Giancana’s competence as a criminal, combined with his ruthless ambition, helped him rapidly ascend through the ranks of the Chicago Outfit’s hierarchy.
He developed a criminal record early on, having been arrested several times, and was suspected of committing murder prior to his 20 th birthday as well, although he was never convicted. He proved himself to be a competent criminal, graduating from petty theft and robbery to becoming a wheelman, or getaway driver for the mafia. As a teen, he ran with the 42 Gang, a low-level street gang sanctioned by the Chicago Mob. Giancana’s criminal disposition became apparent at an early age. Salvatore “Sam” Giancana was born in 1908 to Sicilian immigrants who had settled on the West Side of Chicago. Early Days – the 42 Gang and Climb Through the Outfit Near celebrity status is what eventually led to his bloody downfall. In fact, many people believe that Giancana’s He was one of the highest profile gangsters of
Ties with key politicians, like the Kennedys, and allegedly worked with the CIA Giancana did more than just run the mob’s lucrative rackets. In his decade leading the Chicago Outfit, Recent past, few gangsters left their mark on the 20 th century like While we remember dozens of notorious criminals from the
