Everything about Albert Anselmi totally explained
Albert Anselmi (
July 15,
1883 -
May 7,
1929) was a Chicago mobster who became an infamous hitman during the
Prohibition era for the
Chicago Outfit criminal organization.
Born in
Marsala, Sicily, Anselmi became involved with the local
Mafia at an early age. In 1924, Anselmi fled Sicily to avoid murder charges. Entering the U.S. illegally on the
Gulf Coast, Anselmi eventually moved to
Chicago, Illinois. Anselmi soon began working for the
Genna brothers, one of Chicago's top bootlegging gangs. Anselmi soon met
John Scalise, another hitman who would partner with Anselmi on many famous murders.
On
June 13,
1925, Anselmi and Scalise killed two Chicago policemen and wounded one other during a gun battle. Anselmi and Scalise were tried for the murder of one officer, Charles Walsh. Both men were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Four months later, they were acquitted of the murder of the second officer, Harold Olsen. Nine months later, Anselmi and Scalise were granted a retrial for the Walsh murder. They were acquitted. A second trial in 1927 also led to an acquittal.
After the
St. Valentine's Day Massacre on
February 14,
1929, Anselmi's long time friend and partner Scalise was indicted on charges relating to the massacre, as they'd now been working for Outfit boss
Al Capone. However, a short time later on
May 8,
1929, Anselmi, Scalise, and a fellow gangster named Joseph Giunta were found dead on a road near
Hammond, Indiana. It is now suspected that they were murdered by Capone when he heard that they were planning to betray him.
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