Giuseppe Morello

Giuseppe Morello
Morello in 1902
Born	(1867-05-02)May 2, 1867 Corleone, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
Died	August 15, 1930(1930-08-15) (aged 63) New York City, U.S.
Cause of death	Murdered
Other names	Joseph Morello, Peter Morello, The Clutch Hand, The Old Fox
Occupation	Crime boss
Successor	Nicholas Terranova
Relatives	Vincenzo Terranova (half brother), Ciro Terranova (half brother), Nicholas Morello (half-brother)
Allegiance	Morello crime family
Conviction(s)	Counterfeiting (1910)
Criminal penalty	25 years' imprisonment

Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe moˈrɛllo]; May 2, 1867 – August 15, 1930), also known as "The Old Fox", was the first boss of the Morello crime family and later top adviser to Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. He was known as Piddu (Sicilian diminutive form of Giuseppe) and his rivals the Castellammarese knew him as Peter Morello.^[1] He was famous for having a one-fingered deformed right hand that resembled a claw.

In the 1890s, Giuseppe founded a gang known as the 107th Street Mob, which would later evolve into the Morello crime family. Today the Morello crime family is known as the Genovese crime family and is the oldest of the Five Families in New York City.