Gallo first started his criminal career by stealing candy machines and jukeboxes, which he’d threaten people into buying from him. Verkkothis seems to be a true story—in 1961, gallo and his crew reportedly kidnapped and ransomed leaders of the profaci crime organization, including the. Verkkoin killer, joey tells the true story of life in organized crime. He exposes the reality of gang wars, discusses how he raised a family while living on the wrong. Verkkoa caporegime in new york's colombo crime family, mobster crazy joe gallo sparked two gang wars before he was killed in little italy on april 6, 1972. Verkkoone of the more dramatic death scenes in martin scorsese’s the irishman shows frank sheeran murder a gangster named crazy joe gallo. Verkkowhat happened to joe gallo: Verkkogleefully by a salivating tabloid press, fascinated by gallo’s david fighting profaci’s goliath. When profaci’s men hit gallo enforcer joseph “joe jelly” gioelli, they. Verkkojoey “crazy joe” gallo and his president street mob waged a deadly mafia civil war with the colombo crime family, and in particular, carmine “the snake” persico.