What a sweet gentleman...
Joseph Ardizzone
Alleged victims of Ardizzone
- 2 July 1906 Matranga crime member George Maisano killed by Ardizzone gunman Mike Marino
- 17 November 1917 Matranga Crime boss
Sam Matranga shot and killed, allegedly by Ardizzone gunman Mike Marino aka Mike Rizzo.
- 20 December 1917, Matranga Crime Boss Peitro "Peter" Matranga shot and killed allegedly by Ardizzone gunman Mike Marino. {Marino was killed by Tony Buccola in 1919}.
- 16 May 1929 Boyle Heights bootlegger Joe Porrazzo "Disappears". His wrecked car was found in Venice California {A prior run in with the law was in January 1915 when with three others he was arrested as a juvenille to conspiring to rob a woman]
- 25 November 1929 Los Angeles vinter Frank Baumgarteker "disappears". Frank Baumgartker World War I Veteran [Austria]Millionaire Owner of Cucamonga Vineyard Owner; Los Angles and Cucamonga Wineries’ a Los Angles Trucking company and half owner of three San Bernardino County ranches A day or so before his death he cashed tow checks for a total of $1,500 After leaving his home on a trip to Tijuana he was last seen in Los Angeles; at the time of his ‘vanishement” he was engaged in transfering a large amount of wine from Cucamonga to Los Angeles for medical wine tonic; reportably he was under pressire from “Liquer barons” in engage illegal liquer business Physcial Characaistics:Age 43 Height 5 feet 8 inches 162 poiunds Brown Hair’ Gray eyes Prominebt fore head Close cropped mustache. Wearing a black cheviot suit. Soft beige felt hat with telescope top. Tan oxford shoes. Gold strands/Silver plate in his shoulder. Dental work His wife received aletter postmarked San Diego supposedly from missing man postmarked Nov 25,1929. Telling her not to worry, that he would write or call her and Business was bad His car a purple Cadillac 4M-46-31 with his rifled Wallet was found in San Diego garage 2 days after his dissaperence-placed there by a man who wore a leather vest; kahki trousers and leather puttes who did not fit his description; also found in car were cigerettes; a cigar band; strands of Reddish hair; handful of hairpins and other articles which did not belong to the missing man. The only clue of his disappearance was that his car had traces of red clay similar to that found in Borego Valley{There is a question if Baumgarteker "Disappearence" was caused by Ardizzonce or by disgruntled employees. Reportably in 1941 a search was made for a hidden grave of Baumgarteker which was alleged to have been seen years before; however the site was that of a Native american. In the late 1960's a former employee of Baumgarteker claimed to police to have known of the location of Baumgartekers remains}
- 6 May 1930 Matranga Crime Boss
Tony Buccola "disappears". His car was found two days after his dissappearnce in Los Angeles.
-10 September 1930 San Bernadino resident and partner of Baumgarteker Joseph Neuman "disappears". A bottling Company owner he had laughinghly dared to "race" his wife home while each of them was in their own car; she arrived 10 minuites after he did to find the car in their driveway; keyes in it and doors open. There is speculation he was taken "for a ride" because liquer operators thought he had tipped the police to a illegal liquer still; likewise it was thought he had a grudge against them for a large sugar Bill
