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Nicholas Morello

Nicolò Terranova, also known as Nicholas "Nick" Morello, was one of the first Italian-American organized crime figures in New York City. He succeeded Giuseppe Morello as boss of the then Morello Gang in 1909 and was succeeded by Vincenzo Terranova in 1916. Along with his half-brother Giuseppe Morello and brothers Ciro and Vincenzo Terranova, he founded the Morello crime family, and was later one of the participants in the Mafia-Camorra War of 1915–17.

Death and aftermath
On September 7, 1916, Morello and Charles Ubriaco were lured into a trap when they were invited to a chat with Morano and Navy Street gang boss Lauritano. Terranova (Nicholas Morello) and Ubriaco were shot and killed. Subsequently, they went after other East Harlem gang leaders, killing Giuseppe Verrazano, but were unable to reach the Morellos who stayed close to their house on East 116th Street. The Neapolitans did not fear police investigations because they paid off police officers and omertà prevented witnesses to step forward. His associate Vollero received a death sentence, which was later reduced to a minimum of 20 years. Tony Parretti received a death sentence for his part in the killing of Morello and Ubriaco. Both were also involved in the murder of Joe Nazzaro. Nicolo and his three brothers lie in bare graves in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York, not far from Joe Petrosino, who investigated them, or other Morello crime family members, such as Ignazio "Lupo the Wolf" Lupo. ==Aftermath==
Aftermath
After Nicholas Morello’s death, leadership of the Morello crime family passed to his brother Vincenzo Terranova, with another brother, Ciro, serving as underboss. The imprisonment of Morello and Morano brought what newspapers described as the first Mafia War to a close. Along with it faded Nicholas Morello’s ambition of forging a grand alliance of gangs. ==References==
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