Joseph Zerilli

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Joseph Zerilli
Zerilli (left) and William Tocco, 1931
Born	Giuseppe Zerilli (1897-12-10)December 10, 1897 Terrasini, Sicily, Italy
Died	October 30, 1977(1977-10-30) (aged 79) Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Occupation	Crime boss
Children	Anthony Joseph Zerilli
Allegiance	Detroit Partnership

Joseph Zerilli (born Giuseppe Zerilli; Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ddzeˈrilli]; December 10, 1897 – October 30, 1977) was an Italian-born American mobster who rose to power in the crime family known as the Detroit Partnership, leading from the 1930s through much of the 1970s. He immigrated to the United States from Sicily in 1914 at the age of 17.