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1897 in organized crime
See also: 1896 in organized crime, other events of 1897, 1898 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.
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Events
- January 23 - Sum Yop Tong leader Fung Jing Toy , known as "Little Pete", is killed by Le-Lum Jung and Chew Tin Gop in San Francisco, California.
Arts and literature
Births
- Jack Diamond, New York Prohibition gangster
- John Lazia , Tom Pendergast gang leader and enforcer
- Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia), Chicago Outfit leader
- Joseph Zerilli , Detroit crime syndicate leader and Purple Gang member
- February 6 - Louis Buchalter, National Crime Syndicate member
- April 7 - Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist
- October 2 - Joe Profaci (Joseph Profaci), Profaci Crime Family founder and La Cosa Nostra leader
- November 24, Charles Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don
- November 27 - Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and La Cosa Nostra leader.
Deaths
- January 23 - Little Pete (Fung Jing Toy), Sum Yop Tong leader
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