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Annerin lived infear of Fischer,his attorneys say(Continued from Page 1) city official.“He was involved in politics and; had access to some very prominent politicians/* Genson said. “He was in^ volved with seances and healing through this church. He held a very important job within the city structure and he frequented places where there were lots of homosexuals. He had also expressed to myself and the state’s attorney his fear of Fischer.GENSON SAID Annerino had known “one or the other” of the alleged hit men since they were children. Adam said Falls was a member of Angel Guardian Spiritual Church.which Annerino ran.€. Annerino also had ties to organized crime. Patrick Healy of the Chicago Crime Commission said Annerino's name and address were found among the personal effects of mobster Samuel J. Annerino after he was gunneddown in Oak Lawn in 1977.Sam Annerino was killed after he apparently tried to muscle in on crime syndicate garages where stolen automobiles were dismantledfor parts.Also, a man named Anthony Annerino, whose address was listed at 515 W. 28th Place — the same as John Annerino’s — was convicted in 195(1 on mob-related charges of hijacking a whiskey shipment.HEALY SPECULATED the murder stemmed from fears that Annerin no would tell “what he knew aboutthe mob or the goings-on in the city after he was taken into custody.”Until three years ago, Annerino was an 11th Ward precinct captain, but Genson said he resigned to devote more time to charitable work connected with his church.Annerino was shot once in the abdomen as he left the apartment of Charles A Citro at 1010 S. Menard Ave., where he had gone with hisroommate.“He was in the apartment, waiting to be picked up,” Murray said of Annerino. “He looked out the window, saw the car and said he was going to go. When he reached the sidewalk, someone shot him and then droveaway.”ANNERINO APPARENTLY wason his way to meet with Genson todiscuss the indictment and terms of his surrender to police.When Coulter, Jackson and Falls were arrested less than an hour after Ridges was slain, police found slips of paper listing the names and addresses of Annerino and Fischer.Annerino started the Angel Guardian Spiritual Church in 1968, several years after he dropped out of a seminary apparently because his glass eyeand poor eyesight made him an unqualified candidate for the priesthood, Genson said. —
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Fri, Nov 08, 1985
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