Evaristo "Tito" Rubio (February 5, 1902 – March 8, 1938) was an American mobster of Cuban descent and an associate of businessman and crime boss

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. Rubio was also a leader in Tampa's Cuban community, prominently involved in illegal

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with Wall.

Early life

Rubio was born on February 5, 1902 in

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. Evaristo "Tito" Rubio at

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Turf wars and death

Wall and Rubio had been involved in a violent turf war with

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. Eddie Virella, Rubio's associate and a co-owner of the

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, was shot down by gunmen on 31 January 1937. Rubio himself was attacked and killed on the back porch of his home on 15th St. in

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, on March 8, 1938.

References

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