Love, Death and Betrayal: The Story of Anna and Vito Genovese
Channel: Monmouth County Historical Association
Date: 2022-07-21

The Sopranos have nothing on the Genovese family. Anna and Vito were both married with children when they fell in love, but they had to be together, no matter what. She was the ultimate mafia wife, but in other ways was so very different from women of her time. He was the most feared gangster in America, but she was not afraid, and when she was a woman scorned, she proved her courage and faced the mafia’s ultimate penalty for violating the southern Italian code of silence. They lived in Monmouth County twice, which he loved, and she loathed. You don’t have to wait for HBO’s new mini-series to learn about Monmouth County’s most fascinating mob queen! John Barrows, editor of MonmouthTimeline.org, has been researching this for the past two years and will present the local perspective on Anna & Vito Genovese that you won’t get from HBO.

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