It wasn't long before he was betrayed again. The alliance with the Leisures was sealed. He needed to be to service his insatiable craving for opulence. Art House is committed to breaking down systems of racism and other systems of oppression, internally, interpersonally and socially through. Spica stood in their way and he had made unpardonable threats. Local 110 was the realm of the Syrian gang of the venerable Jimmy Michaels Sr. By the autumn of 1979, the Syrians' control of Local 110 was eroding apparently with the approval of Michaels. It bears no indication of the results, he chaffed under its constraints. Even the imperturbable Stoneking checked his car before starting it. He never told the agents. In Paducah, he met two men from the East Side he had known. The money was siphoned from the $5 million in annual rent payments made to the St. Louis County Port Authority by the River City Casino, which is owned by Penn National, a Pennsylvania-based gaming corporation. He struck a deal with Tom Fox and Terry Bohnemeier, the FBI agents who had arrested him. (LogOut/ But maps of the area show a different picture. "Scorpion" had fulfilled all their expectations and more. The informant also stated that Berne had told him that Rallo Construction Co. handled financial and property transactions for the Chicago Outfit in St. Louis. Besides no one knew he would be there that night. The Buick crept closer. The Detroit Mafia also declined to declare war on the Leisures, thereby averting further violence. City History. He watched Callanan for several days and decided he could not kill him. We moved our daughter and granddaughter to a friend's house. As a result, public understanding of the under-reported case has been limited by a combination of standard police procedures and the medias failure to provide accurate, independent, follow-up coverage of breaking news. "It never bothered me. It was during the evening as he drove along a deserted road near Surprise, Ariz., north of Phoenix, when he pulled alongside the road and shot himself in the head. Eight men were killed in two years. It's not the white brutality against Black people that sets the incident apart - official. Sprong then pulled behind the Ford to ask whether the driver needed assistance. (LogOut/ In the second, in April 1979, he was placed on five years' probation for burglary. Stoneking was a noted St. Louis-based mobster who also gained fame from his years as a federal informant in the 1980s. Spica was killed the day after Giordano had assured him of his safety. He took solace in reading and quoting the Bible. With these killings, Stoneking's prowess and his ability to survive became legendary in the underworld. Stoneking was a respected and feared wise guy, a lieutenant to St. Louis Outfit boss Art Berne and an accomplished thief. His fists were like jackhammers as they flattened his face into an unrecognizable mass of blood, flesh and bones. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The source said Leisure probably received many of them through Giordano, who was well connected with other Mafia families. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Illinois. When Berne died in 1996, he was a paid security consultant for Pipefitters Local 562, which Stoneking had also fingered as being connected to the Chicago Outfit. Paul Leisure had learned that. The reports outline the hierarchy of St.Louis organized crime and spell out its control of certain labor unions, including Pipefitters Local 562 of which Berne was a member. In the fraternal brotherhood of the Mafia, one respected friendships and loyalties. Destitution was more than Stoneking, the bully of the mob, the stone killer, could endure. The FBI said it had developed information indicating that Spica had brokered the contract to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spica admitted knowing Ray, but denied any implication in King's assassination. What Trupiano lacked in criminal acumen, he made up with bravado. Sonny Spica, the rash protg of St. Louis Outfit boss Tony Giordano, was a marked man. His intuition, which had served him so well for years, said no. "They didn't hurt anybody," he explained. ", Hickey had escaped death by seconds. The fiery redhead had to go. A particularly horrific moment in East St. Louis' history is little known on the national stage. You see, it says in the Bible that you're gonna reap what you sow, so I guess that's true. But it didn't take him long to learn that Flynn was responsible. She ran to her father and stood between his limp body and Stoneking. The plot conceived by Leisure was the epitome of treachery. Jesse Stoneking, the unnamed informant cited by the FBI in the report, died of a gunshot wound to the head in Arizona in 2003. It was just something you had to do. Jesse Stoneking. Snitches were the lowest form of life. He was high on drugs. But Giordano was adamant. Stoneking said Giordano and several associates had installed remote starters in their cars. Stoneking was silent as he drove off. ", Then Giordano gave Berne an unmistakable warning. Her prediction was astonishing. They were divided equally among the three underworld factions. The source of Parrinos ties to Mafia had been a secretly recorded conversation taped by Stoneking. She silently approached his bed and stood for a moment only three feet from him. James OMara, the manager of Local 562, was the chairman of the St. Louis County Council at this time. The three others were Giordano's personal emissaries on the peace mission. Stoneking was in the grand jury room for 20 minutes and, as planned, refused to answer any questions. The former church choirboy who studied the Bible and "wanted to be like Jesus," and a friend burglarized several houses across the street from his own. The St. Louis mobster and federal informant died from a gunshot wound to the head. Jesse Stoneking died on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. Who needs you?" Lurking in the background ready to take advantage of the volatile situation was Paul John "Paulie" Leisure. Paulie Leisure. After he testified against Berne and other St. Louis area organized crime figures in federal court, the Chicago Mafia allegedly put out a $100,000 contract on his life. He was a wise guy. Crime was lucrative for Stoneking. Big deal! Rallo, a co-defendant who was also found guilty in the Stenger case, benefited from contracts funneled through the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership then headed by Sheila Sweeney, an associate of Webbe. Fate could be tempted only so long. From then on, Flynn went nowhere without at least two armed bodyguards. Giordano shook down contractors in return for permitting them to use non-union workers at a tremendous saving. "Someday, Jesse, you're going to go straight." But there came a time when Stoneking could not avoid complicity in a violent crime. "Nick Civella told him, 'You got a man we want. But the marshals couldn't change the man. They're a lot of problems out there in Kansas City. It would be a big boost for his criminal career and his self-esteem, but it also would be the catalyst for his second dilemma. It wasn't long before Civella learned of Spica's misdeed. Art Berne. In July 1986, Berne, then 74, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison. He reached under the seat for the .45 automatic, his "guardian angel" as he called it. Stoneking recalled the confrontation. Gaudy diamond and gold jewelry adorned his fingers. of Scottsdale, Ariz. owns the property where Boxers is located. 12-4 p.m. Thomas Jefferson School . Also available from Amazon, With the purpose of writing about true crime in an authoritative, fact-based manner, veteran journalists J. J. Maloney and J. Patrick OConnor launched Crime Magazine in November of 1998. Stoneking laughed. Shortly after Stoneking drove away from the house, a Missouri State Highway Patrol car approached from the rear, its red and blue lights flashing and the siren wailing. You're responsible for him. He became known as a soft-spoken gentleman and a shrewd businessman. Ellington asked Stoneking to find him a woman for a dinner date. intended to have Bartolotta, his soldier, topless club in Centreville, as a means of, flashing in the desert night, he put a .38-, caliber revolver to his temple and pulled, eflective in his later years, often reading, figures to prison. His past was a blank and potential employers could not check his background. "Ray Flynn said he didn't like that. This reporter in the mid-1970s was on the same flight from Chicago to St. Louis with Leisure. "I gotta tell you, Art, Flynn's gonna get hit. We noticed a black revolver pistol next to Jesses right leg on the seat. Late that night, Stoneking and Stram went to the man's house trailer. They're not gonna give you a pass because you'll be in their way. Jesse Stoneking. The score netted $40 in change. On Wednesday morning, I was told that a mob figure was overheard telling another that they were going to try to find Stoneking through me. His health began deteriorating and it was feared he had cancer. Prater was at work that morning when Leisure received a telephone call from Giordano reporting Spica's murder. Its also, possible that Laurella, under duress, may, have not have recalled the arrival of the, or, at least, from the inside of the vehicle. To do so would have left them open to charges of frivolous prosecution and entrapment and might have jeopardized impending prosecution of Flynn. Arts & Culture Theater & Performing Arts St. Louis MusicSt. Questions linger in the death of mafiaassociate and former federal informantJesse Stoneking, who allegedlycommitted suicide in Surprise, Ariz. inJanuary 2003. In April 1986, he pleaded guilty in U. S. District Court and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. By then, Stoneking had achieved a reputation as the "bully of the mob." EAST ST. LOUIS Reginald Petty knows the stereotypes of East St. Louis well. The agents were well aware of Stoneking's reputation on the streets and his ability to talk his way in and out of situations. St. Louis boasts an arts scene that's second to none. Berne was delighted. He continued to deny he was a member of the Mafia despite documentation to the contrary. He died Oct. 22, 1997. He was prone to whimpering when things did not go his way. He was concerned, and justly so, that the Italians were making a concerted move to take over all three Laborers' locals. Stoneking was sentenced to three years in prison. Paroled in the spring of 1989, he died a broken man a few years later. Prater said that during one visit, Spica confirmed Leisure's suspicion about the Italians' intent. Arizona authorities ruled it a suicide. It was believed the bomb might have been made from the same dynamite Spica had brought him. As he drove away, a red Buick with a white top eased out of the shadows half a block down the street behind him, its headlights off. It helped send more than 30 gangsters to prison. But it was one of the better days of his recent life. Accounts vary. That afternoon, they followed me as I drove about 35 miles west from my office in downtown St. Louis. So what? Kowalski gave him the man's description and address, but not his name. The other thug fired two shots into Stoneking's lower right chest. Stoneking decided that to refuse Kowalski would be more perilous. Bramlet was found guilty of bank robbery, weapons violations and conspiracy after a jury rejected his claim that he suffered from "organic brain damage.". No longer did he belong. Berne pondered what to do about the rebellion in his ranks. Webbe, was not charged. Hell, that was one of my rackets. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural . I ain't that person anymore." Some of those he helped send to federal prison still are there. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. He had been given the power of life and death. He doesn't need that much money; there are few obligations now and he has forsaken his craving for wealth. Other convicts quickly put him in Iine. Part of his body was found inside the car, part outside, and his legs were severed. You can believe it." He died as he sat in his Cadillac the night of Oct. 22, 1978, in a remote area of Jefferson County, south of the St. Louis urban area. ", Spica, too, was visibly shaken and depressed. Leisure carried one piece of luggage and a briefcase, both empty and bearing identification tags with the fictitious name, address and telephone number of a man in Youngstown, Ohio. He bought houses for each, paid all expenses and provided them with the same lifestyles. Organized crime in St. Louis would take on a new, dangerous character. "Tony said to Art, 'Why don't you have Jesse crack Flynn'? The meeting with him was canceled immediately because it was feared both of us might be walking into a trap. Stoneking feigned anger. He had lost control of his life and betrayal surrounded him. More recently, massage parlor kingpin Dennis W. Sonnenschein, one of their extortion targets and Bartolottas former partner, pleaded guilty in East St. Louis to an obstruction of justice charge for withholding knowledge of the Eastside prostitution rackets from a federal grand jury. The Leisure family was then in a gang war with loyalists of the late Southside Syrian syndicate boss Jimmy Michaels, who had been murdered in a car bombing on Interstate 55 in South St. Louis County by the Leisure gang in September 1980. The agents were concerned. Still, it would have been a brilliant coup having the East Side boss as an informant who would be close to Aiuppa. Never before had Stoneking seen him so angry. 1 talking about this. Stoneking also had become close to Giordano, serving at times as his driver and bodyguard. - Jesse Stoneking. Berne told Stoneking that he was considering disassociating himself from Flynn because of his belligerence. Once he's on his own, he ain't got no protection. He never went to trial on any of these charges, instead pleading guilty to two of them. In 1982, he met with Joseph "Joey Doves" Aiuppa, head of the Chicago Syndicate, and was ordained boss of the St. Louis Mafia. Next: Part II of the Leisure War: The Killing Fields. Not only did he want to become familiar with Spica's habits and thoughts, he needed to gain his trust. The car's speedometer hovered at 50 mph. "Stormy" Harvell, business manager of Local 42 and a crony of Berne's, died of natural causes. James OMara, the manager of Local 562, was the chairman of the St. Louis County Council at this time. Death had stalked him many times before, but he hadn't thought much about it. They knew Spica was a light sleeper. Von Phul's legacy as the first-known woman artist in Missouri is uniquely captured . A labor racketeer who saw the outline of the recorder under Stoneking's stocking accepted the explanation that it was a leg weight. Leisure was one of those to whom Spica bragged about his intent to kill Flynn. Early in November, Prater was instructed to borrow a 1977 Cadillac identical to Spica's from a friendly car salesman who kept no written records of such transactions and bring it to the salvage yard. The Buick still was there. Arizona authorities ruled it a suicide. Stoneking was to be the driver and the behemoth Ellington, the shooter. Case Closed: Crime scene photo of the interior of the 1995 Ford Crown Victoria occupied by Jesse Stoneking on Jan. 19, 2003. Stoneking quit the position after only about six months. They detected no surveillance of me. he said, angrily. He didn't make a cent from it, but it was one of his most gratifying. He sold many of his and his family's possessions just to pay bills and buy food. He had second thoughts. hour that it took the detective to arrive, officers, had left the scene. He told others of his plan to take out Flynn. Kowalski didn't want the man dead, just beaten badly with a few broken bones. As the thug reached to his belt, Stoneking fired twice with his own pistol. Jesse Stoneking, the unnamed informant cited by the FBI in the report, died of a gunshot wound to the head in Arizona in 2003. But he couldn't without Berne's approval. He insisted that Flynn had to be hit. But he had no insurance and couldn't afford hospitalization and tests. Not long after Carolee abandoned him, Stoneking married Dorothy, his mistress for so many years. A third Mafioso, Nando Bartolotta, had been sent back to prison for bank robbery. John G. Rallo, also known as Johnny Roller for his long hours spent at the crap tables in Las Vegas, and fellow accomplice Sheila Sweeney were charged one week after Stenger pleaded guilty. Spica had a streak of recklessness in him and at times he was arrogant and rebellious. apparent reason. Once, he managed to stash the recorder minutes before a suspicious gangster searched his car. Both legs were amputated and he was confined to a wheelchair. The Leisures were not charged in the Spica bombing. I'll just say, Okay, where's the soap, I want to wash my hands of him. Rarely was there less than $200,000 in large bills stashed in a strongbox under his kitchen floor and several thousand dollars in his pockets. Five years after skipping town, Stoneking was still making waves. No longer did he have the mentality for it. He didn't. 'Well, as far as I'm concerned, f--- the rank and file'. year, Sonnenschein, the brothel operator, not cooperating with a federal grand jury. Art Berne We've been around too long. "Anyhow, the word on the street was that Ellington wanted to do an insurance job on his car. He made a quick trip to Chicago to consult with Aiuppa. Stoneking chose to relocate in Paducah, Ky. Fox and Bohnemeier argued against it. A few years later, Berne rewarded Stoneking's loyalty and criminal acumen by making him his lieutenant. Stoneking was quick to learn and innovative. The Spica bombing eventually became a "cold case," written off as an unsolved gang murder. John Paul "Sonny" Spica was walking on the edge. The boss made him a part owner of a cigarette and amusement machine company he owned across the Mississippi River in Fairmont City, Ill. Stoneking's first foray into crime came when he was 14. I said no. Giordano was going to install Stoneking as a business agent in Local 53, a relatively poor local, and Spica as a business agent in Local 42 with a larger treasury. The jazz legend is a source of inspiration for Ash,. In Pecks account, he searches Laurella, Sprong then directs the passenger to stand behind the police vehicle, as Peck presumably returns to his squad car to request another officer. (LogOut/ Her sobbing eased. Above him rain-laden clouds low on the horizon forebode an approaching storm. He told Brostrom that Trupiano and Bartolotta had been inducted into the Mafia during the same ceremony, which occurred at a St. Charles, Mo. Stoneking had been a top lieutenant of East St. Louis racketeer Art Berne in the 1980s, when he was working undercover for the FBI. He had met that day with Giordano and intelligence sources said they believed Giordano might have assured him of his safety. That's Fratianno. It was hot, he explained, and later he would sell it, splitting the proceeds with him. By the second week of October 1984, it was time to leave it all behind. ", What had happened that night now seemed almost prophetic. One storm after another, endless crises, and of late, countless burdens that would break the wills of weaker men. Leisure and his wife spent considerable time socially with Spica and his girlfriend. The nephew was an improbable mob leader who would add little criminal dignity to the high office of Mafia don. It was not undeserved. He made offers they couldn't resist. According to Peck: I checked Michael Laurella for weapons and Deputy Sprong then had him step to the rear of his patrol car. Again, it was Stoneking who made the case. His reputation in the underworld as a stand-up guy would be enhanced greatly. The three somewhat autonomous underworld factions in the St. Louis area Berne's Outfit, the Mafia and the Lebanese-Syrian gang dominated more than a half dozen construction trade unions. Police could only suspect, but the wise guys knew who had hit Ellington, causing Stoneking's stature in the underworld soared. Jesse Stoneking. Hampels story sketched a solitary suicide on a lonely stretch of road at a remote location in the desert. They'll start a war that nobody's gonna be able to stop. Art Saint Louis Varsity Art XXVII Art Saint Louis presents our 27th annual invitational Varsity Art exhibition featuring 43 undergraduate and graduate level art students representing 22 STL regional colleges and universities. He would do it, but he would accept no payment. By the summer of 1984, the rigors of two years of intense undercover work, of deceit, of danger, had taken its toll on Stoneking. And he made Spica business agent of 42," Stoneking recalled. "Stop that crap, Loretta!". One brother, Michael, a Teamsters' Union official, was killed; another, Joseph, was wounded; and Carl was partially paralyzed. A pistol always was in the drawer of the stand beside his bed. Instead, he stole $10,000 worth of jewelry. Stoneking, of course, was Bernes top lieutenant. New, expensive cars were a consuming passion. He's found renewed confidence and strength in the religious faith he had as a child and in the Bible. Feb 16, 2023. All the while, for two years beginning in 1982, he also had been the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most prized asset in organized crime. The problem was that I did not know where Stoneking lived at the time and still don't. Conclusions contradict. Including your outfit'. The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend, February 16 to 19. He had perfected the art of physical and verbal intimidation. He would be trusted even more and there was a chance other hoods, including Flynn, would be more inclined to confide their deepest secrets to him. The mafia reportedly put a $100,000 bounty on his head. When Stoneking was packed off to prison in 1981, Berne failed to take care of Stoneking's family as promised. The trials were behind him. ", "I would have killed him if I had to." He raged. At 8 a. m., the next day, Nov. 8, Spica paid the ultimate price for his duplicity when he stepped on the brake pedal. ohn Paul "Sonny" Spica was walking on the edge. 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