Wappingers Historical Society Presents "Mafia Burial Ground: The Mob and St. John's Cemetery"

Local author Anthony Musso shares tales of some of the mobsters buried at St. John's Cemetery and how those mobsters helped shape the New York Mafia.

The New York Mafia consisted of five crime families with hundreds of members. Some met violent ends, while others lived long enough to die of natural causes. "Mafia Burial Ground: The Mob and St. John’s Cemetery" profiles every Mafia member buried there — some lying near allies, others resting close to the very people who ordered their deaths. Musso’s presentation at the Town of Wappinger Town Hall will highlight some of those individuals, who in their own way shaped the existence of the New York Mafia.

Musso is a historian, author, and honorary member of the Wappingers Historical Society. He has written numerous books about varying topics of history in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Book signing takes place at the end of the presentation.