Vito Giacalone

American mobster (1923–2012)

Vito William "Billy Jack" Giacalone (April 16, 1923^[1] – 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.^[2]

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".^[3]

References

^ "Organized Criminal Activities: South Florida and U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1978. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
^ Reported Detroit Mob Capo Dies, May Take Hoffa Secret With Him CBS Detroit, 21 February 2012
^ Detroit mobster, tied to Hoffa case, dies Detroit News, 22 February 2012^{[dead link]}