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Raymond Porrello

Birth Name:

Raimondo Porrello

Birth Date:

June 13, 1897

Birth Place:

Licata, Sicily, Italy

Death Date:

February 25, 1932

Place of Death:

Cigar Store, 11103 Woodstock Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

Age:

Cause of Death:

Mob hit - gunshot wounds

Cemetery Name:

Calvary Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Crime and their Victims

Associates:

Raymond Porrello was an Italian-American organized crime figure who became known for his involvement in the Cleveland Mafia during the early 20th century. He was one of the seven Porrello brothers (Rosario, Vincenzo/Jim, Angelo, Joseph, John, Ottavio, and Raymond) who operated the Prohibition-era Sicilian-American Mafia family in Cleveland, Ohio. Raymond was connected to his brothers, including Joseph and Rosario Porrello, who helped build the family's influence through illegal alcohol operations, gambling, and other criminal activities. The Porrello brothers rose to power through the corn sugar racket and feuded with rival factions like the Mayfield Road Mob and the Lonardo family (during what became known as the Corn Sugar War). In 1930 Joseph, John and Vincenzo all died violently as rival factions tried to gain control of the Cleveland criminal organization.

In The End

Following the assassination of his brother, Joseph “Big Joe” Porrello, three weeks prior, Raymond Porrello vocally threatened revenge against their rivals, the Mayfield Road Mob. The bombing of his home was orchestrated by the Mayfield Road Mob as a direct counter-warning. Raymond anticipated an imminent attack and moved his entire family out of the house shortly before the blast occurred. Because they had already abandoned the home, no one was inside, and Raymond survived unscathed.

Raymond and his brother Rosario were eventually killed on February 25, 1932, while playing cards in a cigar shop on Woodland Avenue. Gunmen entered the shop and shot both brothers and their bodyguard Dominic Gueli. Their murders marked the end of the Porrello crime family’s power in Cleveland and allowed rival mobsters, including Frank Milano’s Mayfield Road Gang, to gain control. Raymond Porrello’s life was shaped by organized crime, family loyalty, violence, and the dangerous competition of the Prohibition era. His death became part of one of the most violent chapters in Cleveland’s organized crime history.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Calvary Cemetery

10000 Miles Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio, 44105

USA

North America

Map:

Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio

Grave Location:

Section 21, Lot 215, Grave 6

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery stay to the right and drive towards the back to the maintenance area. Look for the tunnel to the other section of the cemetery. Drive through the short tunnel and take an immediate left. Drive to the intersection of sections 21 and 23. Park and look for the large Tilocco monument with the black Porrello headstone directly to the right. Raymond Porrello is buried in front of the blank monument just to the right.

Grave Location GPS

41.439900, -81.609112

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FAQ's

Raymond Porrello was born on June 13, 1897.

Raymond Porrello was born in Licata, Sicily, Italy.

Raymond Porrello died on February 25, 1932.

Raymond Porrello died in Cigar Store, 11103 Woodstock Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

Raymond Porrello was 34.

The cause of death was Mob hit - gunshot wounds.

Raymond Porrello's grave is in Calvary Cemetery

Videos Featuring Raymond Porrello:

Former Police Chief Rick Porrello On His Family Being In The Mafia | Joe Porrello |

Sugar Wars - The Rise of the Cleveland Mafia

Cleveland Stories: Rick Porrello

Watch YouTube video titled The Mafia's Presence in Cleveland | Sitdown with Michael Franzese

Raymond Porrello