Sam Giancana

Salvatore "Sam" Giancana (born Salvatore Giangana; June 15, 1908 – June 19, 1975), was a Sicilian American mobster, notable as being boss of the criminal Chicago Outfit from 1957–1966. His nicknames were "Mooney", "Momo", "Sam the Cigar", and "Sammy".

On June 19, 1975, a gunman entered Giancana's basement kitchen and shot him in the back of the head as he was frying sausage and peppers at his Oak Park, Illinois home. After Giancana fell to the floor, the gunman turned him over and shot him six more times in the face and neck.

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Category:1908 births
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Category:Murders by firearm in the United States
Category:Burials at Mount Carmel Cemetery (Hillside)
Category:Chicago Outfit mobsters
Category:Assassinated American people