an italian born mobster in chicago. he headed the genna crime family with his brothers. genna was ambushed by a genna family turncoat on orders of north side gang leaders. James genna peter genna. mike genna tony genna. the gennas were sicilian brothers who occupied the taylor street section of chicago, known as little sicily. mike (michiele), james (vincenzo), peter (pietro), sam (salvatore), tony (antonio) and angelo. nicola genna, the last brother, stayed in sicily. sam (salvatore) and peter ( pietro) arrived. The terrible gennas – part 1. when people think of chicago gangsters of the 20s, they normally think of capone and his south side gang vs. the mostly irish north siders. but here were plenty more. in the center of these two gangs were a coupe of groups like the circus gang and the terrible gennas, a group of brothers known for being. 3 min read. ·. may 10, 2018. pictured in james genna’s home on lakeside place in 1924, the aptly dubbed “terrible gennas” toast their very good fortune as the ruling family of chicago’s.
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