Joseph "Hop Toad" Giunta (1887 – May 7, 1929), was an American mobster with the

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. He was born in

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. He was of Italian descent.

Biography

Grave of Joseph Giunta (1887–1929) at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

After the murder of Unione Siciliana president Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo, Giunta became the new president of the Siciliana in 1929. He unsuccessfully tried to organize a revolt against

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's gang. As a result, according to legend, Giunta and his co-conspirators (

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and John Scalise) were beaten and shot to death by Capone at a party. Their bodies were found the next day in

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. Giunta was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giunta, Joseph 1887 births 1929 deaths American gangsters of Italian descent American gangsters of Sicilian descent Prohibition-era gangsters People from Cicero, Illinois