Vincenzo Porrello
AKA:
Jim
Birth Name:
Vincenzo Porrello
Birth Date:
July 31, 1887
Birth Place:
Licata, Sicily, Italy
Death Date:
July 26, 1930
Place of Death:
I&A Grocery, Woodland Avenue and East 110 Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Age:
42
Cause of Death:
Mob hit - gunshot wounds
Cemetery Name:
Calvary Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Crime and their Victims
Associates:
Vincenzo, originally a sulphur mine laborer from Licata, Sicily, immigrated to the United States alongside his six brothers. During Prohibition, the Porrello brothers established a powerful crime family in Cleveland controlling the corn sugar trade used for bootlegging. Following the murder of his brother, mob boss Joseph Porrello on July 5, 1930, Vincenzo immediately succeeded him as head of the Cleveland Mafia. His reign lasted only three weeks. While grocery shopping at the I&A Grocery at 10906 Woodland Avenue—the heart of his own territory—a gunman snuck up behind Vincenzo and shot him three times in the head, killing him instantly. His assassination decimated the family’s power. A rival faction known as the Mayfield Road Mob, led by Frank Milano, subsequently seized total control of the Cleveland underworld. Vincenzo Porrello is buried alongside his brother Joseph at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
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 9Grave 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.
Grave Location GPS
41.439900, -81.609112Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
Vincenzo Porrello was born on July 31, 1887.
Vincenzo Porrello was born in Licata, Sicily, Italy.
Vincenzo Porrello died on July 26, 1930.
Vincenzo Porrello died in I&A Grocery, Woodland Avenue and East 110 Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
Vincenzo Porrello was 42.
The cause of death was Mob hit - gunshot wounds.
Vincenzo Porrello's grave is in Calvary Cemetery
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