Vito William "Billy Jack" Giacalone (April 16, 1923 – February 19, 2012) was an American

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figure in

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who served as a capo in the

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. He was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone, also a capo in the Detroit Partnership. Vito Giacalone was described in a 1992 court document as "the most important figure in the Detroit 'Family' after its 'boss' Jack Tocco". Furthermore, a 1992

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document cited Giacalone as "one of the prime suspects in the 1975 disappearance of former

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leader James R. Hoffa".Detroit mobster, tied to Hoffa case, dies
''Detroit News,'' 22 February 2012

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