Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (Italian: [koˈlombo]; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was an American mobster who rose to the position of boss of the Colombo crime family and founded …

Joseph Colombo, major organized crime boss in Brooklyn who founded an Italian-American Civil Rights League to deflect government investigations of his activities. He was shot in 1971 and …

Jun 28, 2018 · Three rounds from an assassin’s gun all but silenced Joseph Colombo, one of the Mafia’s most publicly vocal bosses. Although he survived the June 28, 1971, attack, the …

Jul 7, 2024 · Boss of the Colombo crime family from 1964 to 1971 and founder of the Italian-American Civil Rights League, Joe Colombo was shot in 1971, leading to his death in 1978.

Jun 27, 2022 · Reputed Mafia boss Joseph Colombo was gunned down at point blank range on June 28, 1971, as several thousand of his followers were gathering for an Italian-American …

Although Colombo didn’t die at the scene he was left in a coma for the next 7 years, eventually dying in 1978. The league he has created that gained over 100,000 members disappeared in …

Apr 5, 2014 · Joe Colombo founded the Italian American Civil Rights League while he was the boss of a powerful mafia crime family with his namesake. He was eventually shot and …

By 1966 to 1967, Joe Colombo and his Family had become a major force within the New York underworld again. After the internal Family strife of the early 1960s Gallo-Profaci War, he …

May 25, 2022 · Colombo never completely recovered from the paralysis and died of a cardiac arrest on May 22, 1978, aged 54. He was survived by his wife, Lucille, and five children.

Following the high-profile media exposure of Joseph Colombo and the murderous excesses of Joe Gallo, the Colombo family entered a period of comparative calm and stability.