Crime History: Known as ‘The Undertaker,’ mob boss opens mortuary

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On this day, June 14, in 1940, the head of a Buffalo, N.Y., crime family opened a funeral home in Niagra Falls to legitimize his business interests.

Stefano Magaddino, known as the Undertaker, had been a charter member of the Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia.

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