Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DE
To: HQ
Document date: 12/13/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10336-10464

RECORD SERIES : DE

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 92-914-154

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

DE

TO:

HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 12/13/1963

PAGES:

30

SUBJECTS :

VITO GIACALONE

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John T. kentdy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

ĐE 92-914

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DETROIT

AT DETROIT, MICHICAN:

N111 attempt to develop moriber sourco able to furnieh

reltable information concerning nonbers of the Detroit "family"

in the cosa Nostra.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

Contacted By

DE T-1 18

DE 370-C-TE

SA ROBERT N. FITZPATRICK

DE T-2 15

DE 862-C-TE

SA ROBERT A. FITZRATRICK

DE T-3 1s

DE 919-C*

(Contact dates 9/16 and 12/4/63)

DE T-4 1s

DE: 889-C-TE

SA WINSTON T. CHURCHILL

DE 1-5 1s

DE. 906-C$

ĐE T-6 Le

LV 10-C

Unknow

DE T-7 10

EDWARD OLSEN

Nevada Gaming Control Board

SAC DEAN NELSON

DE T-8

1s

DE 868-C-TE

SA BARRON T. CONKLIN

DE: 7-9. 19

PH: 591-0

DE T-10 ts

554-PC

Unknown

• Be

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'Released under the John F.

"Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote)

DATE: 11-14-2017

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DE 92-914

MCP: jd - 1

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EXISTENCE

ITE

Source:

DE T-1

DE 370

Source

advised on October

21,

1963, that the

Detroit Italian

1 syndicate is controlled

and dominated by

JOSEPH ZORILIN.

It is a "one family" syndicate.

He bas

never neard the terms "Cosa Nostra" o

"Amici Nostra" applied

He said that the only

thing he has

ever heard the syndicate referred to locally is "the outfit"

"the people", "the organization", or just simply "the syndicate".

Source:

"Detroit Free Press"

October 10, 1963, Edition

The above edition contained

an article

about

JOSEPH VALACHI's testifying before the Mc Clellar

Senate

subcommittee in Washington, D. C. and VALACHI telLing the

committee that there is a "Cost Nostra" in Detroit, but he

knew nothing about it.

Source:

"Detroit Free Press"

October 11, 1963, Edition

The above edition contained an article which reflected

that Detroit Police Commissioner GEORGE EDWARDS had testified

on October 10, 1963, before the Mc Clellan Subcommittee at

Washington, D. C.

EDWARDS testified that the Detroit crime

syndicate appears. to be part of the

that JOSEPE VALACHI eslled "Cosa Nostre national organtantion

EDWARDS testified

that he had never heard that name before; however, he had heard

the names of "the Matia"

"the syndicate"

,and "the people" in

reference to the crime

organization in

Detroit.

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Source: DE T. 9

PH

DE I-g recently learned that JOSEPH

ZERILLI is in a position to back JOSEPH

In big bid foe supert from the nominatioce

inferring

that ZERILLI is still a member of the "Commission" and "Joss"

of the Detrolt "Family".

Other sources have indicated that ZERILLI is still

a power in "La Cosa Nostra" but that "family" authority is

being assumed by the sons of old ZERILLI (ANTHONY), TOCCO (JACK

CORRADO (DOMINIC) and POLIZZ (MIKE).

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