John Nardi
Birth Name:
Giovanni Narcchione
Birth Date:
January 21, 1916
Birth Place:
Cleveland, Ohio
Death Date:
May 17, 1977
Place of Death:
Outside of Teamsters Joint Council Local 41, East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Age:
61
Cause of Death:
Car bombing from a mob hit
Cemetery Name:
Knollwood Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Crime and their Victims
Associates:
A high level member of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering, drug trafficking and extortion in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon the death of mob boss John Scalish, the Five Families' decision to appoint James Licavoli as boss of the family and the latter's attempts to confiscate Nardi's rackets leads the Nardi crew to fully align themselves with Danny Greene. After two unsuccessful attempts on his life, Fat Tony Salerno hired hit man Ray Ferritto who killed Nardi with a bomb planted in his car.
In the End …
On May 17th, 1977, a car wired with a high-grade explosive equivalent to 15 sticks of dynamite was parked next to Nardi’s car in a lot west of the Teamster Union’s Council 41 hall in Cleveland. At about 3 PM, someone watched as Nardi walked through an alley behind the building and approached his car, then detonated the explosive by remote control as Nardi stood between the vehicles.
Nardi was found by two men who heard the explosion. He was lying across the front seat of his car, most of his clothing blown off, his legs shattered. The men pulled Nardi through the blown-out passenger window and started CPR. Moments later Nardi’s brother, Nick, also a Teamster official in the building, joined them and took over revival attempts until an ambulance arrived. Nardi was taken to a hospital, where he was dead at 3:27 p.m.
Investigators believed the car bomb that killed Nardi contained several pounds of nuts and bolts that acted as shrapnel in the explosion. The left side of Nardi’s car was perforated by dozens of metal fragments. The force of the explosion was such that the vinyl roof of the detonated bomb car was blown over the two-story Teamsters building into a parking lot 200 feet away.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Knollwood Cemetery
1678 SOM Ctr Road
Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124
USA
North America
Map:
Mausoleum at Knollwood Cemetery in Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Grave Location:
Section 23, Crucifixion Section, Crypt 37, Level CGrave Location Description
From the main entrance of the mausoleum, take the second hallway on the right and walk towards the end and look to your right at eye level.
Grave Location GPS
41.51454497, -81.44415161Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
John Nardi was born on January 21, 1916.
John Nardi was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
John Nardi died on May 17, 1977.
John Nardi died in Outside of Teamsters Joint Council Local 41, East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
John Nardi was 61.
The cause of death was Car bombing from a mob hit.
John Nardi's grave is in Knollwood Cemetery
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