Steve Basile

Steve "Big Stevie" Basile was a member of the Torelli crime family, who acted as an enforcer and bodyguard in the North Jersey faction.
Steve Basile is the father of Torelli crime family soldier Joe Basile. Steve is also the husband of Sofia Canicatti-Basile, who is the sister of notable Pittsburgh gangster Derek Canicatti.
Steve Basile was involved in the 1980 murder of Salvatore Iannello, having supposed to meet him at Sweet's Restaurant in the Lower East Side. When Basile didn't arrive at the restaurant, Salvatore Iannello left and was later gunned down by two men, one of whom investigators believe to be Frank Rosenburg. Whether or not Steve Basile had any knowledge of the murder or not is unknown, and no criminal charges were ever brought against him.
Steve Basile died on May 26, 1997 of prostate cancer.
Category:Primary Universe
Category:Organized Crime