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Mobster Colombo dies at 54 after long illness in Newburgh
Joseph Colombo once a leading mob boss of the Colombo crime family dies peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh New York at age 54. Cause listed as cardiac arrest amid long term injuries and lingering complications. He had a semicomatose state after a 1971 shooting and faced multiple indictments later dropped. Despite a violent life he had few convictions and his death closes a turbulent era in New York organized crime.
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New January
Mosesoseph Colombo
St. Luke's Hospital
Newburgh
N.Y
Here
John C. Bivona Jr
Colombo
Yes
Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Jerome Johnson
Joseph
Crazy Joe" Gallo
Colombo Crime Family
Gallo
Little Italy
Cosa Nostra
Tas
Joseph Profaci
New York
Carlo Gambino
Gambino
Joseph Magliocco
Profaci
Joe Bananas
Bonanno
Magliocco
Ramily
Joe Yak" Yacovelli
Vincent Alo
Aloi
Thomas DiBello
Blooming Grove
Orange County
Prospero
Brooklyn