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John Donato Torrio (born Donato Torrio, Italian: [doˈnaːto ˈtɔrrjo]; January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957) was an Italian-born American mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone.
Johnny Torrio (born February 1882, Orsara, Italy—died April 16, 1957, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American gangster who became a top crime boss in Chicago and one of the founders of modern organized crime in America.
Johnny Torrio, an Italian-American gangster who rose to power in the 1920s, would survive both arrests and multiple gunshot wounds to retire. All while keeping his reputation as one of the founding fathers of organized crime.
John "Papa Johnny" Torrio, born Giovanni Torrio (January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957), also known as "The Fox" and as "The Immune", was an Italian-American mobster who helped build the criminal empire known as the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s that was later inherited by his protégé, Al Capone.
Soon he returned to serve as a Consigliore to Capone’s Outfit and watched as his understudy became the most notorious gangster of all time. Johnny Torrio died April 16, 1957 from a heart attack while in New York. Back to Crime Library
Oct 14, 2009 · The murder of the popular O’Banion infuriated the North Side Gang. On Jan. 24, 1925 North Siders Hymie Weiss, Vincent Drucci, and George "Bugs" Moran caught up with Torrio when he and his wife Anna returned home from an afternoon of shopping. Torrio was seriously wounded in the chest and neck.
Among these, Johnny Torrio stands out as a key architect of the Prohibition-era underworld, a shrewd and influential mobster who played a pivotal role in the rise of Al Capone and the establishment of the infamous Chicago Outfit.
