Title: He never came home
Description: Joe Ardizzone, a local grape grower, was also a hit man for the Mafia. During Prohibition, Joe's bootlegging activities caught him in the middle of in-house quarreling. In 1931, he left home for a short trip and disappeared into the pages of history.
Subjects: California history, History, Mafia, Sunland CA
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), Sunland (Los Angeles, Calif.), Sunland CA
People: Ardizzone family, Joseph (Joe) Ardizzone, Joseph Ardizzone (b. ca. 1890)
Time periods: 1912-1960s