Anthony Zizzo (August 3, 1935 – disappeared August 31, 2006), also known as "Little Tony" and "Little Toes", was an American mobster who was the underboss of the
Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or The Organization) is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate or crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, tha ...
.
Early life
Carlisi Street Crew
Zizzo was third in command of the Carlisi Street Crew.
In 1992, Zizzo and 10 other Carlisi Street Crew members were prosecuted by the Justice Department for racketeering.
Disappearance
Zizzo disappeared after leaving his home on August 31, 2006, he was last seen outside a
Melrose Park restaurant where his car was found after a missing person's report was made by his wife.
He is presumed murdered,
although the FBI is also considering the possibility he went into hiding.
Investigation
Theories on why Zizzo may have been targeted include fears he might testify against the Outfit as well as an ongoing feud with powerful captain
Michael Sarno, whom he was supervising.
At the time of his disappearance, law enforcement believed Zizzo was the
underboss
Underboss ( it, sottocapo) is a position within the leadership structure of certain organized crime groups, particularly in Sicilian, Greek, and Italian-American Mafia crime families. The underboss is second in command to the boss. The underbo ...
of the Chicago Outfit as he was third in command in the 1990s.
There is still a $10,000 reward in place for information leading authorities to Zizzo, dead or alive.
[ The FBI considers ]Joseph Andriacchi
Joseph Andriacchi (born October 20, 1932) is a Chicago area resident and convicted criminal, considered by that city's Crime Commission to be a high-ranking member of the Outfit, the city's LCN organization.
Chicago Outfit career
In 1989, the ' ...
a prime suspect in the disappearance of Zizzo.FBI seeks info 10 years after Chicago mob boss Anthony Zizzo vanished
ABC7 Chicago, Chuck Goudie, 31 Aug 2016 Other sources believe that Zizzo was murdered by Albert Vena, who was seen spending a lot of time with Zizzo including being sighted with Vena the night before his disappearance.
See also
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List of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
References
1930s births
2000s missing person cases
American gangsters of Italian descent
Chicago Outfit mobsters
Missing gangsters
Missing person cases in Illinois
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