Infamously ruthless, Carmine "Lilo" Galante became best known for masterminding the heroin trade and the grisly gangland execution that ended his reign.
All That's Interesting | 08.02.2026 04:00
On February 21, 1910, in an East Harlem tenement, one of the most notorious gangsters of the 20th century was born. Carmine Galante was the son of Sicilian immigrants from the seaside village of Castellammare del Golfo. He was destined to become a Mafia legend.