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Gigante, Vincent, 1928-2005

LC control no.n 99284551
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Personal name headingGigante, Vincent, 1928-2005
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Variant(s)Chin, 1928-2005
Birth date1928-03-29
Death date2005-12-19
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathSpringfield (Mo.)
Profession or occupationMafiosi
Found inVincent Gigante, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front [graphic], 1957: photo (Gigante, Vincent; "Chin")
Sifakis, Carl, Ency. of. Am. crime, 1982: p. 282 (Gigante, Vincent; "The Chin"; b. 1926, mobster)
New York times WWW site, Dec. 20, 2005 (Vincent Gigante; b. March 29, 1928, New York; d. yesterday [Dec. 19, 2005], U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Mo., aged 77; feigned mental illness for decades to camouflage his position as one of the nation's most influential and dangerous Mafia leaders)
Associated languageeng