TWT # 128 –

On May 8th, 1929, three mobsters, John Scalise, Albert Anselmi, and Joseph Giunta, co-conspirators in an attempted rebellion against Al Capone, were found beaten and shot to death outside of Chicago.

John Scalise and Anselmi were partners, and two of the most successful hitmen in Chicago, often referred to as the “murder twins.”

However, Capone handled these fools with a swift vengeance. Here’s how it went down:

Frankie Rio, one of Capone’s closets bodyguards, was convinced that these three were conspiring to overthrow Capone along with long-time rival Joe Aiello. To prove this, Capone and and Rio staged a fake argument that ended with Rio getting slapped and storming away. Immediately afterwards, Scalise and Anselmi approached Rio and, assuming he was angry enough at Capone, offered to let him join in their betrayal.

John Scalise himself

Frankie played it off well.

Not long after, on May 7th, Capone set up a fancy-schmancy dinner…which ended in Capone beating the three men to near-death with a baseball bat, and finishing each off with a bullet to the head.

We can only assume he gave a great motivational speech about baseball and teamwork beforehand:

The bodies of the three were found the next day on a lonely road in Hammond, Indiana, badly disfigured (and very dead).

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