Joseph Giunta (mobster)
{{Short description|Italian-American mobster (1887–1929)}}
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Joseph "Hop Toad" Giunta (1887 – May 7, 1929), was an American mobster with the Chicago Outfit. He was born in Cicero, Illinois. He was of Italian descent.
Biography
File:Grave of Joseph Giunta (1887–1929) at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL.jpg
After the murder of Unione Siciliana president Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo, Giunta became the new president of the Siciliana in 1929. He unsuccessfully tried to organize a revolt against Al Capone's gang.{{cite web|last1=Hunt|first1=Thomas|title=Guinta, Giuseppe (1887-1929)|url=http://mob-who.blogspot.com/2011/05/guinta-giuseppe-1929.html|website=mafiahistory.us|accessdate=November 16, 2015}} As a result, according to legend, Giunta and his co-conspirators (Albert Anselmi and John Scalise) were beaten and shot to death by Capone at a party. Their bodies were found the next day in Hammond, Indiana.
Giunta was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.
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Category:American gangsters of Italian descent
Category:Murdered Chicago Outfit members
Category:Murdered Unione Siciliana members
Category:People of Sicilian descent