On April 16, 1957, Torrio had a heart attack in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York while he was sitting in a barber's chair waiting for a haircut; he died several hours later in a nearby …

Johnny Torrio (born February 1882, Orsara, Italy—died April 16, 1957, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American gangster who became a top crime boss in Chicago and one of the founders of modern …

Apr 16, 2019 · Johnny Torrio, seventy-five-year-old former Chicago underworld boss, died April 16, 1957. His passing was virtually unnoticed. Newspapers were not alerted until about three weeks …

Johnny Torrio would die at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack in his barber’s chair. Fittingly, this happened in Brooklyn, New York, where his life in organized crime first began.

Aug 26, 2024 · Unlike most other mobsters of his era, Torrio spent his final years living a quiet, peaceful life until he died of a heart attack in 1957. Still, Johnny Torrio’s role in the early days of the American …

#OnThisDay in 1957, Chicago kingpin Johnny Torrio died of a heart attack while waiting for a haircut in Brooklyn, New York. Torrio rose to power as a bootlegger during Prohibition and is credited as the …

Torrio actually died in a barbers chair but not in the same bloody fashion as Anastasia, instead it was a heart attack that finished off The Fox. Johnny Torrio did survive an assassination attempt though …

The man who put Al Capone into business died unnoticed in a Brooklyn hospital three weeks ago, it was learned yesterday. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

Johnny Torrio was born on January 20, 1882 and died in New York, New York due to Heart attack on April 16, 1957.

Johnny Torrio lived a quiet retirement and passed away from a heart attack on April 16, 1957, at the age of 75. Known for his intellect and strategic mind, he left a lasting legacy as one of the architects of …