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Staten Island's Balsamo brothers tell 'Untold Story of Scarface'
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Much has been written about the life of Al Capone, the infamous Chicago gangster known as Scarface. In their new book, two Staten Island brothers delve into Capone’s early life focusing on his upbringing on the streets of Brooklyn.
For “Young Al Capone: The Untold Story of Scarface in New York, 1899-1925” (Skyhorse Publishing), William and John Balsamo spoke to people associated with Capone — including the man responsible for giving him the famous moniker — in what they believe is the first book of its type.
“It was our family heritage that got some people to open up to us,” said John Balsamo of Huguenot, noting that many of their sources are now deceased.
He continued, “No one else can do this. They would have to talk to gravesites if they wanted answers. We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time.”
The brothers are related to Batista Balsamo, a man generally regarded as the first godfather of Brooklyn, along with Giuseppe Balsamo, also known as Count
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The Reign of Terror
A couple of years ago a bunch of Hollywood stars came to Osage county Oklahoma to film the movie “Killers of the Flower Moon.” There were all sorts of pictures and videos of the movie stars around Tulsa. Leonardo DiCaprio was seen visiting the Outsiders house one day in Tulsa. Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and a few others could be seen around the state. The movie is set to release on October 20.
The movie is based on the book by David Grann. It was first published in 2017. The book tells about the Osage murders that occurred during the oil boom of the 1920s. I read the book before the movie stars came to Oklahoma. It is one of the best books I’ve ever read. The Osage people called this time of murders, “The reign of terror.”
The FBI was a fledgling government organization during the time of the Osage murders. The FBI got its start under president Teddy Roosevelt, the “founding” date for the FBI is July 26, 1908. Corruption was rampant in local politics during these times. Tammany Hall was in full force back then, corruption and good ole boy political patronage jobs were a normal thing all over the nation. Cities in the United States had grown due to industrialization, both local governments and large industries had issues with how the common peo