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On the night of February 26, 1930, Gaetano Tom Reina, the first boss of what would eventually become known as the Lucchese crime family, shrugged into his overcoat in the foyer of his aunts home. It was a Wednesday, and Reina spent every Wednesday with his aunt. He always looked forward to her homestyle Sicilian cooking, and she never disappointed him. This evening was no exception. The aroma of her gravy, as the newly arrived immigrants called their marinara sauce in English, lingered throughout the house.

 

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