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Philip Charles Testa (April 21, 1924 – March 15, 1981), also known as " The Chicken Man ", was an Italian-American mobster known for his brief leadership of the Philadelphia crime family of the Italian-American Mafia.
Philip Testa, detto The Chicken Man (Filadelfia, 21 aprile 1924 – Filadelfia, 15 marzo 1981), è stato un mafioso statunitense boss della Famiglia di Philadelphia dal 1980 al 1981, dopo l'uccisione di Angelo Bruno, ucciso dal suo consigliere Antonio Caponigro.
Philip Testa was an Italian–American mafia boss who led the infamous Philadelphia crime family of the U.S. from 1980 till his murder in 1981. It is believed Philip was born in Sicily and later moved to the U.S. with his parents.
Ciò consenti di nominare come capo della famiglia di Filadelfia Phil Testa, che fece entrare l'organizzazione nella sfera d'influenza dei Genovese. Tuttavia il suo regno durò poco. Infatti dopo poche settimane dal suo insediamento, Testa fu assassinato con una bomba artigianale piazzata all'ingresso della sua abitazione.
Bruno's successor, his former underboss Philip Testa, lasted just under a year as the boss of the family before he was killed by a nail bomb under his front porch on March 15, 1981. Testa's murder was orchestrated by Frank Narducci in yet another attempt to take control of the family. [41]
Harry "The Hunchback" Riccobene (July 27, 1909 – June 19, 2000) was a high-ranking member of the Philadelphia crime family who became a major figure in the Scarfo-Riccobene gang war that followed the 1981 death of boss Philip Testa . He was born in Enna, Sicily, to Mario Riccobene, Sr. and Anna Cimmari.
12 ott 2022 · In 1981, the New York Times reported that Philip C. Testa, the new head of organized crime in Philadelphia, was killed at age 56. It was the third violent death linked to Bruno’s shooting ...
