Vito Giacalone

{{short description|American mobster (1923–2012)}}

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Vito William "Billy Jack" Giacalone (April 16, 1923{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DVZKAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA765|title=Organized Criminal Activities: South Florida and U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga|year=1978|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|access-date=December 22, 2019}} – February 19, 2012) was an American organized crime figure in Detroit who served as a capo in the Detroit Partnership. He was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone, also a capo in the Detroit Partnership.[http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/02/21/reported-detroit-mob-capo-dies-may-take-hoffa-secret-with-him/ Reported Detroit Mob Capo Dies, May Take Hoffa Secret With Him] CBS Detroit, 21 February 2012

Vito Giacalone was described in a 1992 court document as "the most important figure in the Detroit 'Family' after its 'boss' Jack Tocco". Furthermore, a 1992 IRS document cited Giacalone as "one of the prime suspects in the 1975 disappearance of former Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa".[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120222/METRO/202220383/ Detroit mobster, tied to Hoffa case, dies] Detroit News, 22 February 2012{{dead link|date=July 2020}}